gateway tft lcd monitor fpd2275w in stock

Large 22" widescreen display — great for movies, games and collaborative work.Whether you have multiple software applications open at work, you"re playing a computer game or just watching a movie with a friend, you"ll appreciate this monitor"s huge LCD screen. It offers a full 22" viewable image size with 160° viewing angles and 16:10 wide aspect ratio.

Great for viewing HD video, DVD movies and more.Monitor supports multiple video formats, including HD video. Component video (YPbPr) input supports 480i, 480p, 720p and 1080i video formats, while the DVI-D connection supports 480i, 480p and 720p.

I"ve always had a stigma with Gateway products which stems from my early computer years with their proprietary parts and ... ahhhh nevermind... that"s just probably my experience. Overcoming my pass, I stumbled upon the FPD2275W.

I was in the market for an LCD that was 22" or larger and about $650 or cheaper. In that price range there are lots you can choose from, but to find one that has DVI, VGA, S-video, composite and component inputs will narrow your choices to the Gateway FPD2275W and the Dell 2407WFP.(at the writing of this review)

I have the 24" Dell at my job and it is awsome, it"s virtually flawless save for the tricky button menus. The 24" Dell even has a smaller footprint than my 20" Viewsonic LCD. But with the Gateway having such a good price advantage, it was hard for me to deny it.

The Gateway is not a (5) star unit as I ranked it, it"s more like 4.5. There is backlight bleeding on the very top and the very bottom of the screen, for me it is a minor disfavor but others may differ. I only notice it when I"m looking for it, and it is mostly visible when the very edges of the screen has a black color. Pip is great and has options for resizing, switching and transparency control.

I very strongly suggest getting the optional stand. Gateway has it for $70.+ shipping, I got it on Ebay for $48 shipped, brand new. The optional stand will give you the swivel feature, tilt, height adjustment,(4) extra usb ports in addition to the monitor"s (4) for a total of eight and lastly a rotate feature where you can easily rotate the monitor 90 degrees. The included gateway software will enable your monitor to detect when it has been rotated and 3 seconds later the image, desktop, icons etc will all rotate to suit this orientation. This is great for photos, word documents or whatever that"s suitable with a vertical view. To go back to widescreen format just rotate the screen back and 3 seconds later the image will reorient itself automatically. I have found that on the first rotation, the screen should be rotated clockwise to trigger the auto-sensor, then counter clockwise to revert to widescreen format. The Dell 2407wfp does not have this feature, though the Dell has a built in cardreader.

Another negative is the viewing angle, not horizontal but vertical. Using this as a PC monitor it is not noticable, but when I take the screen into my bedroom to watch a movie and sit it on our dresser where at mid-screen it sits about 6"-6" high, I usually have to tilt the screen down to get the best viewing angle.

When you start creeping up in screen size, the stand the 12-pound LCD rests on becomes more important. The Gateway"s oval base is wide and heavy and made completely of metal. This is a sturdy stand, and it keeps the display firmly rooted in place. Smooth, glossy sides contrast the matte black on the front and back. You get tilt adjustment, but that"s about it; no swivel, no rotating to portrait mode, and no height adjustment without the aid of a monitor stand or phone book. Gateway does sell a $70 stand that gives you all of the above adjustments plus four USB 2.0 ports.

The Gateway FPD2275W is awash in video ports. In addition to VGA and DVI connections for desktops and small laptops, you get component, composite, and S-Video ports for pretty much any video device you may have in your living room--DVD player, Blu-ray or HD DVD player, game console, video camera. In addition, it supplies one upstream USB 2.0 port and four downstream USB 2.0 ports, effectively turning the hard-to-reach port on your PC (or Mac) into four USB ports around the lower-left corner of your display.

