30" Dell 3007WFP LCD
 

http://img.dell.com/images/global/br...wfp_splash.jpg

Display Size: 30 inch
Response Time: 11ms
Brightness: 400cd/m2
Contrast: 700:1
Viewing Angle: 178/178
Native Resolution: WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
PC Connectivity: DVI-D (Dual link) x 1 with HDCP
Others: 4-Port USB Hub, 9-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader/Slots, Height Adjustable Stand, Swivel & Tilt. (No pivot)

Talk about kitty killing abilities. :D I hope this means that the 24" 2405FPW goes down in price. :)

damn that's huge :shock:

you'd need a seriously powerful machine to run games at it's native resolution, though. i wonder if it looks fuzzy at lower resolutions like most LCDs?

Nothing a couple of Nvidia 7800GTX 512MBs in SLI mode cant handle ;) I'd be more than happy with the older 24". 30" would force me to buy a PCI Express mainboard.

that's good.

i thought the 19inch was a bit overboard.

not bad but i would prefer one of these:

http://www.go-l.com/monitors/grand_c...es/grand_3.jpg
http://www.go-l.com/monitors/athens/...s/athens_2.jpg

Man, that's gonna hurt your neck. You'd probably have to move your head quite a lot watching from left to right.

^^ that will work nice as a panoramic window .. lol :shock:
btw .. jabba's got one of those too 8)

A claimed 11ms response time - Wow, I wonder how accurate it is?

I pretty sure the bigger the panel the harder quick response times are...


Running your LCD at non-native resolutions all depends on the quality of scaler built into your screen. My 20.1" Viewsonic LCD has a native resolution of 1600x1200 and will downscale to 1280x1024 and 1024x768 beautifully. You almost can't tell a difference between these and native. However try bringing it to 800x600 or lower and you will see some irregularities caused by the scaling process. But why would you use a 20" screen at those low resolutions anyway?

With so many pixels on the 30" screen, wonder if it's even possible to get one without a dead pixel... given Dell's reputation.

Imagine watching Top Gear on that 30" LCD :drool:

Probably a low probability with that many pixels. However, anyone thats ever used a deadpixel monitor will let you know that you stop noticing it within the first couple minutes of use.

The only kind that are really annoying are the Stuck Pixels.

It would look bad up front. HDTV maxes out at 1920x1080 while the 30" is 2560x1600 and Top Gear isnt even broadcasted in HD format. An episode of Top Gear found on the web comes in at 350MB/700MB with resolutions that doesnt approach mid-triple digits.


If you were too watch TG with it I'd sit a few feet away so I wouldnt see all the ugly pixels.

Imaging how many windows you can keep open at the same time.

Statistically, higher # of pixels = higher probability of dead pixels. A rough estimate for the 30" is around 5.2x higher chance to get at least one dead pixel when compared to a lcd with 1024x768 native resolution.

I had couple of dead pixels on my thinkpad and I can tell you, they get more annoying by the minute!! End up shipping it back and got a replacement after several days :x

I was replying to your post, so by saying a low probability I meant a low probability of getting a screen without any dead pixels.

Your one of the very few people who I've heard had a major issue with them. unless they are clustered together, most people don't have much of a problem with them.

On my old LCD screen I had two dead pixels and didn't really bother me at all, I have none on my viewsonic though.

I guess to each his own. I'd be more willing to sacrifice to get away from a CRT.

Also with Dell you can send it back as many times as you want to get a perfect screen.

i have the 2405fpw paired with SLI dual 6900 ultra GeForce and MY GOD its great. 30" I think thats too much. My 24" seems too big as it is to play games. The 2005fpw isnt as good due to the lack of component cables. The 2405fpw is great. I really dont see myself being able to stare at 30" while playing games.

When I bring res lower than 1920x1200 you dont see it as crisp, but its not as fuzzy as when you shrink resolution in laptops. When you run a game or anything in less than 1920x1200 on my screen and you go to the setup of the monitor, it detects what resolution the game is running on and it specifically tells you that the optimum is 1920x1200. On the Dell website you'll see the video cards that support the 1920 resolution. All GeForce 6 and above work.