Alienware 2880x900 Curved Display

by Celeron • 8 Jan 2008, 13:50 • Journals
Wow I want this.

image: img_be5055c8c613e01e7a73e850ff38edcf

It was shown at CES08 and has a .02ms response time. I would totally toss my CRT for this.
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Rafiki 8 Jan 2008, 13:51
0.2ms response time
yeah right :x
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Atarax 8 Jan 2008, 13:53
can be true, I heard bull talking about 0ms
(@JaapBoerema) deze is 2ms ja
(@JaapBoerema) bull had het over een 0ms tft
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Celeron 8 Jan 2008, 14:00
Fixed: it is .02ms. :x
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jaaN 8 Jan 2008, 13:51
:O wow
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RazZaH 8 Jan 2008, 14:38
no imo its farcry or crysis
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jaaN 8 Jan 2008, 15:05
xD it means WoooaoooooW ... :o
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TsK 8 Jan 2008, 13:51
holy...
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RoXoR 8 Jan 2008, 13:52
price?
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Celeron 8 Jan 2008, 13:56
Can't find a price for it, I just know it is supposed to be out 2nd half of 2008.

also fixing my post, its .02ms lolol
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sandi 8 Jan 2008, 13:52
its little bit too wide :x, but ya I would take it ofc :D
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Echo 8 Jan 2008, 13:53
hehe looks pretty funny
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Splodge 8 Jan 2008, 13:56
i think i just wet myself :(
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Ronner 8 Jan 2008, 13:59
it's resolution sux.. they took two times 1440x900 for it.
had they taken twice 1080p reso, I'd drool.

but still, I'd take it. However it will probably have a massive price-tag
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herbal 8 Jan 2008, 14:06
just sell your collection of comdoms used my famous peeps and you will have the $$$
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Ronner 8 Jan 2008, 14:20
no wai Im selling yours.
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herbal 9 Jan 2008, 13:47
you cant. you ate them all already :O
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drv4c 8 Jan 2008, 14:10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq52x6LmUew

video for that
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Bartichello 8 Jan 2008, 14:17
what is that ces thing she is reporting for?
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Celeron 8 Jan 2008, 14:25
Consumer Electronics Show, it is in Las Vegas. Happens once a year and all the new gadgets usually get shown there, kind of like E3 but for other stuff.
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h8m3 8 Jan 2008, 14:18
image: curved-monitor3
xD
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Ronner 8 Jan 2008, 14:21
yup, it's not a tft. it's a screen using DLP technology, so probably a projected screen, meaning crap quality imo
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h1tmAn 8 Jan 2008, 14:34
no it is a tft :S the screen is curved remember :S
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Ronner 8 Jan 2008, 14:42
No it's not a tft. it's using DLP-RPTV technology.
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annajUNIOR 8 Jan 2008, 14:49
I don't believe the part with the crap quality.
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Ronner 8 Jan 2008, 14:56
I suggest you buy it and hook your PC up to it and tell me wether your desktop looks better on that screen than on your average TFT. I dare you :P

I can tell you right now that your desktop will be a lot more blurry.
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Ronner 8 Jan 2008, 15:05
check this -> http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/alienware-curved-display-rocks-crysis-at-2880-x-900/

and check the pictures. On most of the photos you can see three disctinct seperations of the DLP based subpanels. Enjoy, rly.. it will not look good qualitywise. This is just a gadget, and probably an expensive one at that. nothing more nothing less.
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Celeron 8 Jan 2008, 15:08
It is also just a prototype though. Alienware stated that the lines would be gone when it is released.
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Ronner 8 Jan 2008, 15:22
Doesnt take away of the fact that it's DLP technology and that it will never reach the screen quality of a TFT or a high-end CRT. Not that it really needs to since the target-group of buyers will not be your average gamer, but more likely the gadget hunters.
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Bartichello 8 Jan 2008, 15:23
believe it works kinda like that laser tv we heard so much about(whatever happened to that breakthrough)
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Ronner 8 Jan 2008, 15:32
nah, it's based on DLP RPTV (remote projection TV) with led illumination.

Dunno what happened with Laser TV's. but last I know they would start appearing in summer 2008.
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jeje 8 Jan 2008, 17:53
It is projected but it give better colours than lcd but not than crt or oled.
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Ronner 8 Jan 2008, 22:59
colors yes, clarity and sharpness, no
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jeje 9 Jan 2008, 15:24
But this concept is original, they can't do this kind of product with another technology ! :b
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Ronner 9 Jan 2008, 15:31
true, except come up with a brand new technology ;)
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Deactivated5009 8 Jan 2008, 14:41
image: rech

cdc4 equipment
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h1tmAn 8 Jan 2008, 14:42
i take it thats 1000fps on wolfenstien 3D!
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Spirea 8 Jan 2008, 16:01
would be nice for watching movies I guess :)

what Hz does it have?
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Celeron 8 Jan 2008, 16:13
The only thing I can find on Refresh Rate is this:
"The company claims that this refresh rate is over a magnitude better than the competition. "

:/
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Spirea 8 Jan 2008, 16:15
I wouldn't use any refresh rate lower than 100Hz for ET, but for other games (where trakinc isn't needed) this could be fine, and as I said, watching movies would surely be cool :)
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Deactivated5009 8 Jan 2008, 16:05
1337 hz me guess
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Siberia 8 Jan 2008, 16:29
Theres a video about this screen. There you can see that it's almost as if they took 4 screens and put them together.
http://gizmodo.com/341413/alienware-curved-monitor-looks-like-its-from-another-planet
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wAndAA 8 Jan 2008, 16:43
2x my screen? i guess its big, but won't be much of a help, so hard to play anything on a screen that size, wont see from side to side with one glance
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Gaso 8 Jan 2008, 18:16
Peripheral vision is especially suited for detecting movement. Seeing a wider area around you would be useful in gaming, even if your eyes are focused on the center of the screen.
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Gibri 8 Jan 2008, 17:21
get an oled instead super thin :D
image: sony_oledxel1profile_left_sm
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uLtraaa 8 Jan 2008, 17:52
oO u can't look at the whole display... so i guess you won't see all your enemis :P

so ALIENWARE foff^^
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