I'm going to buy this thing to replace my 2004wfp solely for the audio pass through -- I've got a klipsch Ultra 5.1 speaker rig laying around and I hope this monitor makes it useful again. : )
As others said, pair this thing with an ATI HD 4870 and get some decent gaming without having to break the bank on a $600+ card to run it.
And if you watch movies... what's the point of anything above 1920x1200 anyways? That's 1080p....
Errr... correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this a concept design show? Ie, a glorified technology fashion show? The point isn't that these are final products being produced tomorrow, but concepts to provide inspiration and motivation for cost conscious manufacturers. The editorial in last month's Maximum PC went on about how we need more crazy stuff like this. If it works, it works, does it have to look like the same darn steel box from before you were born? : )
No. : p
As for the last one, even if it sucks and never works, the fact that it exists kinda rationalizes all that campy old scifi with the elegant futurist styles. The fact that the future from the past may exist is almost scintillating.
Oh come now. You demonstrate the very qualities that you were trying to impugn The Inquirer for. By even *trying* to be above them, you lower yourself below them.
As for Sony, are they likely to make a mistake sometime soon? As history is a guide, more than likely. That is a company which has been shown to be succesful not from continued evolutionary brilliance, but occassionally revolutionary accidental fortunes. They take chances. Said chances are not always right. And said chances are not always their own IP either.
As for The Inquirer, it is a first landing news site. They, much like many other quick reporting sites, operate at the speed of the internet. Keep in mind it was originally started as a blogging level news site. Factual inaccuracies are typically self-edited and whatnot, much more reliably than your local print or broadcast television media for that matter. Apparently they do have some incredibly keen sources.
Plus the Inq is occassionally funny and interesting. Whereas this article was injuriously and insipidly insulting. And yes, the console wars are already ugly enough without such selfserving vanity. It's competition. Get over it. ;-p
The games will decide. That and the missteps of the corporate handlers. Those two things have always plotted Fate's course.
Dell 2709WFP reviewed but not yet announced
Jun 25th 2008 9:16PM (Engadget)As others said, pair this thing with an ATI HD 4870 and get some decent gaming without having to break the bank on a $600+ card to run it.
And if you watch movies... what's the point of anything above 1920x1200 anyways? That's 1080p....
The Samsung and Intel PC design winner: the Egg
Apr 16th 2007 11:55AM (Engadget)No. : p
As for the last one, even if it sucks and never works, the fact that it exists kinda rationalizes all that campy old scifi with the elegant futurist styles. The fact that the future from the past may exist is almost scintillating.
Rumor: PS3 hardware "slow and broken"?
Jun 6th 2006 10:40AM (Joystiq)As for Sony, are they likely to make a mistake sometime soon? As history is a guide, more than likely. That is a company which has been shown to be succesful not from continued evolutionary brilliance, but occassionally revolutionary accidental fortunes. They take chances. Said chances are not always right. And said chances are not always their own IP either.
As for The Inquirer, it is a first landing news site. They, much like many other quick reporting sites, operate at the speed of the internet. Keep in mind it was originally started as a blogging level news site. Factual inaccuracies are typically self-edited and whatnot, much more reliably than your local print or broadcast television media for that matter. Apparently they do have some incredibly keen sources.
Plus the Inq is occassionally funny and interesting. Whereas this article was injuriously and insipidly insulting. And yes, the console wars are already ugly enough without such selfserving vanity. It's competition. Get over it. ;-p
The games will decide. That and the missteps of the corporate handlers. Those two things have always plotted Fate's course.