gateway fpd2185w tft lcd monitor free sample

This monitor is quite nice, not super high resolution but more than adequate for any task. It"s basically a 1600x1200 monitor with the bottom 200 pixels cut off to make it widescreen. The actual resolution is 1680x1050. I"m a programmer and the screen rotation helps when viewing long chunks of code. I still haven"t gotten the monitor to work at it"s native resolution on my laptop. It"s a driver issue, but it"s something to check into before getting this monitor. The only negative is that the monitor stopped detecting when the signal comes back from the vga input, I just have to hit the menu button to clear the dialog that shows which input is selected.

Connecting the monitor Do not connect power to the Audio power in jack for any device but Caution the Gateway speaker bar accessory. Audio power in jack Connect the blue VGA video cable to the blue video connector under the back of the display.

Using Your Gateway Flat Panel Monitor Make sure that your computer is turned off, then connect the other end of the video cable to the matching video port on the back of your computer. Connect video inputs (such as from a DVD player, video camera, or receiver) to the appropriate video jacks on the back of the monitor.

To avoid injury, always lift the monitor so that the stand adjusts to its full height before moving the monitor or turning it around. www.gateway.com...

Connect any USB device to one of the available USB 2.0 ports on the side or back of the monitor. USB ports Use the USB 2.0 ports on the side of the monitor for connecting USB Tips & Tricks devices that are frequently disconnected, such as camera interface cables, flash drives, and USB hard drives. www.gateway.com...

Using Your Gateway Flat Panel Monitor Input ■ OSD active: Press to move to previous menu. OSD inactive: Press to select the video source. Auto ■ OSD active: Press to select a menu or setting. OSD inactive: Press to automatically optimize the monitor’s image position, clock, and phase.

Cross Color Reduction —Reduces cross-color artifacts, such as unintentional flashing colors or rainbow patterns, that result from composite video signals. MADI —Motion-Adaptive De-Interlacing ensures a more static (flicker-free) display image for image sections not containing moving elements, and ensures smoother edges for moving elements. www.gateway.com...

Using Your Gateway Flat Panel Monitor OSD Menu Description H-Position—Moves the display image left and right. Geometry menu V-Position—Moves the display image up and down. You can also press the Auto button to configure the vertical and horizontal position automatically.

Using Your Gateway Flat Panel Monitor To change the color depth: Right-click a blank area of your desktop, then click . The Display Properties Properties dialog box opens. Click the tab. Settings Click the arrow button to open the list, then click the color depth you Color quality want.

Clarifying screen fonts You can change the display fonts to ClearType for smoother screen fonts. To change the display fonts to ClearType: Right-click a blank area of your desktop, then click . The Display Properties Properties dialog box opens. www.gateway.com...

Using Your Gateway Flat Panel Monitor Click the tab. Appearance Click the button. The Effects dialog box opens. Effects Click to select the check Use the following method to smooth the edges of screen type box, click the arrow to open the list, then click...

19.47 × 13.74 × 2.77 inches (49.4 × 34.9 × 7.0 cm) VESA wall mount bracket: 3.94 × 3.94 inches (100 mm × 100 mm) Operating: 32~122°F (0~50°C) Temperature Storage: -13~140°F (-25~60°C) Operating: 20~90% RH Humidity Storage: 5~90% RH 10,000 feet (3,048 m) Altitude Kensington lock slot Security www.gateway.com...

Do not expose the monitor to rain or use near water. If the monitor does get exposed to moisture, unplug it and allow it to dry for 24 hours. Call Gateway Customer Care for advice on whether the monitor is safe to turn back on.

In the interest of continued product development, Gateway reserves the right to make improvements in this manual and the products it describes at any time, without notices or obligation.

The Gateway FPD2185W"s smooth rounded edges, sleek matte-black finish, and shiny charcoal-colored sides give it a classic look. The bezel runs 1 inch wide along the top, 0.75 inch along the sides, and 1.5 inches at the bottom. A strip of glossy black plastic encloses the screen.

The FDP2185W offers every adjustability option imaginable: 4.5 inches of height adjustment, as well as 35 degrees of swivel to the left and right and 20 degrees of tilt to the back and 5 degrees forward; the panel also pivots from landscape to horizontal. The monitor moves so smoothly that all adjustments can be made with one finger.

