30" monitor

[brightwindow]

Hello everyone, Just surprised to find that 30 inch monitor has come out, a deal for Dell 30 inch Monitor is $1199…...Aanyway I think it is deadly expensive, and the response time is not good for gaming either. I don't think I will spend $1199 for it , with this budget I can get a tv instead. Will you try it? Or maybe some of you have had it??

[tucsoncoyote]

Well I tend to agree with the comment about the Dell being overpricy.. In fact it really is.. but if you are willing to spend say no more than 725-750, and sacrifice 2 inches, Maybe the second best solution is the Viewsonic VX2835vm Flat-panel LCD. Now this monitor is 28 inches diagonal (and has a 27.5" viewing area). It has a 800:1 contrast ratio, plus a 3-millisecond video response enables digital, HD broadcast-quality video. Which in fact is good for gaming. I had a friend buy one of his flight sim just recently and he's very happy with the monitor. Circuit city carries these online for $679 plus shipping and if you're willing to even get a 4 year warranty from Circuity city (which brings the monitor up to just under 1000 bucks ($958), then it's worth the cost.. In fact My friend is so impressed, he's thinking about getting two more of these monitors for his flight sim... giving him at least a 120 degree view...

But as for that Dell? Yeah Too Pricy.. heck back in December they were 1700 bucks.. now they're 1200.. oh I figure in 6 months to a year they will slide below 1000 but by then some newer and larger Dell Monitor will come out..

But as for Me? I'll take that view sonic.. the Dells are just too pricy...

[Charlie]

If I was to spend $1000+ on a monitor I'd just drop the cash on a hdtv and reconjigger it with a few plug ins to work with a pc. I can't imagine using a PC with a monitor bigger than 21". Theres big, then theres over kill.

[tucsoncoyote]

If I was to spend $1000+ on a monitor I'd just drop the cash on a hdtv and reconjigger it with a few plug ins to work with a pc. I can't imagine using a PC with a monitor bigger than 21". Theres big, then theres over kill.

Good point, however, considering that the most resolution you can get is 1280x1080 (which is 1080p) the costs on these TV's can go rather steep. I've been looking at them and the low end is about $825... but the high end can well go over 3 grand.. and that's for a Huge 57 incher.. but like you said that's overkill.. How about for 500 bucks a Samsung 24 Incher with a 3000:1 contrast ratio and a 3-5 millisecond response.. Thisone can go also up to 1920x1200, but it's smaller yet again.. this time with a 23.5" viewing are for a 24" diagonal.

In short, the question is.. Do you want to really plunk down the cash for a rather large TV to be used as a Monitor? or fo you want a Large Monitor that has a better response time than the TV? (TV Response times are on the order of 8 milliseconds vs a Monitor's 3-5 millisecond response..

It's really what you're going to use the monitor/TV for..

Just a few thoughts.. (oh and do some research..it always help..)

[Bird Boy]

Considering I bought a 37" 720p for $550 last year, I'd say this quite the rip off. Yes it's probably a grand monitor, but there's no way it's worth the price.

Good point, however, considering that the most resolution you can get is 1280x1080 (which is 1080p) the costs on these TV's can go rather steep.

I don't know of any TV that runs at 1280x1080. Anything that's true 1080p runs at 1920x1080.

On top of that, I think LG is coming out with TVs that have higher resolutions, but it'll be awhile before those are even mainstream. Most PC monitors don't go past 1920x1200 (a whole extra 20 pixels versus a standard TV, which puts it at a 16x10 aspect ratio rather than a 16x9). On top of that a lot of TVs have VGA ports for quick PC connection...or you could just use an HDMI to DVI cable to connect the TV to the PC.

In any case, no, don't buy the Dell. It's a rip off.

-BB

[SirLemming]

Even if it were a good deal for that size, I would ask you to seriously question getting one that size at all. I think 24" is the real sweet spot for monitors. They're freaking huge, they get the full HD 1920x1200 resolution (a considerable leap over the 22" ones which typically get 1600-something), and I can't imagine sitting 3 feet in front of a screen larger than that and not feeling overwhelmed. During gaming you may occasionally wish for something larger, but when you're not gaming it'll probably feel like too much.

Really, I wouldn't even consider larger than 24" unless:

a) you're actually aiming for a TV
b) you intend to use it primarily for special purposes, like gaming and super-intense graphic design, and will use something else for casual stuff like web surfing