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Package Contents
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The display comes in the usual brown and blue
DELL box we are now quite familiar with. Inside you'll find both the
Analog and DVI cables, a power cord, a manual (in 12 different languages) and
a CD. The CD contains the inf file, color mapping file, sercurity
catalog file and user documentation.
The Display
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The 1800FP is heavier and larger than most other
LCD's but still takes up much less desktop space than a CRT monitor. This is
however, one very attractive LCD. The first thing you'll notice is
the ultra thin bezel measuring roughly 1" all around. Not quite as slim
as the sexy Samsung 181T or 191T but definitely thinner than most of the other
models. The LCD itself has an anti-glare coating as well as some sort of
hard coating. I personally don't like it, especially when reading text but
it does not affect its excellent picture quality. On the bottom you'll find the display controls. The round silver
buttons look great on the dark gray housing and add to its overall great look and
design. Unlike those slim, sexy Samsung LCD's, the angled stand on the
1800FP is not adjustable and there is no pivot capability, however, the display
itself can be easily raised or lowered.
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The base of the stand is rather large. It
does have one very neat feature which allows you to effortlessly twist and
turn the display while maintaining it on the same exact position on the desk.
If you turn the base over, you'll see a sliding ring with a gasket which
prevents the display from shifting when you turn it left or right. This
is great for presentations or for those who constantly need to show
information on the screen to others around you.
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On the rear of the display you'll find your
Analog(DSub) and DVI connectors. The great thing about getting an LCD
that offers both Analog and Digital inputs is the ability to connect two PC's
to it. With the DELL 1800FP, you simply push the first control button to
switch between the two. In most cases, DVI will give you the best
overall picture but some can't really tell between the two. That is the
case with the 1800FP. We connected it to an ATI AIW 7500 using
both connections and could not really tell much of a difference in picture
quality.
Now that we have seen the 1800FP's sexy
exterior, let's take a look at its On Screen Display.
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As with a majority of LCD's with an analog
input, you can simply hit the auto adjust button and let the the display fine
tune the settings for you. In analog mode, the auto adjust button worked
perfectly. For those would would like to make their own
adjustments, the OSD on the Dell 1800FP is very easy to navigate through.
First two screens are the brightness/contrast and color settings.
I found the display to be way too bright at its default setting so I lowered
it almost completely. This is a personal preference as I have a
friend with one who has both brightness and contrast at its max.
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The next two screens will allow you to make
adjustments to the position and tracking.
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The last screen is your setup screen which will
allow you to select the preferred language, image size and position of the OSD
menu itself. From here you can also reset the display back to factory
settings.
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