The control panel sits out of sight on the panel"s right side, so you have to turn the monitor to see which buttons you"re pressing. Using the onscreen menu, you can switch inputs; autoadjust the picture; and control brightness, contrast, and RGB settings, as well as what input you view in the picture-in-picture windows. Though the menu controls take some getting used to, the Gateway FPD2185W comes with a first-rate printed user guide that explains the menu settings in detail and describes the initial setup procedure clearly.

The FPD2185W accepts analog and digital signals (though it ships with only an analog cable) and is HDTV ready. The back of the monitor accommodates signal ports for composite, component, and S-Video connections, plus a USB 2.0 hub that contains one upstream and two downstream ports. Two more downstream USB ports are located along the FPD2185W"s right side, just underneath the control panel, making the FPD2185W one of the most well-connected LCDs we"ve seen.

The Gateway FPD2185W performed excellently in CNET Labs DisplayMate-based tests. Tested at its native 1,680x1,050 resolution, the FPD2185W showed off its contrast ratio with text that popped off the screen with exceptional clarity. Even small-size serif fonts looked dark and clear, their legibility unimpaired by digital noise. The FPD2185W"s grayscales were a cut above the usual as well, featuring solid blacks, crisp whites, and a smooth range of in-between tones, with only a smattering of faint off-color tints. Colors also looked bold and vivid, though we did notice that color scales showed a lack of tonal differentiation at the dark end of the spectrum, and at the light end, blue tended to slip into violet. Overall, the FPD2185W"s uniform screen showed no notable shadows or other irregularities.

The Gateway FPD2185W"s one-year limited warranty is two years shy of the industry-standard three years. However, you can purchase a three-year extended warranty for $30--a reasonable upgrade fee considering the monitor"s low price. Gateway conveniently places a tag listing Gateway"s customer-service URL and the tech support phone numbers and hours on the back of each FPD2185W. Tech support via phone is available from 5 a.m. to midnight PT, seven days a week.

Pros: it is big monitor without all the bulkiness of a crt monitor its bright and automatically adjusts the monitors contrast color and brightness to the right levels. it can also switch from landscape view to portrait view if your reading a paper or something how ever if you want to do that you have to buy a swivel mount and download some software

I have been able to repair these monitors. There are thirteen caps that need to be replaced. Ten on the power board and three on the video board. If any one would like to have the monitor repaired, contact me at jimhawk789@gmail.com., cost is forty dollars plus shipping.

Yet another victim. Same thing here...the power button blinks and intermittently, the screen does not come on. Spoke with Gateway and they said to go somewhere and pay to get it repaired. I"ve only had mine for about 18 months. Ridiculous

I have a 24" gateway monitor that I purchased just under two years ago and I have the exact same problem everyone is describing in this blog. I contacted Gateway and they were not only unwilling to help, but they were unable to even suggest what the problem was or where/how I could get it fixed. The fact that my monitor is on most of the time explains why the problem wasn’t an issue during the warranty period. When I did turn it off, it is now apparent that the faulty capacitor prevented the monitor to properly power back up and in the current situation, to never come back online. I filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau citing poor quality control and/or the use of proper technical practices. Gateway simply responded with the fact that my monitor was out of warranty and refused to assist so it looks like the complaint was closed. I hope there is a class action suit because the thought of losing the capability of this $500 monitor after less than 2 years is sickening!

writing back to check back in with users of this forum, my LCD is still rolling along after the repair a few months ago. I have decided that the fix is worth it for me. if you do not want your LCD anymore, let me know and perhaps we can come to a compromise for you to part with it. ;) I am working to build a QUAD head machine with the LCD"s using Linux. I figure 4 of these 2185"s aught to do it. I am in south central TX if you want to sell it. post or message me.

It is a FPD2185W which I had purchased in late 2007. It was a great monitor until it failed. The screen stays black and the power button stays on. Upon disasembly I found the capacitors swollen.

The same thing happened to my FPD1975W monitor last night. I talked to the tech support with gateway and he talked to me like I was stupid. "Are your cables properly connected". Uh yes they are. I am smart enough to unhook my trash monitor and hook up my 10 year old CRT that still works...so yeah. I just got off the phone with Best Buy and they told me they don"t do monitor repairs and to come in and buy a new one. I told them about this blog and replacing the copacitors and he said..."well yeah you can do that but I wouldn"t recommend it. It would be easier just to buy a new one. ??? This is crazy that these companies continue to cut corners to save a little cash and we the consumers have to suffer for it. (My XBox 360 got the red ring of death too...LOL) I"m disgusted with this and thanks to you fine people I"m about to go to Radio Shack now. What"s it gonna hurt, the monitor is broken anyway so I"ll give it a try. Thanks again for this blog and I"m down with the lawsuit!

