TIL Alienware made a ultrawide back in 2008: 49" 2280x900 w 0.02ms Response times.

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image showing TIL Alienware made a ultrawide back in 2008: 49" 2280x900 w 0.02ms Response times.

picochatto on July 3rd, 2020 at 15:31 UTC »

drops on foot

NerdHarder615 on July 3rd, 2020 at 15:53 UTC »

Any idea on a price for this back then? Only thing I found was it will be less than a KIA

DrKrFfXx on July 3rd, 2020 at 15:55 UTC »

What's the refresh rate?

EDIT: Doing some research, I found that it was 4 CRT tubes DLP screens glued together. They said that the joint where the screens met was slightly noticeable, but the most glaring issue was the color temperature/calibration difference between the diferent parts of the screen.

Clearly visible here on a NEC version of the screen:

https://www.avforums.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogsmithmedia.com%2Fwww.engadget.com%2Fmedia%2F2008%2F01%2Fnec-panoramic-monitor-01.jpg&hash=3635d45800063d56a51098f6231e651f

*some of the difference may be attributed to camera shutter speed diferent than screen refresh/scan.

Some Specs:

The screen meets the standards necessary for color-critical use, including a 12-bit dynamic range and the capability to display up to 68.7 billion colors. Ultra-wide 32:10 aspect ratio, with an impressive native resolution of 2880 x 900 Curved screen envelops you with the displayed image Covers 100% of the sRGB and 99.3% of the Adobe RGB color gamut Greater than 10,000:1 typical contrast ratio, with 200cd/m2 brightness Amazing response time of less than 0.02ms Features Single-Link DVI-D and HDMI 1.3 inputs Integrated USB 2.0 hub Front-panel controls, intuitive OSD controls, and advanced software-based GUI configuration software

Clearly shits on most if not all "gaming" monitors these days on color coverage and contrast.