tried everything

Thanks kopaka - sorry to hear that wasn't an easy fix. I have been told that there is a difference between Nvida and ATI cards in their ability to force / change EDID's for monitors. Nvida can, ATI can not. I noticed at my local retailer (Future Shop) that they had different boxes for the Gateway monitor - different UPC's and different product codes. The only difference in the product description was the reference to "Canada" - I susspect that this is the only difference, but I think I'll try one just on the hopes of it being new firmware.... did I mention I really like this monitor?

I too had the Gateway FPD2185, but returned it for another monitor after having a few late nights trying just about everything.... I will go back and get it if someone can tell me if the following corrects the problem: I am pretty sure that the problem is somewhere with Gateway's EDID or ATI ability to read it. Having said that, I have an ATI AIW x800XT with all of the latest drivers & software (5.13 I think). I have just noticed that the ATI Catalyst Control Center has an option under the "Digital Panel Properties / HDTV Support".... "Add 1080i standard format to the Displays manager" Gateway's FPD2185W supports the 1080i or the 720p (not the 1080p). Can someone try one of these settings with the DVI-D connection and let me know if it works? Also wondering if this would work using the Component Y Pb Pr connections. In the short time frame that I had this monitor working, I realized that it's display is second to none & I want it back after seeing what other monitors look like.