Ive updated my facebook with the things I did to get mine running...special shout to Steve who helped me get the right part! as the semiconductor and diode looked the same, and I would have been stuck, since the other tech had sent me the wrong part. THANKS SMacuch! I now have a working 2185w but mine was semiconductor being fried,see photos, although my Caps were bulged very slightly i replaced them anyway since this seamed to be an on going problem in the forum. now if only my heart would trust the thing to not light my house on fire! its pretty scary to have smoke fleeing from the back of your monitor. I keep a fire extingisher nearby now. (halon style, not that white powder stuff that has to be cleaned up.)

yea I got the same issue I have a gateway fpd1975w hd flatscreen and the power inverter board blew up and I can"t find one anywhere also I took it down to the local repair shop and he said he couldn"t believe they were using this ancient stuff. Hmmm well gatway better do something because I am about to go for a lawyer this is bunk

yea I got the same issue I have a gateway fpd1975w hd flatscreen and the power inverter board blew up and I can"t find one anywhere also I took it down to the local repair shop and he said he couldn"t believe they were using this ancient stuff. Hmmm well gatway better do something because I am about to go for a lawyer this is bunk

yea I got the same issue I have a gateway fpd1975w hd flatscreen and the power inverter board blew up and I can"t find one anywhere also I took it down to the local repair shop and he said he couldn"t believe they were using this ancient stuff. Hmmm well gatway better do something because I am about to go for a lawyer this is bunk

I purchased a Gateway FPD2185W 21" monitor in Nov 2006. It quit working 15 months later with the same symptoms - won"t complete the powerup process - screen just flashes. I too was told by Gateway that I was S-O-L when I called them and was told to take it somewhere to get it fixed. I took it to Best Buy service who returned it and I was told that Gateway wouldn"t/couldn"t provide them with parts. I just resurrected the idea of getting it fixed and Gateway customer service was of little help. They told me to contact Skyline Engineering who, after contacting them, told me they don"t repair monitors. I have now contacted Jim to see if he can repair it.

My monitor has the same symptoms. Blue light on solid but no picture. The symptoms gradually got worse over the course of a few months until it finally went for good. If I take the time to power on/off many times it still starts working but just for a few minutes before going black again.

I have a FPD2485W that I bought in Nov 2007 and has just died Mar 2009. Gateway is completely unhelpful and they try to get you to prepay for a block minutes of support when it will probably cost more to fix the monitor than buy a new one.

Don"t ever use Gateways Pay number when your talking about LCD Monitor troubleshooting, HUGE waste of time / money. Owners of Gateway LCD monitors should expect 1-2 years of life out of them if you allow the monitor to go into power saving mode. Your only recourse is to repair that monitor and hope that some fool will buy it off you before it fails again a year later. If you are the owner of a Gateway LCD WideScreen monitor, try and return it, or POWER IT OFF WHEN NOT IN USE. Allowing the monitor to go into Power Saving Mode (amber light), stresses the capacitors, and reduces lcd life.

I"m so glad I found this page as my FPD2185W went on me after 3 years of service. After replacing the 8 capacitors, the monitor is up and running again. Hope I get at least another 3 years of service out of it. Perhaps I have fat fingers because the repair process required a lot of patience and more than an hour for me. The job isn"t difficult, just tedious. Just take a look at the pictures from Brian facebook page on the above post. Anyways, I"m in the KW area (near TO). If anyone needs help with the repair, drop me a line at (pot8toe at lycos.com)

I purchased a Gateway 24" FP2407 (FPD2485W) in the beginning of 2007 from Best Buy. Out of the box the power board made an annoying buzz sound when plugged in, and a quiet whining sound while running. Over the time while the monitor was working I noticed a change in the way the menu system responded and that the connection notification that pops up when you turn the monitor on started staying up for nearly a full minute.

