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18 months on
by Rob Led on Aug 11th, 2008 at 5:12 PM:
Eighteen months after buying this monitor, I remain impressed. Rotation, controls, inputs and wow... size(!) makes this an amazing monitor to use. I do a lot of translation work so it is really helpful to be able to have two Word documents open side by side without having two monitors. I sit comfortably at three feet away from the monitor and the text is crisp and clear. Actually I have decided to buy another one I've been so impressed with the quality and resolution. It will add to my Crysis experiences after work you know!!! Way to go Gateway!
All around good monitor
by John on Mar 3rd, 2008 at 9:41 AM:
As soon as I took the 2485 out of the box, I was impressed. The stand is nice, and the monitor even pivots 90 degrees to read documents with one finger effort. There are no buttons to break or break the lines on the monitor, but a much higher-tech touch-sensitive control surface. I originally had some issues with text being a little messed up when using an analog connection, but switching to the DIV port fixed that. Speaking of ports, there are many different choices for connecting the monitor, so much that I wasn't sure if I should use it as a computer monitor or a high-def TV. The USB 2.0 ports on the side and bottom are also convenient for connecting flash drives without having to lean over to put them into the ports on the computer. The colors are also nice, as I could not improve them using the Spyder 2 pro. My only complaint is that that the monitor puts off a lot of heat through the screen. Even my $130 generic 19 inch next to it stays cool to the touch and doesn't throw off radiant heat. Either than that, I couldn't find much else wrong with it. If you are looking for an all-around good computing monitor, this is it. Great job Gateway!
Ghosting
by Elie on Aug 5th, 2007 at 3:13 PM:
I had a relatively good experience with it exept I had unususal black ghosting, like the normal ghosting but instead of retaining its color it was black... This may have been a flaw in my speceific model however. I have yet to replace it because the Best Buy near me is sold out.
Best monitor out there
by Jesse on Mar 8th, 2007 at 9:37 AM:
For the price, the 2485 is basically the best monitor out there. Dell or Samsung cannot even come close. I do wish it had HDMI output though, but the fact that it supports 1080p and other HDTV resolutions and has HDCP support is amazing for a monitor, let alone one that costs around $600 bucks. I am glad I got one.
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Nearly perfect--watch out because you could lose button control
by Ron R on Nov 30th, 2008 at 12:13 AM:
For a while I thought it was in the PC video chip, since I could tweak its settings and get full display that way. Pesky annoyance every time I turned on the monitor.
Now, no problem, after I learned not to accidentally brush the sensor buttons and cause lost "automatic."
The monitor is otherwise perfect. I have used it for more than a year.