Dell S2209W 22-Inch LCD Widescreen Monitor

I was very pleased when I recieved this order way before estimated delivery date of Feb.17,2010 I recieved it on Feb.11,2010 and i had just placed this order 2 days before I recieved it is in excellent condition as described, very nice I jumped up and down it was so much nicer than expected! This was very great purchase, I highly recomend this 22 inch LCD Widescreen Monitor for others, I would buy from this customer again!! Still waiting to hook it up and try it out im sure i will be back to leave a great feedback!

This monitor arrived with a bright blue line down the center of the screen. Dell would not send out a new one for exchange. They said that dead pixels is not a valid reason for a replacement. However, they told me I could return it, which I did. I was disappointed because I purchased it on sale and it was no longer on sale after I returned it.

One would think that that many dead pixels would be a valid reason for a replacement under their warranty, but apparently not!

Upside:
I have several computers, all running Linux, and bought two of these. One for my dedicated home theater PC running Xubuntu (though considering switching to Mythbuntu lately for its excellent support of my Linux supported HDTV tuner card) and this monitor just--WORKED. Right out of the box, as soon as I went to the Display control panel and selected the full resolution of 1920x1080 from the drop-down and applied it.. it blew me away. The dark and black graphics are wonderfully deep, the white are solid and bright. The color palette looks spectacular and accurate! I certainly think this monitor was well--WELL worth every dollar! It worked on everything from my do-it-yourself made tower server all the way down to my Dell Mini9 running Kubuntu. (I tried Karmic Koala 9.10 versions of Xubuntu, Kubuntu and Mythbuntu in all cases--all without problems.)

Downside:
I also tried hooking up a Nintendo Wii using a Wii-to-VGA cable... and although the Wii works flawlessly with my CRT monitors, and (at first) looks breathtakingly PERFECT on this monitor, it suffers from occasional screen blanking which I suspect might be due to being slightly out-of-sync. The Wii is trying to put out a 640x480 progressive at 60Hz, and although this monitor should handle this accurately, it seems as if there's something not quite right and it tries to blank out to sync back up again--at least, that's my guess. I haven't tried it yet, but I ordered and am waiting for a scaler to try out the Wii on the second monitor which I intended to use for gaming.

Summary:
I've only used the VGA connector (I have nothing with DVI output) but it looks absolutely beautiful. I don't recommend using a Wii-to-VGA to play the Wii on it, but then that's a bit of a hack anyway.. otherwise, I have absolutely NOTHING bad to say about this monitor.

I'm very happy with the new Dell flat screen monitor. It's much wider than my old one. I'm so happy that I don't have to keep scrolling over to see the right side of the screen. The monitor takes up less room on my desk, and I like the look of it.
One problem we had was changing the resolution for better graphics. What I have now seems fine, although sometimes it seems a bit faded looking. My husband and I tried to go through the steps to change the resolution, but it was too complicated for us ( we're not that computer savvy.)
I was going to order the same monitor directly from Dell, but when I checked Amazon, I found the price to be less, so I saved money, too.

This unit delivered the goods and features in every way. For the money you can't beat it. I highly recommend it to anyone that wants a mid-sized wide-screen monitor.