Then last Thursday the monitor stopped working. The power light was blue, but the screen was off and the menu was non-responsive. After unplugging the power and plugging it back in the screen started flashing between black, white, red, green, and blue at about 2 second intervals. After toying with plugging the monitor into different power supplies as recommended by several help forums recommended the blue power light stopped coming on all together. I suspect the problem is the main power board. After Gateway flat refused to help me, refused to provide contact info for a parts vendor who stocks their parts, and after refusing to forward me to a supervisor because "the supervisor WILL NOT take calls about products that are out of warranty" I decided to crack open the case. Upon visual inspection none of the compacitors appear bulged and none of the other components have obvious signs of failure. When I plug the board in now, it buzzes for the first couple of seconds but then nothing else happens.

I too have a Gateway FPD 1960 H that was manufactured in April 2006. It"s inverter died and in desperation I too tryed replacment capasiter"s with out luck.

I feel that they "Gateway should not get away with dumping China"s trash on the market, we as consumers should have the right to meet every vessel from china and have the items for sale or trade on board condemed as un fit for sale and destroyed.

Pros: it is big monitor without all the bulkiness of a crt monitor its bright and automatically adjusts the monitors contrast color and brightness to the right levels. it can also switch from landscape view to portrait view if your reading a paper or something how ever if you want to do that you have to buy a swivel mount and download some software

I have been able to repair these monitors. There are thirteen caps that need to be replaced. Ten on the power board and three on the video board. If any one would like to have the monitor repaired, contact me at jimhawk789@gmail.com., cost is forty dollars plus shipping.

Yet another victim. Same thing here...the power button blinks and intermittently, the screen does not come on. Spoke with Gateway and they said to go somewhere and pay to get it repaired. I"ve only had mine for about 18 months. Ridiculous

I have a 24" gateway monitor that I purchased just under two years ago and I have the exact same problem everyone is describing in this blog. I contacted Gateway and they were not only unwilling to help, but they were unable to even suggest what the problem was or where/how I could get it fixed. The fact that my monitor is on most of the time explains why the problem wasn’t an issue during the warranty period. When I did turn it off, it is now apparent that the faulty capacitor prevented the monitor to properly power back up and in the current situation, to never come back online. I filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau citing poor quality control and/or the use of proper technical practices. Gateway simply responded with the fact that my monitor was out of warranty and refused to assist so it looks like the complaint was closed. I hope there is a class action suit because the thought of losing the capability of this $500 monitor after less than 2 years is sickening!

writing back to check back in with users of this forum, my LCD is still rolling along after the repair a few months ago. I have decided that the fix is worth it for me. if you do not want your LCD anymore, let me know and perhaps we can come to a compromise for you to part with it. ;) I am working to build a QUAD head machine with the LCD"s using Linux. I figure 4 of these 2185"s aught to do it. I am in south central TX if you want to sell it. post or message me.

It is a FPD2185W which I had purchased in late 2007. It was a great monitor until it failed. The screen stays black and the power button stays on. Upon disasembly I found the capacitors swollen.

The same thing happened to my FPD1975W monitor last night. I talked to the tech support with gateway and he talked to me like I was stupid. "Are your cables properly connected". Uh yes they are. I am smart enough to unhook my trash monitor and hook up my 10 year old CRT that still works...so yeah. I just got off the phone with Best Buy and they told me they don"t do monitor repairs and to come in and buy a new one. I told them about this blog and replacing the copacitors and he said..."well yeah you can do that but I wouldn"t recommend it. It would be easier just to buy a new one. ??? This is crazy that these companies continue to cut corners to save a little cash and we the consumers have to suffer for it. (My XBox 360 got the red ring of death too...LOL) I"m disgusted with this and thanks to you fine people I"m about to go to Radio Shack now. What"s it gonna hurt, the monitor is broken anyway so I"ll give it a try. Thanks again for this blog and I"m down with the lawsuit!

