So I found a use for my $100 concession coupon I recieved for a screw-up on my M1210 order... to buy a 2407WFP.
I also was able to put to use that $75 gift card I recieved with my M1210....
Right now I will be solely using it for an external monitor for my M1210 notebook, but eventually I will hook it up to my "to-be" home-made rig.
When I recieve the new 2407, I will give a review on its performance in conjuction with my M1210 notebook.
UPDATE [ Aug 7 2006 @ 11:03pm ]:
Incredibly (and for reasons beyond my understanding) the M1210 now runs the 2407WFP at 32-bit resolution. I cannot really post any pictures to discern the difference to the eye, and the jpeg compression alone would swamp it out, but suffice it to say that it is slightly sharper and blends slightly better. The biggest visible differences in is in the start bar, on the program icons lined up there. Before they (depends on the image) could be slightly pixelated-looking.... Not anymore at 32 bit resolution (at 1920 by 1200 )!
UPDATE [ July 18 2006 @ 5:50pm ]:
So after fiddling around a little with my M1210 and new 2407WFP, I came to a conclusion... it is quite BEAUTIFUL!
Image of 2047WFP in box.
Image of 2407WFP and its stand, hanging out on the bed...
Assembly / Setup:
After taking it out of the box, a 12 year-old would be able to assembly this. Quite easy and very smoothly locking to the stand. It weighs roughly 15 lbs or so, but nothing like an old CRT of its size would weigh! Once it is hooked onto its base, it feels firm and sticks in place, thanks to some rubber on the bottom of the stand.
Image of 2407WFP, with protective cover, sitting on the desk
2407WFP hanging out with the M1210, while it boots up
Connection:
To connect it to my M1210, all I had to do was plug in the monitor and plug in the (pre-attached) VGA cable. Then I cycled through the inputs until VGA was highlighted, and boom.... works like a charm. Once I configured the resolution to 1920 by 1200, the monitor went crazy for a bit, doing its auto-configuration thing... but it settled down, and displayed the resulting image quite nicely. The only downside to the VGA connection is that I am limited to only displaying 16 bit color resolution. So far, I have not noticed it, but I dabble a bit in photoshop, so I will have to be a bit wary of color-correcting on this monitor.
View of the setup from the side
Image / Results:
As previously mentioned, I had the M1210 talking to the monitor in all of 5 minutes. The colors seem to be fairly accuracte and the display is quite sharp (especially compared to what I was expecting) for a VGA connection. I played a bit with some of my images (the moon you see in the background is an example of one of my photos I took last Fall) to see how they were displayed, and so far I am having a hard time finding any fault. I opened up a Diablo II window to see how basic games would be displayed, and beyond being slightly darker than usual... it looks superb!
Front-on view of the M1210 working with the 2407WFP, sorry about the crooked shot
Conclusion:
For the real estate, and ease of use... I am very estatic about the 2407WFP. In combination with the M1210, I now have a versatile and mobile laptop, and when I get home and want something big and beautiful to display my images on ... I now have the 2407WFP.
Last, but not least, a screenshot from the 2407WFP with the M1210.
In the above screenshot, I tried to give a range of colors and images. Thus the catcus shows off some of the natural coloring, while the diablo II window shows some of the shadows and contrast evident in the 2407WFP. In the bottom, right-hand corner is a spider-web.... frankly, I just thought it looked cool there....
Enjoy!
I also was able to put to use that $75 gift card I recieved with my M1210....
Right now I will be solely using it for an external monitor for my M1210 notebook, but eventually I will hook it up to my "to-be" home-made rig.When I recieve the new 2407, I will give a review on its performance in conjuction with my M1210 notebook.
UPDATE [ Aug 7 2006 @ 11:03pm ]:
Incredibly (and for reasons beyond my understanding) the M1210 now runs the 2407WFP at 32-bit resolution. I cannot really post any pictures to discern the difference to the eye, and the jpeg compression alone would swamp it out, but suffice it to say that it is slightly sharper and blends slightly better. The biggest visible differences in is in the start bar, on the program icons lined up there. Before they (depends on the image) could be slightly pixelated-looking.... Not anymore at 32 bit resolution (at 1920 by 1200 )!
UPDATE [ July 18 2006 @ 5:50pm ]:
So after fiddling around a little with my M1210 and new 2407WFP, I came to a conclusion... it is quite BEAUTIFUL!
Image of 2047WFP in box.
Image of 2407WFP and its stand, hanging out on the bed...
Assembly / Setup:
After taking it out of the box, a 12 year-old would be able to assembly this. Quite easy and very smoothly locking to the stand. It weighs roughly 15 lbs or so, but nothing like an old CRT of its size would weigh! Once it is hooked onto its base, it feels firm and sticks in place, thanks to some rubber on the bottom of the stand.
Image of 2407WFP, with protective cover, sitting on the desk
2407WFP hanging out with the M1210, while it boots up
Connection:
To connect it to my M1210, all I had to do was plug in the monitor and plug in the (pre-attached) VGA cable. Then I cycled through the inputs until VGA was highlighted, and boom.... works like a charm. Once I configured the resolution to 1920 by 1200, the monitor went crazy for a bit, doing its auto-configuration thing... but it settled down, and displayed the resulting image quite nicely. The only downside to the VGA connection is that I am limited to only displaying 16 bit color resolution. So far, I have not noticed it, but I dabble a bit in photoshop, so I will have to be a bit wary of color-correcting on this monitor.
View of the setup from the side
Image / Results:
As previously mentioned, I had the M1210 talking to the monitor in all of 5 minutes. The colors seem to be fairly accuracte and the display is quite sharp (especially compared to what I was expecting) for a VGA connection. I played a bit with some of my images (the moon you see in the background is an example of one of my photos I took last Fall) to see how they were displayed, and so far I am having a hard time finding any fault. I opened up a Diablo II window to see how basic games would be displayed, and beyond being slightly darker than usual... it looks superb!
Front-on view of the M1210 working with the 2407WFP, sorry about the crooked shot
Conclusion:
For the real estate, and ease of use... I am very estatic about the 2407WFP. In combination with the M1210, I now have a versatile and mobile laptop, and when I get home and want something big and beautiful to display my images on ... I now have the 2407WFP.
Last, but not least, a screenshot from the 2407WFP with the M1210.
In the above screenshot, I tried to give a range of colors and images. Thus the catcus shows off some of the natural coloring, while the diablo II window shows some of the shadows and contrast evident in the 2407WFP. In the bottom, right-hand corner is a spider-web.... frankly, I just thought it looked cool there....
Enjoy!
Wish I had the cash 