The Gateway FPD2275W received a composite score of 80 on our DisplayMate tests. We would have applauded that score had this monitor been available and reviewed this past April to compete against HP"s 22-inch w2207, at the time a 75 and tops for its class. A score of 80 is still excellent, but the 22-inch ViewSonic VX2255WMB matches it, while the 20-inch HP w2007 finished way out ahead with a score of 87. On our other two main image quality tests, the Gateway turned in a respectable maximum brightness level that was nearly identical to the ViewSonic and a contrast ratio that was slightly lower. It excelled on our HD video test, showing a near flawless image during a Blu-ray of Swordfish. Casino Royale on DVD looked smashing, and F.E.A.R. showed no ghosts except for that creepy little girl.

Unfortunately, the love affair ends here. The Gateway FPD2275W garnered an 8 or above (out of 10) for design, features, and performance, but its one-year warranty makes it below average for support. Three years is the industry standard for LCDs; Gateway charges $29 if you want to tack on two more years. We also found Gateway"s site too sales-oriented; our search for a FAQ page or drivers led us to pages that offered various pay services--not the type of answers we were after.

Overall pretty good monitor.  Screen is clear and sharp.  Speed is ok for gaming.  Video appears clear.  DVDs appear very clear.  Some backlight spills over, especially on top of screen, but not worse than most other lcd"s.  The USB ports are a nice extra.  Has VGA, component, S-Video, and composite video inputs.  Though I haven"t tried HD on this monitor, it can handle High Definition video up to 1080p via the DVI and Component video inputs.  This monitor is PIP capable.  You can watch video input through the S-Video, or composite video connections in a PIP window.  The monitor menu controls are a little different.  On power up, there are two touch sensitive buttons on the side of the monitor frame.  One is the power button.  The other turns the menu screen on and off.  When the menu is turned on, other menu buttons on the side light up, and their corresponding actions appear on screen next to them.  Some people find it very slick, others annoying.   The biggest downside of this monitor is the short one year warranty that Gateway offers.

CHAPTER 1: Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor Connect other video sources (such as a DVD player, video camera, or receiver) to the appropriate video jacks on the back of the monitor. S-Video jack Composite video in jack • For basic video quality, connect your video device’s composite video in jack to the corresponding jack on the back of your monitor.

CHAPTER 1: Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor Slide the adjustable stand’s neck onto the base. 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. Slide the neck’s bracket slot onto the bracket’s mounting tab. Press the bracket lever to the right and hold it, then lower the neck into place and release the lever.

PIP video display to your Windows desktop, which makes it easier to access your computer programs while watching video. Swap—Switches the PIP image to the main image, and the main image to the PIP image. PIP Picture—Opens a menu where you can set the PIP brightness, contrast, saturation, and tint/hue. www.gateway.com...

CHAPTER 1: Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor OSD Menu Description Video Adjust menu Unless otherwise indicated, these settings apply only to SD (standard definition) video at 480i and below. Where “PC input” is indicated, the resolutions that apply are from 800 × 600 to 1680 × 1050.

CHAPTER 1: Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor Humidity Operating: 20~80% (non-condensing) Storage: 5~90% (non-condensing) Altitude Operating: 12,000 feet (3,658 m) Storage: 40,000 feet (12,192 m) Security Kensington lock slot...

Do not expose the monitor to rain or use near water. If the monitor does get exposed to moisture, unplug it and allow it to dry for 24 hours. Call Gateway Customer Care for advice on whether the monitor is safe to turn back on.

This monitor is quite nice, not super high resolution but more than adequate for any task. It"s basically a 1600x1200 monitor with the bottom 200 pixels cut off to make it widescreen. The actual resolution is 1680x1050. I"m a programmer and the screen rotation helps when viewing long chunks of code. I still haven"t gotten the monitor to work at it"s native resolution on my laptop. It"s a driver issue, but it"s something to check into before getting this monitor. The only negative is that the monitor stopped detecting when the signal comes back from the vga input, I just have to hit the menu button to clear the dialog that shows which input is selected.