Best 22" - 24" LCD HDCP Monitor? - Page 4

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Here is a question, for those of us that have really nice monitors that aren't HDCP compatible. Do you think there will be software to crack it? Since they are already coming out with the cracks for HD DVD and blue ray.

Me too, except (1) Dell made a big deal about sending me a "coupon" for 15% off the MSRP, bringing the price down to $1275. When I checked the website, it was on sale to everybody for $1274, a dollar cheaper! I bought a couple of their M1710 laptops this past year - howzat for customer loyalty?? And (2) the HC or high-gamut version should be out any day now. Supposedly uses the S-IPS LG panel, the same as the HP 3065 which is my 2nd choice.

Anyway, think I'll sit on my wallet for a few more months and see what transpires. I would really prefer an LED backlight version but dunno when those will be available in a large format screen.

Ultimately, if they can ever increase the service lifetime of the blue OLED components of an OLED display, that would likely take over the market, at least at the high end, OLEDs combine the best aspects of emissive displays (CRT and plasma) with the best aspects such as high resolution available with the subtractive displays (LCD). Not to mention it is potentially thin as a sheet of paper so you could roll it up and take it with you . Or so I read in some Scientific American issue

I agree with that xD

HEY! Dont call me animal you PIG!

one question, are you in 1650x1050? or less?

when i first hooked it up it was 10x7, then i switched to 16x10.

You might wanna check and see if you got one with the A04 firmware instead of the older A03 version which does not do 1:1 pixel mapping, making for lots of artifacting when displaying 1080p video (1080 lines of resolution stretched onto 1200 vertical pixels). The A04 version does 1:1 instead, making for a very nice picture for HD video or 1080p gaming.

If you did get an A03 version, you can RMA it within 21 days from invoice date for any reason at all. However Dell will not guarantee you will get an A04 replacement so it's a gamble.

I read somewhere on the Dell forums that there may be an HC (high color or >90% gamut) version coming out, using the new backlighting tubes, so maybe Dell is dropping prices on the older stuff to move inventory like they are doing with the 3007.

Sorry about that. However I think you still got a good monitor - my brother bought 2 of the A03's and loves them although he doesn't plug his xbox360 into them or own an HDDVD player. I've been envious for some time now, and as soon as the HC version comes out (I do some amateur photography and color rendition is kinda important) I'm gonna spring for either the 24" or 30" version, depending on my finances as well as desk space.

BTW, Dell refuses to take requests for specific firmware versions since they wanna move their old stock. In fact, one of their service reps named Chris, who staffs their forums says there is no way of telling the firmware version without taking the monitor out of the box and plugging it in and accessing the hidden service OSD. Some of the more dissatisfied customers don't quite believe him ..

Although I have bought some stuff from Dell recently, I'm a bit suspicious of them myself - had a stuck blue pixel on a laptop but luckily fixed it with the gentle massage therapy trick. So if I go with the 30" display, I might choose the HP 3065 depending on how it compares to the Dell HC version when reviewed.

Well now we know . I would think most customers for a monitor this big and expensive would care about getting the latest and best, but apparently Dell thinks otherwise.