macwhispers - 30" cinema
claims 2400x1500 pixel resolution in final prototype
<a href="http://www.envestco2.com/macwhispers/archives/000048.php" target="_blank">whispers article</a>
man that would take one big background pic.
<a href="http://www.envestco2.com/macwhispers/archives/000048.php" target="_blank">whispers article</a>
man that would take one big background pic.
Comments
With these ins and outs
S-video
Compent
Compset
Coax
ADC
Digital audio (Maybe this thing will have speakers)
and DVI javascript:%20x()
<strong>Its gonna be one very expensive display. <img src="graemlins/surprised.gif" border="0" alt="[surprised]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>
My guess is Apple would release it at $3999 (or was it $3499), like initial release of the 22 and 23 inchers.
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My guess is Apple would release it at $3999 (or was it $3499), like initial release of the 22 and 23 inchers.
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Well just something I found via google...
"With a high resolution of 1280x768 and wide aspect ratio, the NEC LCD3000 renders precise text, images and video for clear viewing of applications such as presentations, charts, advertisements and pricing."
"The NEC LCD3000 will be available in Q4 '02, backed by a one-year limited warranty including backlight, at anÂ*Estimated Street Price (ESP) of $4,299. Technical support is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling 800.632.4662."
This was from an NEC press release from last year <a href="http://www.infocomm.org/newsnetwork/AVPros/index.cfm?objectID=B0DF9CD5-74F4-43D9-A9DB3B33D478CFF1" target="_blank">LINK</a>.
An NEC 30" LCD widescreen @ 1280x768 with a street price of $4,299.00... I wonder how much more it would cost to develop a 30" 2400x1500 display? Not cheap I'm sure...
Dave
So my 15" PowerBook does 1280x854. What would be the point of having a display that is twice as big with less pixels than my PowerBook? Isn't the point have having a big display to gain more desktop space (not lose it)?
It doesn't make much sense, buy maybe someone could enlighten me as to why this would be a good thing.
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So my 15" PowerBook does 1280x854. What would be the point of having a display that is twice as big with less pixels than my PowerBook? Isn't the point have having a big display to gain more desktop space (not lose it)?
It doesn't make much sense, buy maybe someone could enlighten me as to why this would be a good thing. </strong><hr></blockquote>
Well the NEC PR states the applications would be used for such things a 'point of sale displays' etc... While I can't very well see McDonnalds doing away with plastic menus above the registers and putting in $4000+ 30" LCD displays I guess those units do have some market...
Dave
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Well the NEC PR states the applications would be used for such things a 'point of sale displays' etc... While I can't very well see McDonnalds doing away with plastic menus above the registers and putting in $4000+ 30" LCD displays I guess those units do have some market...
Dave</strong><hr></blockquote>
This kind of thing is huge in Asia. All sorts of stores use large flat panels to promote goods or provide information. Even the 7-11 convenience stores in Japan have 15 inch LCDs on the back sides of the cash registers so they can play advertisements to you while you wait to pay for your merchandise.
Funny that you say that, I saw exactly that the other day at McD's. There were people standing all around (kids too sorry) when I said "Holy Sh*t" The burgers were twirling from one side of the menu to the other chased by fries. It was un-fricken-believable. I don't think the resolution was that great because it looked grainey at 15 feet, but very cool nonetheless. I wasn't even hungry, but the magic screen talked me in to supersizing.
This is in the Phoenix, AZ area.
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So my 15" PowerBook does 1280x854. What would be the point of having a display that is twice as big with less pixels than my PowerBook? Isn't the point have having a big display to gain more desktop space (not lose it)?
It doesn't make much sense, buy maybe someone could enlighten me as to why this would be a good thing. </strong><hr></blockquote>
1280x768 is pretty damn close to 720p HDTV (1280x720). Plus like other posters have said, it probably is not meant for desktop use, but more for large displays in offices, shops, airports, etc.
Seriously...30" is too big for a display that will sit only 1 feet away from your eyes...
25" would be the biggest as a computer monitor....
30" is for presentation....
<strong>Damn, I have the 23" and I could not imagine needing or getting the 30". It won't fit on most desks, talk about head cramps while surfing the net and looking left to right uip and down. Go sit in front of your tv, it's too big to be a monitor 1 foot in front of your face when it's that big.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Nonsense! I've got 3200x1200 (dual 17" CRTs) and could use more space. Now for home use, yeah it would be a little excessive, but in the office I'll take as much as I can get! <img src="graemlins/cancer.gif" border="0" alt="[cancer]" />
<strong>While I can't very well see McDonnalds doing away with plastic menus above the registers and putting in $4000+ 30" LCD displays I guess those units do have some market...</strong><hr></blockquote>
I think you'll see it more and more - certainly happenning in retail locations in the UK. Waterloo station has all the train times on multiple large LCD/plasma displays now, there are probably something like 60 of them on site.