Re: Big LCDs

[Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Higher resolution was what I had in mind ... I guess the price
drop=20=20
I'm thinking of is relative to when they first appeared ... maybe=20=20
five years ago ... maybe more in Apple's case ... they were over=20=20
3kGBP, then, and I wrote then ... but now we're looking to update our=20=20
main machines I guess I maybe considering them again ...

maybe I'm misunderstanding, but you seem to be implying that the DVI=20=20
outputs include VGA ... ???

Chris


On 29 Apr 2007, at 12:23, Phil Harris wrote:

>> 'twas only that they seem to be getting to within sight of my
price
>> range ... which surprised me ... 'probably means there are some
even
>> bigger ones on their way ...
>>
>> Chris
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> Bigger or higher resolution?
>
> Bigger will be an issue if you're actually using one of these as
a=20=20
> primary
> working monitor as at a distance of about 18" I can't really
see=20=20
> all of the
> display anyway without making quite large movements of my head
(my=20=20
> eyes
> don't swivel that far comfortably).
>
> Higher resolution will be an issue because there's bugger all spare
> bandwidth left in dual-link DVI as far as I've been able to tell
-=20=20
> certainly
> not enough to give a nice useful jump in resolution.
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> I have to say I've not really noticed that much of a price drop
in=20=20
> the DELL
> WFP-3007 / VFP-3007HC other than a few odd DELL special offers
that=20=20
> have
> seen it at =A3950 inc. VAT (down from =A31200ish inc. VAT) over
the=20=20
> last year as
> that's the model I've been keeping my eye on specifically as I=20=20
> intend to get
> one of those (plus a 20" 4:3 1600 x 1200 resolution LCD) when
I=20=20
> move which
> would then be that the big 30" would be used as the primary
monitor=20=20
> for my
> main desktop PC and the 20" would be run VGA through my KVM
switch as
> secondary monitor for my main desktop PC but primary monitor for=20=20
> all of my
> other machines (work laptop, my laptop, media player PC, C-Bus
PC,=20=20
> server
> etc.) as they don't/can't support QXGA (Quad XGA) on DVI.
>
> If you want one as cheap as possible then keep an eye on...
>
> http://www.sterlingxs.co.uk/scpages/cheapdellultrasharpmonitors.html
>
> ...as they often have the 30" ones up there at maybe a couple
of=20=20
> hundred
> quid less than the DELL website price (which means that when
DELL=20=20
> have an
> offer running and drop their prices then SterlingXS usually drop=20=20
> theirs by a
> similar amount).
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> Phil
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