Gateway FPD2485W 24" Widescreen HD-LCD Flat-Panel Display

by Gateway

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 20 pounds
• ASIN: B000K71SHW
• Item model number: LP2407
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #107,731 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

The Gateway 24-inch widescreen high-definition LCD flat-panel display delivers a superior visual and audio experience. Unique hybrid technology displays both data and entertainment content. Crystal-clear video and superior TDX audio (optional audio bar) immerse you in multimedia and television, extending beyond the PC to the X-Box, VCR, DVD player and more. The combination of fast response times, high-definition video and best-in-class optional audio bar will bring gamers' battles and other game play to life, while home video editors will be waiting for their Oscar nominations to arrive. Get more from your games and entertainment with the Gateway 24-inches widescreen high-definition LCD display. Ready for the migration to widescreen applications and game content Enhanced Video Processing with DCDi by Faroudja Dynamic and Transparent Adjustable Picture-In-Picture (PIP) | Soft Maximum Vertical Frequency - 75Hz Maximum Horizontal Frequency - 80Hz Viewing Angle - 178 Degrees User Controls - Power, On/Off Button, On Screen Display (OSD) Menu Touch-Sensitive Control Buttons Compatible with VESA (4x100mm) compliant mounting solutions Inputs - (1)-Digital (DVI-D), 24 pin DVI-D, (1)-Analog (VGA), 15 pin mini d-sub VGA, (2)-Component, (1)-Composite, (1)-S-Video Dimensions - Width 22.25 x Height 17.5-22.5 x Depth 10.25 inch / Weight - 20 pounds with stand Dimensions - Width 22.25 x Height 15.25 x Depth 2.75 inch / Weight - 15 pounds without stand

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A monitor to be excited about, December 3, 2006

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D. E. Helfrich (Ann Arbor, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gateway FPD2485W 24" Widescreen HD-LCD Flat-Panel Display (Electronics)

I just picked this up today and can't say enough about my initial reaction. I have a three-year-old AOC flat panel monitor that is now serving as my second display. Looking at the two side-by-side, you see a remarkable difference.

Sharp, bright, huge, almost intimidating. If you can get your hands on one of these, I think you'll feel the extra money you'll pay over a 21" is money well spent.

Notable features include:
- 90 degree rotation (your monitor can be portrait or landscape)
- picture in picture
- 16:10 aspect ratio
- 1920 X 1200 resolution (make sure your video card supports it)
- HD-ready!
- VGA, dual component, S-Video and composite
- DVI-D with HCDP input
- 4-port USB (2.0) hub

There's an available option for a speaker bar along the bottom. The monitor adjusts very easily. Raising and lowering it is aided by a spring system. The entire monitor is actually very light (~15 pounds)

I'm very happy with this purchase.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 24" of Jaw-Dropping Beauty, January 11, 2007

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R. Stone "thinks he knows somethin" (Temecula, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gateway FPD2485W 24" Widescreen HD-LCD Flat-Panel Display (Electronics)

Wow. I just replaced a 5 year old 21" Viewsonic CRT monitor that was getting yellow and fuzzy. I picked up this beauty and plugged it into my PowerMac's DVI port and just about fried my corneas with the white intensity. Don't get me wrong about the brightness, it's a thing to behold. If they only made the automatic pivot software for the Mac...

Nothing beats lots of screen real estate, and at 1920 x 1200 I have multiple web pages side by side open or Photoshop with all the pallettes strewn everywhere with a large image open, and with the plethora of inputs I'm watching NFL network in a Picture-in-Picture while working (well, maybe not getting much work done!)

Bottom line - huge, lots of inputs, great price, Innovative stand with pivot, happy as a lark ;-)

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars High value for a good product, March 20, 2007

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Mitch Haile (San Jose, CA and Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gateway FPD2485W 24" Widescreen HD-LCD Flat-Panel Display (Electronics)

I have two of these at home and a Dell 24" at work. Compared to the Dell, I prefer the styling of the Gateway, though the controls for changing inputs or tweaking the brightness/contrast is more frustrating on the Gateway.

One of the Gateway units I bought had to be returned due to a headache-inducing high pitched squealing noise, but my replacement has no such issue. The squeal usually started after the monitor was on for a few hours, so beware of this.

Other reviews have pointed out the great specs; I will note that this monitor offers two sets of composite inputs for DVD players/game consoles (Dell only has 1). The monitor has 100 mm VESA mounts which work fine with my Ergotron stands. In particular, I want to note the high value of this monitor. The contrast is not as good as higher priced models--many LCDs have trouble with black, and this model does a good job on it (but it's not perfect). However, this is a great monitor given its relatively low price.