Ive updated my facebook with the things I did to get mine running...special shout to Steve who helped me get the right part! as the semiconductor and diode looked the same, and I would have been stuck, since the other tech had sent me the wrong part. THANKS SMacuch! I now have a working 2185w but mine was semiconductor being fried,see photos, although my Caps were bulged very slightly i replaced them anyway since this seamed to be an on going problem in the forum. now if only my heart would trust the thing to not light my house on fire! its pretty scary to have smoke fleeing from the back of your monitor. I keep a fire extingisher nearby now. (halon style, not that white powder stuff that has to be cleaned up.)

yea I got the same issue I have a gateway fpd1975w hd flatscreen and the power inverter board blew up and I can"t find one anywhere also I took it down to the local repair shop and he said he couldn"t believe they were using this ancient stuff. Hmmm well gatway better do something because I am about to go for a lawyer this is bunk

yea I got the same issue I have a gateway fpd1975w hd flatscreen and the power inverter board blew up and I can"t find one anywhere also I took it down to the local repair shop and he said he couldn"t believe they were using this ancient stuff. Hmmm well gatway better do something because I am about to go for a lawyer this is bunk

yea I got the same issue I have a gateway fpd1975w hd flatscreen and the power inverter board blew up and I can"t find one anywhere also I took it down to the local repair shop and he said he couldn"t believe they were using this ancient stuff. Hmmm well gatway better do something because I am about to go for a lawyer this is bunk

I purchased a Gateway FPD2185W 21" monitor in Nov 2006. It quit working 15 months later with the same symptoms - won"t complete the powerup process - screen just flashes. I too was told by Gateway that I was S-O-L when I called them and was told to take it somewhere to get it fixed. I took it to Best Buy service who returned it and I was told that Gateway wouldn"t/couldn"t provide them with parts. I just resurrected the idea of getting it fixed and Gateway customer service was of little help. They told me to contact Skyline Engineering who, after contacting them, told me they don"t repair monitors. I have now contacted Jim to see if he can repair it.

My monitor has the same symptoms. Blue light on solid but no picture. The symptoms gradually got worse over the course of a few months until it finally went for good. If I take the time to power on/off many times it still starts working but just for a few minutes before going black again.

I have a FPD2485W that I bought in Nov 2007 and has just died Mar 2009. Gateway is completely unhelpful and they try to get you to prepay for a block minutes of support when it will probably cost more to fix the monitor than buy a new one.

Don"t ever use Gateways Pay number when your talking about LCD Monitor troubleshooting, HUGE waste of time / money. Owners of Gateway LCD monitors should expect 1-2 years of life out of them if you allow the monitor to go into power saving mode. Your only recourse is to repair that monitor and hope that some fool will buy it off you before it fails again a year later. If you are the owner of a Gateway LCD WideScreen monitor, try and return it, or POWER IT OFF WHEN NOT IN USE. Allowing the monitor to go into Power Saving Mode (amber light), stresses the capacitors, and reduces lcd life.

I"m so glad I found this page as my FPD2185W went on me after 3 years of service. After replacing the 8 capacitors, the monitor is up and running again. Hope I get at least another 3 years of service out of it. Perhaps I have fat fingers because the repair process required a lot of patience and more than an hour for me. The job isn"t difficult, just tedious. Just take a look at the pictures from Brian facebook page on the above post. Anyways, I"m in the KW area (near TO). If anyone needs help with the repair, drop me a line at (pot8toe at lycos.com)

I purchased a Gateway 24" FP2407 (FPD2485W) in the beginning of 2007 from Best Buy. Out of the box the power board made an annoying buzz sound when plugged in, and a quiet whining sound while running. Over the time while the monitor was working I noticed a change in the way the menu system responded and that the connection notification that pops up when you turn the monitor on started staying up for nearly a full minute.

Then last Thursday the monitor stopped working. The power light was blue, but the screen was off and the menu was non-responsive. After unplugging the power and plugging it back in the screen started flashing between black, white, red, green, and blue at about 2 second intervals. After toying with plugging the monitor into different power supplies as recommended by several help forums recommended the blue power light stopped coming on all together. I suspect the problem is the main power board. After Gateway flat refused to help me, refused to provide contact info for a parts vendor who stocks their parts, and after refusing to forward me to a supervisor because "the supervisor WILL NOT take calls about products that are out of warranty" I decided to crack open the case. Upon visual inspection none of the compacitors appear bulged and none of the other components have obvious signs of failure. When I plug the board in now, it buzzes for the first couple of seconds but then nothing else happens.

I too have a Gateway FPD 1960 H that was manufactured in April 2006. It"s inverter died and in desperation I too tryed replacment capasiter"s with out luck.

I feel that they "Gateway should not get away with dumping China"s trash on the market, we as consumers should have the right to meet every vessel from china and have the items for sale or trade on board condemed as un fit for sale and destroyed.