An A02 with SPVA Panel coding plastered on the system menu is not good however (the old batch A02 with S-IPS is good, not the S-PVA)

Funny, I got an October 2006 before as well but it is definetly a A03 with the panel coding masked (hidden) by Dell.

Are we still talking about the 20 inch 2007WFP?

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1) how different is the box? and what if my replacement unit comes in a "not most of the time" different box?
--> The "other" type of box (which I got twice b4 I fire the CS and demand them to reorder for me, is VERY different from the one you receive. The original box is smaller, and all the items are packed nicely with all sort of foams and protection, has the stand detached, and has the CD and manual in place. The other box, which has tonnes of Brand New Stickers on it, is larger, had the monitor still attached to the panel, wrapped around a single layer of plastic, and plastered/sandwiched together with two large syrofoam to keep it in place. IIRC, it has no CD and manual included in it. Believe me, once you see you know the box is different.

3) If I am not mistaken, usage hours can be reset right?
--> Yes usage hours can be reset, but Dell Msia is so lazy that they didnt even bother resetting it sometimes. When I got my 2007WFP during Raya (i refunded already that one), my first replacement came with 444 hours plastered on the timer, the second came with 39 hours on it. Then the 3rd replacement are the one that got re-oredered (took a week for it to arrifve due to "some" problems), and it is brand new box that is exactly the same with the first one that arrived (alas that replacement also got some small issues that made me decide to refund and reorder the 2407WFP instead >_<)

This post has been edited by Haruji Sora: Dec 29 2006, 02:19 AM

Excpected life time 60000 hours.

But practical usage I guess it will be more or less 5 years and more (maybe, correct me if I'm wrong).