gateway fpd1975w tft lcd monitor in stock

Pros: it is big monitor without all the bulkiness of a crt monitor its bright and automatically adjusts the monitors contrast color and brightness to the right levels. it can also switch from landscape view to portrait view if your reading a paper or something how ever if you want to do that you have to buy a swivel mount and download some software

If your computer has a digital video connector (DVI), connect a white DVI video cable (available in the U.S. at www.gateway.com) to the white connector under the back of the display. Although a standard DVI cable is acceptable, we recommend using the right-angle cable (available in the U.S.

Place the hinge cover over the hinge. The hinge cover came with your optional stand. Attach the hinge cover using the screw you removed from the original neck hinge. Remove the four small screws from the back of the LCD panel. Do not discard the four screws.

Tighten the thumbscrew with your fingers (or a flat screwdriver) under the base to secure the neck into place. With the stand facing you, press the mounting bracket lever to the left and hold it, then remove the bracket from the stand. Attach the bracket to the LCD panel using the four screws you removed previously.

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Honestly, if we kept our PC in the family room rather than in a working office, we"d probably watch movies on this LCD monitor rather than our TV.  I thought I had a pretty good monitor at work -- and I"m in the media industry -- but this one absolutely blew me away.

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In an attempt to fill the desk space that was once occupied by my good ol’ Hanns-G HC-194D display, I picked up the Gateway FPD1975W monitor from my local CompUsa. The FPD1975 is Gateway’s latest 19 inch Widescreen display that features HDCP Input. For those who are not familiar with HDCP, it is a form of DRM that is aimed at deterring the piracy of High Def media(i.e HD DVDs and Blu-Ray). Monitors that do not have HDCP capabilities will not be able to play these media. With that said, FPD1975 is currently one of the few LCD monitors that support HDCP

And here we have the contents of the box.  As you can see, we have the monitor, the base, instruction manual, EZtune CD, power cord and a VGA cable. Apparently, Gateway did not feel it was necessary to include a DVI cable.

After attaching the plastic base to the monitor and connecting all the cables, the Gate FPD1975W was ready to go. My first impression of the monitor is quite good. Unlike my Viewsonic VA1912wb monitior, the FPD1975 did not have a thick plastic bezel around the lcd panel. What sets this monitor apart from others is the location of the setting/menu buttons. Aside from the power button, all the other menu buttons are on the left side of the display. Although it makes it more difficult to adjust the monitor, it does give the display a “cleaner” look.

After connecting the monitor to my desktop, I booted into windows. My Nvidia video card correctly identifies the monitor as a Gateway monitor rather than a generic plug and play monitor. Since the colors weren’t too far off I didn’t bother tuning the monitor. The pre-packaged EZ tune software offers pretty much same tests as the THX ones that you usually find on Star Wars DVD. However, according to the instruction manual, the EZtune software is also suppose to provide some kind of anti-theft protection (I really have no idea how)

DVD Playback – No problems here as well. DVD playback was great on this monitor. Unfortunately I do not have a HD DVD Player so I can not test the playback of HD movies. However, I did play some 720P movie trailers that I downloaded from Quicktime.com. The colors were vivid and the playback was smooth. One thing I would to point out is that this monitor is capable of operating at a refresh rate of 75 Hertz which I believe is necessary for high def playback (faster refresh rate = faster redrawing of lines and less flickering)

First thing I want to point out is that the blue led power light can get annoying at times (kinda like the blue light on the Logitech Z640 speakers). However, you can dim the light by changing to night mode (which can be found under Menu -> Advanced Setting -> LED Brightness). Also, despite the specifications at Gateway.com, this monitor does not rotate with the included stand. You will have to buy the adjustable stand (which also comes with USB ports as well) for $69.99. You can also buy the speakers for the monitor as well.