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    43" Curved monitor anyone?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by pengy_666, Jun 17, 2011.

  1. pengy_666

    pengy_666 Notebook Evangelist

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    This is pretty sweet!

     
    pengy_666, Jun 17, 2011
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  2. debguy

    debguy rip dmr

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    Nice idea, but with only 900px vertical I think it's useless for most people. You can't even do 1080p video editing.
    I definitely wouldn't pay $6.5k for that! Give me that thing with 1600px and I might consider it.
     
    debguy, Jun 17, 2011
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  3. whitrzac

    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    +1


    that res. sucks... :(
     
    whitrzac, Jun 17, 2011
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    noobganster Notebook Guru

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    rather buy three U3011
     
    noobganster, Jun 17, 2011
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    I saw that. I like the idea, but then the price $6500 and resolution? What? Make it two 1080p resolution and it'd be good. I'd even consider a 27" or 32" for $2000. But $6500? Yick.

    For half that price you can buy three nice 1080p IPS 24" panels, three monitor stand, and a PC with two Xfire HD 6970's.
     
    HTWingNut, Jun 17, 2011
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    isavetheday Notebook Consultant

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    Why cant people see the potential in making an amazing 360° panoramic view around your face? Everyone would be super jealous, other than the $26,000 price tag for four of them.
     
    isavetheday, Jun 17, 2011
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  7. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    Holy cow, a 16:5 resolution??!! :rolleyes: No thanks.
     
    talin, Jun 17, 2011
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  8. whitrzac

    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    wut??? yes, its reaaaaly wide...
    it would be epic, except for the 900 vertical pixels... :(
     
    whitrzac, Jun 18, 2011
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    Actually, it takes six of them to form a complete circle. This has been out for quite a while, and there are vids of demos where some guy has 3 of them and they form a semi circle. So well over 36k for bulky circular monitors.... I'll pass and pick up a new car

    Honestly, this is just a bunch of monitors glued together (obviously well done of course). If you look closely in vids, you can see the lines from the individual monitors.

    Also, they don't show you the back, but it is incredibly bulky. And the price tag is ridiculous...

    And of course the 900p limitations.
     
    KillerBunny, Jun 18, 2011
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    pengy_666 Notebook Evangelist

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    god damn your worse than women, Hard to flipping please.
     
    pengy_666, Jun 18, 2011
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  11. Prydeless

    Prydeless Stupid is

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    Who's hard to please? Everyone criticizing the monitor? From a gaming perspective, what do you expect? It's overpriced and underwhelming. $6,500 for like 4 screens with their bezels removed and curved into 2880x900 is just too much for so little when the money can go to other things that will increase the gaming experience.
     
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    Rear projection?
     
    HTWingNut, Jun 18, 2011
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    and $6500!
     
    pengy_666, Jun 18, 2011
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    I mentioned all this in how it is huge in the back and you can see where the individual monitors were fused together. If this was 1080p, it might be far more appealing to people.

    I'm not saying it wouldn't be nice to have, but other things are cheaper and more effectual.
     
    KillerBunny, Jun 18, 2011
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    If someone gave me this monitor brand new I still probably wouldn't keep it. I'd rather have a traditional 3 monitor setup. So I'd sell it for $3k and buy myself a nice rig.
     
    HTWingNut, Jun 18, 2011
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  17. Mr_Mysterious

    Mr_Mysterious Like...duuuuuude

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    Lol, I'd do the same. But I'd probably sell it to a newbie for $4k :p Yeah I know, I'm mean.

    Mr. Mysterious
     
    Mr_Mysterious, Jun 18, 2011
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