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Wierd, so the 60hz it gets set to automatically has the problem but the 60.009hz you can force it to in the app fixes it? Very odd, I assume this dispproves the crappy cable argument then?

Yeah tried re-calibrating it and thats not helped, definately looks like some sort of interference which is why I was thinking of trying a better lead. I was hoping one of the posters from the original posts would have solved the issue and could point me in the right direction. Obviously I'd...

Hi All! I finally got my replacement 2005 sorted from Dell and am pleased to announce that it has no dead pixels (first one had a single red pixel smack in the middle of the screen) and the backlight bleeding is negligible so I'm happy to keep this one. One issue I had though concerns what...

I tried the s-video out from my laptop and as UnknownSouljer suggested it worked fine so maybe this monitor does have problems with s-video from non-digital sources. The way its setup at the moment is through a scart connector that has an s-video connection on it. As the monitor doesnt seem...

Ah interesting, I think I have an s-video cable for my ps2 somewhere so I might try that to see if I get the same results. Either way I guess if the replacement comes and its still doesnt work then I'm not going to be able to use it anyway :-(

Well I called Dell to get a replacement yesterday evening and all I can say is that is the last time I will ever buy something from Dell again. I got transferred a grand total of five times before I finally spoke to an engineer who could issue me a replacement. They seemed completely unable...

Hi All, first post on this board but ive been reading a fair bit on here lately, primarily all the posts on the Dell 20" widescreen. I finally decided to get one as they were selling at about £330 which seemed a pretty good deal. I was aware of the backlight problems and to be honest wasnt...