Monitor Recommendation? Yes Ill have 2 :P CES 2008

2008-01-07 09:48:44

#1

(T)eflon(S)hadow: R.I.P. Neda; +456|7307|Grapevine, TX

Would you like one, too?
It's always a pleasure when a company encourages us to embrace our curves. In this instance, it's Alienware bringing on the 2880 x 900 resolution ultimate gaming monitor. It's the equivalent of a couple of WXGA+ monitors glued side by side and is bound to be a more immersive experience with better peripheral vision. It's available in the second half the year (and fear not, the pixellation in the video is YouTube compression-related, not indicative of the actual quality).

Last edited by (T)eflon(S)hadow (2008-01-07 09:51:54)

2008-01-07 09:53:05

#2

Mitch92uK: aka [DBS]Mitch92uK; +192|6713|United Kingdom

I want one.

2008-01-07 09:55:07

#3

aimless: Member; +166|6603|Texas

she wrote:
I can think of a lot of games that I'd like to play on that, like, World of Warcraft

fail.

The fov looks a little distored near the edges, maybe it's just me. And I bet it weighs a ton.

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2008-01-07 09:56:21

#4

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6892|Finland

lol. that's what I would call a widescreen...
but seriously... I'm not a fan of widescreens and that is so wide that it stretches all the stuff so badly that it looks unnatural.

edit: and my eyes hurt when looking at the distortions on the edges of the screen

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2008-01-07 09:58:14)

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2008-01-07 10:01:45

#5

Airwolf: Latter Alcoholic; +287|7198|Scotland

she wrote:
I can think of a lot of games that I'd like to play on that, like, World of Warcraft

lmfao, what a nub.

looks fugly.

2008-01-07 10:09:48

#6

(T)eflon(S)hadow: R.I.P. Neda; +456|7307|Grapevine, TX

(T)eflon(S)hadow wrote:
...and fear not, the pixelation in the video is YouTube compression-related, not indicative of the actual quality

come on nubs...

2008-01-07 10:17:17

#7

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6892|Finland

(T)eflon(S)hadow wrote:
(T)eflon(S)hadow wrote:
...and fear not, the pixelation in the video is YouTube compression-related, not indicative of the actual quality
come on nubs...

yeah.. but I was commenting about the distortions and stretching... something I don't want from a $$$$$$$$$$ expensive monitor...

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2008-01-07 10:22:10

#8

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6675|Winland

Hmm... No.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-01-07 10:25:58