Dell E173FP Black 17" LCD Monitor

17", 1280x1024, .264mm, PC - MPN: U4931

Description: The Dell? E173FP 17" Flat Panel LCD Color Monitor is designed for a wide variety of users ranging from the home to corporate or financial trading environments. It utilizes a 17" Active Matrix TFT LCD that displays brilliant text and graphics with a maximum resolution up to 1... read more

The Dell? E173FP 17" Flat Panel LCD Color Monitor is designed for a wide variety of users ranging from the home to corporate or financial trading environments. It utilizes a 17" Active Matrix TFT LCD that displays brilliant text and graphics with a maximum resolution up to 1280x1024 pixels. This monitor has wide viewing angles, which allow you to view the screen from various positions without compromising image quality. With a contrast ratio of 450:1, it generates sharp, crisp lines and images, while its fast response time provides superior clarity for moving images. Those who require exceptional quality and reliability will appreciate the value that Dell? E173FP provides. This product has been tested and validated on Dell? systems to ensure it will work with your computer. It is supported by Dell? Technical Support when used with a Dell? system. minimize

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cocoxu from NY

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Apr 2004

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User has 1 Year of experience with this product

nice LCD

Strengths:

Dell LCD,good quality one. work well

Weaknesses:

No DVI.

Posted Nov 27, 2005 - Dell E173FP Black 17" LCD Monitor is very easy to install and use. Just plug in and you are ready to go! This is my first LCD monitor and have been used for one year. It works very well. its 16 ms response time, high display quality and sharp colors,good for watching movies or playing games. Overall,this is the good LCD displayer.

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dkay_uk

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Aug 2005

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User has 6 Months of experience with this product

Dell E173FP Black 17" LCD Monitor w/games

Strengths:

Price & size/convenience

Weaknesses:

Does not work with some games. Some text not very readable, esp. labels of desktop icons

Posted Aug 14, 2005 - With Civilization 3, Cossacks 2, Halflife 2, and some other games, get this message "Cannot display this video mode" and game will not start. This is on an Advent P4 2.8 GHz PC with nVidia geforce4 MX440 graphics card. Games work fine on this computer with other monitors.

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sgtdisturbed...

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Feb 2006

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Not for newer games

Strengths:

Reliable. In 3 years never a dead pixel. I will forever miss this LCD.

Weaknesses:

SLOW response (18ms) weak contrast (450:1, at first. It gets worse as time goes on). No height adjustment, only tilt. Blurring/tearing above 40 FPS in video games

Posted Mar 16, 2007 - Great in it's time, but faster and brighter Dell LCD screens (5ms, 800:1) are available for the same price nowadays. Slow response with games means blurring/tearing, which is annoying. Even with action movies there is blurring. I won't say that this LCD is the worst, I have used MUCH worse, but it leaves a lot o be desire, especially with newer games (BF2, HL2, BF2142, F.E.A.R., etc). For general office or web browsing use, it's perfect and affordable. Like I said above, I will in fact miss it seeing as it was my first LCD and was extremely reliable, but moving up to a better screen showed me what I was missing. Dell rocks, either way.

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cynosurexy from MI

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Dell E173FP Black 17" LCD Monitor

Strengths:

Excellent product. Great price.

Weaknesses:

No DVI

Posted Jan 18, 2006 - The Dell E173FP Black 17" LCD Monitor is a very good one, with reasonable price and great quality. No DVI is a weak point but it has sharp color and wide viewable angle. In a word, it worths every penny you invest in it.

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wsn97 from IA

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User has 9 Months of experience with this product

Great LCD monitor

Strengths:

Great price, high quality

Weaknesses:

No DVI output

Posted Aug 31, 2005 - Great product, 16 ms response time, high display quality, good for reading text, watching movies or playing games. But it is hard to see from an angle downside which is not a big problem.

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gotwins from CO

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User has 2 Weeks of experience with this product

I've had this monitor for almost two weeks now and ...

Strengths:

Dell quality, wide viewing angle, wall mountable

Weaknesses:

No DVI, only a 1 year warranty from Dell

Posted Feb 7, 2005 - I've had this monitor for almost two weeks now and although I'm happy with the purchase (and the price I paid), I'm wondering if I should have invested in a monitor with DVI - since I hope to get a video card with DVI output someday. I guess for the time being this analog LCD will suit my purposes. It has the typical 1280 x 1024 pixels and 450:1 contrast ratio, making viewing images a pleasure. I'm not sure what the response ratio is on this LCD, but I haven't noticed any "ghosting" while watching a DVD. I'm not a gamer so I don't know how that would look. It is VESA compliant, so if I wanted to mount it on the wall that would be no problem. It has a thin bezel and does look nice with my other Dell components. Overall a great product, but wish it had a DVI connection, but that would have been a few $$ more.

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yudansha18

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User has 6 Weeks of experience with this product

Love the display especially since i got it free wi ...

Strengths:

Crystal clear picture. Swivles up and down.

Weaknesses:

hard to see from an angle (similar limitation with other LCD's. Does not swivle side to side, only up and down

Posted Jan 9, 2005 - Love the display especially since i got it free with my desktop. There has been a delay in shipping these recently due to a defect in the actual stand. This should not affect everybody (only a certain batch i believe. Hooked it up and it worked without a problem. There is one windows update for it so far though. (Didn't notice a difference after adding the update)

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Anonymous from CA

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User has 4 Months of experience with this product

Great LCD monitor---perfect for my home needs. Sho ...

Strengths:

Excellent monitor. Great Price. Plays doom3 and farcry with nno ghosting.

Weaknesses:

None

Posted Mar 20, 2005 - Great LCD monitor---perfect for my home needs. Shocked at how good the price was. Now my wife wants one for her computer so I just ordered a 2nd one! Grreat service and product!

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dtdimic0 from TX

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User has 30 Days of experience with this product

The Dell E173FP Black 17" LCD Monitor (17", 1280x1 ...

Strengths:

Very easy to install. Automatically sets the correct video parameters.

Weaknesses:

Color and resolution naturally still short of CRT quality.

Posted Apr 27, 2005 - The Dell E173FP Black 17" LCD Monitor (17", 1280x1024, .264mm, PC) is extremely easy to install. One needs only to plug it in! Since this is my first flat screen monitor, I very much enjoy the very small space that it occupies on my desk. It requires little or no warm up time. Since I was spoiled by the extremely high quality color and resolution of my CRT, this flat screen is a noticeable step down, but I find it very acceptable for general use.

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drpib from AL

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User has 2 Months of experience with this product

This monitor has operated better than expected. I ...

Strengths:

Very crisp pictures, space saver design and easy set up.

Weaknesses:

None yet.

Posted Apr 14, 2005 - This monitor has operated better than expected. It has saved plenty of space on my desk. I would recommend this monitor so far. No problems and a very crisp picture. It is viewable at various angles without distortion. Great product so far.

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