THE budget editing monitor is here. Dell 2209WA!

I contacted Dell customer care. They're exchanging out and are "cross shipping" the new monitor, so I won't be without it.

imahawki wrote in post #7768601
I contacted Dell customer care. They're exchanging out and are "cross shipping" the new monitor, so I won't be without it.

It's nice to see that level of service from Dell.

I did get a minor run-around. The first customer care rep told me the best thing to do would be to do a return and re-buy. So they sent me to sales who said that wasn't the way to do it (especially since I didn't want to pay full price and they said that this wasn't the way to do it unless I was ordering a different model). So I got sent back to customer care and got a VERY polite and helpful woman who's name I didn't catch. But even with the run-around, it took about 20 minutes total.

DEMO wrote in post #7767633
Thanks, the M-Audios are sweet. I went to Guitar Center and tried them out next to a few comparable models and these just shined [especially for the price]..

you have a chance to compare them to the klipsch promedia 2.1s? I'm a closet audiophile and want to know if I should upgrade to the M-audios. Any thoughts?

And, so this post is not a complete divergence from the topic, pics of my new setup with the 2209wa will be up soon!

dska22 wrote in post #7768959
you have a chance to compare them to the klipsch promedia 2.1s? I'm a closet audiophile and want to know if I should upgrade to the M-audios. Any thoughts?

And, so this post is not a complete divergence from the topic, pics of my new setup with the 2209wa will be up soon!

my system is still running some old boston acoustics that came with my p2 gateway 10 years ago. still sounds great to me. hehe

sdsviet wrote in post #7769117
my system is still running some old boston acoustics that came with my p2 gateway 10 years ago. still sounds great to me. hehe

Closet or not, an audiophile would have dumped the BA's ..... lol ....

I have the PC w/ 2209WA next to paradigm towers studio 60's getting feed by an Outlaw amp....
fpr me, sound thru the PC is not the same....

and now back to the budget monitor.....

Later....
_Mark

I currently have a GeForce 8600GT card.The resolution only goes to 1280x1024. Does this mean I need a new card? If so,which card won't break the bank?

mrgooch wrote in post #7769735
I currently have a GeForce 8600GT card.The resolution only goes to 1280x1024. Does this mean I need a new card? If so,which card won't break the bank?

Are you sure you have the latest drivers? Make sure. If you need a new card I picked up an ASUS 3450 for about $30 from Newegg that does just fine.

Is your card AGP or PCI?

I have a nvidia 7900GT that works at 1680x1050 no problems. I can play most games at high settings with no problems too.

i only have a ati radeon 9600 and i dont see it being any better than ur card. check ur drivers.

After checking further,I found that it was my current monitor that was restricting the resolution from going higher. Thanks.

Ziffle wrote in post #7769599
Closet or not, an audiophile would have dumped the BA's ..... lol ....

I have the PC w/ 2209WA next to paradigm towers studio 60's getting feed by an Outlaw amp....
fpr me, sound thru the PC is not the same....

and now back to the budget monitor.....

Later....
_Mark

I don't think he proclaimed to be an audiophile... just me!
Believe me, these Klipsch's aren't going anywhere -- I just thought about creating a 4.1 setup with the M-audios. mmm...

In2Photos wrote in post #7769932
Are you sure you have the latest drivers? Make sure. If you need a new card I picked up an ASUS 3450 for about $30 from Newegg that does just fine.

Is your card AGP or PCI?

Sorry to hear about your initial problems with the setup. I actually added the 2209wa last week with my 8600gt, and at first it was giving me issues. It refused to run dualview, and on horizontal span only the wizard (not the Nvidia control panel) would run both 22" monitors at native resolution (1680x1050). THEN, on reboot, the resolution would drop down to 600x800. Soon enough, even back on one monitor only, the card would only allow 600x800. I got so frustrated after updating the drivers, rolling back the drivers, and trying everything in between, that I pulled a Britney (but not with my hair) and just formatted the hard drive and reinstalled XP. Problem solved! I believe remnants of my old ATI card were messing things up. It was about time for the reinstall anyway, albeit a drastic fix. haha.

dska22 wrote in post #7771751
I don't think he proclaimed to be an audiophile... just me!
Believe me, these Klipsch's aren't going anywhere -- I just thought about creating a 4.1 setup with the M-audios. mmm...

I hear ya .... let me know about the M-audios ... if it happens for ya.

no i dont think i am an audiophile in any bit. never really had much money to spend on good audio equipment. but i do a thing for earbuds, especially sony ones. hehe