What do you guys think of my new monitor?
 

Finially, my custom jobbie arrived!

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.en...01/two-440.jpg

I am so jealous, I thought my 22" widescreen was good but that takes the biscuit. :up:

If you don't mind me asking, how much did it run too. If you do mind, don't tell.

edit: what screen resolution does it run at?

AFAIK, Alienware's DLP RPTV isnt released yet. :hmm: Q2 2008 is the last I heard.

2880x900.

I screwing with you guys too - I don't own this, but it may become a contender when it is released. It is OLED too!!!!

Expect a hefty chunk of a price tag.

info here - http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/a...at-2880-x-900/

-S

You beat me to it! :D It is not DLP though. DLP sucks. It is Organic LED.

-S

:rock::rock:

Can I have a cookie now? :p

Yes - what kind of frosting?

>>What do you guys think of my new monitor?


It's not big enough! Need a bigger monitor! :rotfl:

The coolest screen I've ever had the opportunity to play on was a computer projector projecting the screen on the entire wall of my friend's basement. It was like running video games on an IMAX screen. We actually got motion sickness after a while.

Good luck finding any games that'll run at THAT res :rotfl:

Aspect ratio is all you have to worry about. Tweaking it to work at that res shouldn't be a problem. That Crysis screenshot looks like it has proper aspect ratio by the way.

-S

I've been thinking of getting this:

http://www.matrox.com/graphics/surro...lightSimQ3.jpg

http://www.matrox.com/graphics/surroundgaming/en/home/

This shows a list of games that can support those resolutions:

http://www.matrox.com/graphics/surro...ing/en/games/#

Don't - its a Matrox - that is all you need to know! :D

-S

I have to second that. I've always had problems with their hardware and software... Although that set up looks great :hmm:!

Personally, I'm kind of waiting for good 3d goggles to hit the shelves. Virtual reality will be here soon with multi-core CPUs becoming the standard.

At over $200 bucks for the adapter (and double that for the two other monitors) I am paying close attention. Any specific instances either of you might share?

Nice. But I think I'd miss the sweet way my antediluvian monitor pops, snaps and goes black every now and then. :cool:

Gotta get a new rig. :p

I had a Matrox when they first came out and it was OK. But I knew which model to buy. The ones I had to support (I was tech support technician back then) were a nightmare. Their drivers were horrible. Frankly, the only reason mine worked was because I was a tech that knew how to tweak it.

Honestly--those experiences tainted my perception. As a small shop computer tech these days, I still don't read any decent endorsements of Matrox products. They just seem to lag behind other companies by a generation or two and I've read that the drivers are still so-so (at best).

I shouldn't have said "Absolutely don't buy it" as I'm not up to speed on exactly what capabilities the cards have. (Maybe they've improved?) I just have never seen them put out anything jaw-dropping in my years as a geek. And a set up like the one you pointed out should have jaw-dropping components to make it worth the cost.

Advice: You've already said it. Tread carefully and look for quality reviews. If it's good, MaximumPC magazine will probably do a review. Very good magazine that isn't tainted by getting an advertising check a week early.

My gut reaction to Matrox (based on my experience) is NO.

Cheers!!!

Oh man i want one of those!

Too thin. I like my monitors to be perfect squares. I also don't care for how long it is. Dear God you need a lot of space for it, and space on my desk is something that I lack at the moment (old games, books, DVD's, pens, pencils, bills, many other things . . .)

How much is the accompanying 14 foot-wide mousemat you need to be able to scroll from one side of the screen to the other?:rotfl:

:D Chock