Now that I have my dual-monitor Gateway FPD2485W setup, I’ve got a few complaints. Of course!
The two monitors take an awfully long time to wake up from their power-saving mode. Then, when they finally wake up — invariably at different times, the newer one first — I get the on-screen display (OSD) overlay telling me that they’ve chosen to accept the DVI input.
Well, duh, that’s the only video source hooked up to them, so it’s not helpful. This wouldn’t be so bad, but the OSD overlay stays on the screen for what seems like eons. Since the overlays are smack dab in the middle of the screen and are opaque, they block important visual elements like Mac OS X’s login window.
So far, I haven’t been able to find out how to get rid of the OSD overlay. If I could do that, I think I’d tolerate the wake up delay more readily.
Certainly, some of this is Gateway’s fault. I guess I can’t blame them much since they specifically don’t support Macs and that’s what I’ve hooked the flat panels up to. I could have gone with some brand that did advertise Mac support, but I didn’t. This must be my payback. Grin.