Dell Flat Panels
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I compared my new 2007wfp directly with my friend's last year 2001fpw (both are wide 20"s).
After plugging in both he wanted to replace his with a new one instantly. The older unit had bleeding (light falloff) visible in the corners and general feel of the new one was much nicer.
In the first months the 2007 had banding issues in the first rev, but a firmware fix took care of that (after a rant @dell forums). Turns out, a circuit used to improve hdtv quality ('faroudja' or sth) caused banding, so they just switched it off with the v02 firmware.
http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/…
Mine is v02, I'd have to switch to a faroudja enabled mode to see banding.
Of course, you have to check yours carefully when it arrives as monitors tend to be lemony often, but this goes to every brand.There are different types of dell 19" LCDs, make sure you take 'ultrasharp', not 'mainstream'.
And take the bloody 20 or 24".
With $700 promo (until tomorrow!!!) for the 24" in the US, we can only bark and growl in Europe. This is about what a 20" costs here after rebate.