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Gateway FHD2400

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Pros
Amazing sound quality
Lots of input options
Cons
No Display Port connection

User Reviews for Gateway FHD2400

Reviewed by: Marchy

Duration of ownership: 4 Months

Strengths: I have never seen so great monitor.This monitor is the best of the best.I have FX8020 PC and I can say that if someone wants to see the perfect picture when play games this is the best monitor.

Weaknesses: No weaknesses

Overall Evaluation: Perfect HD picture.I do not have a words to describe how good this monitor is
Reviewed by: c21jeff

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Clarity, sturdiness, color depth

Weaknesses: VERY BRIGHT - must tone it down some.

Overall Evaluation: I bought this monitor from BestBuy 3 months ago and I love it. I've had numerous other LCD monitors in the past few years but this tops them all (especially Dell!). This monitor is bright so you'll need to dial down the brightness level some. I have it set at 38 (scale of 1 to 100). And even at 38 it's bright but not too straining on the eyes. It's the perfect size for gaming, muliple document display, two internet windows, and it's great for video editing (which is what I bought it for). Keep in mind that your video card and the way you connect to this (or any monitor) will have an effect on the quality of the image. This monitor is HDMI ready and also includes a DVI and VGA connectors. Do yourself a favor and DON'T connect it using the VGA. Get yourself a video card which has a DVI connector. It does make a difference - at least for me.I highly recommend this monitor even though it's gonna run you about $100 to $200 more than Dell, HP, or some of the other "lesser known" brands. But it's worth it. I struggled letting go of $400 when so many other 24" monitors are out there for under $300. But read the reviews. They tell the story.
Reviewed by: FergyA

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: This monitor has excellent color accuracy, a ton of inputs and fantastic drivers(see below). The touch sensitive buttons and menus are very well designed and very easy to work with.

Weaknesses: The stands inability to tilt downwards and the panels limited viewing angles can be a major negative though this is easily solved with a third party stand, or in my case a small board.

Overall Evaluation: This monitor is one of the best values around, it has more features than most monitors that cost hundreds of dollars more and the drivers to make them all easy to use. Every setting on the monitor is adjustable through EzTune from simple brightness and contrast to color calibration, the driver support for the picture in picture settings I found especially impressive. You can toggle pip on or off with a keystroke, set it to fade away when your mouse is underneath it, and even change it's position by dragging it around with your mouse. All in all the features of this monitor greatly outweigh the negatives and I highly recommend it.
Reviewed by: topher4152

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Strengths: Very nice picture quality, rotating display, solidly built, industry standard mounting options, TONS of input options.

Weaknesses: Controls and stand are a bit different (see summary).

Overall Evaluation: The controls are touch sensitive spots on the bezel which is a really great aesthetic addition. However I hit them on accident a lot. I also sometimes need to adjust the tilt down due to my sitting position, but the stand does not bend that direction. Also, the looped part of the stand (see picture) turns on a hidden pivot point along with the top of the monitor. Unlike most monitors nothing stays still while the monitor turns. So if you keep things on the desk below the monitor you might not like that. But it still feels very stable while it turns. On the plus side, this thing is built like a tank. I had a car wreck one week after i bought it (the monitor was in the trunk) and I never noticed any problems. It just kept working flawlessly. Tons of inputs including HDMI and it really is pretty to look at. Overall I'm very happy with the purchase (I've got two of them, purchased about 3 weeks apart).
Reviewed by: pkh540

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Strengths: Phenominal color and depth, lots of inputs, sturdy stand

Weaknesses: The one fatal flaw: could never adjust the picture for watching TV shows recorded with Windows Media Center (although the crappy tuner card that came with the computer could be a contributing factor)

Overall Evaluation: Loved this monitor. The EZ-Tune software made it EZ (sorry) to make the appropriate adjustments for a truly beautiful picture which made photo editing a dream. It was also very good for video editing. In addition to DVI it also had an HDMI input which I was looking forward to using with a future laptop purchase. While this was a great monitor for all the reasons mentioned above, ultimately I ended up taking it back. I also record a lot of programs using Vista's Media Center and when I leaned back in my chair it was just enough of an angle that the picture became way too dark. I setup one of the display modes specifically for watching TV but no matter how many time's I adjusted the picture I just couldn't get it right. So then I tried tilting the monitor down every time I watched TV but was afraid that eventually this would degrade the sturdiness of the stand. These monitors are known for not having a high-tolerance for off-center viewing and most of the time this was never a problem. But at the end of the day when I kicked back to watch TV not appropriate for younger family members, I'd get frustrated trying to adjust the picture. In all honestly this also could have been a function of the cheap TV tuner card that came with my new computer. HP just released an update of the w2408 (the 2408h) which I just picked up and will give it a try. I'll let you know in a few weeks what I think of it. And if the HP doesn't cut it I'll purchase another Gateway FHD 2400 and try upgrading the tuner card.

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