High dpi LCD displays - do they exist?

[Steelski]

Originally posted by: BFG10K

At 50ms latency and a maximum refresh rate of 41~48Hz? They would look horrible.

I'm just interested in the benchmark numbers.

this is where that new 1gig ATI card will come into its own........ I love hearing about things in the business sector, makes our hardware often seem so dated.

As for the whole question. I have been wondering about it forever. i suppose that it really wouldent make that much sence unless Windows is really made for such resolutions and not the usual low ones. maybee the key would be in the generic windown OS not being so robust for such res on the normal person.
I would guess that extreem resolutions with high as hell DPI are really only used with a screen at a lower resolution in toe with it. having one screen to use for writing and day to day stuff.....and the other for megares and Photoshop, cad, video and other programs that benefit from it.

isent OLED going to be able to fix the high cost of such high DPI pannel costs?

 

[LiekOMG]

I've been looking all over and I still haven't seen what i'm looking for. A 17" screen at 1600 or 20" at 1920 would be so perfect and beautiful. I just don't understand why these aren't being offered, when for the most part they are already made and used in laptops.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: DOACleric

Originally posted by: Matthias99

Originally posted by: DOACleric
I still don't see why these don't exist. Especially considering that the panels ARE being made - and put in laptops. I see plenty of 17" laptops running at 1600 or even 1920! All someone would have to do is stick it in a bezel and sell it as a separate display.

I, for one, would not pay good money for a 17" widescreen desktop monitor, regardless of resolution. Hell, I'm not sure 20" widescreen panels are really big enough.

Those panels are WAY too small for general desktop use IMO.

My current screen is 17" widescreen running at 1600x1024, and I love it. Text and graphics are crisp and beautiful.

My Dell 15" laptop does 1920x1200. Beat that🙂 I tend to drop the resolution down during normal use, but it kicks ass for working with maps.

 

[LiekOMG]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: DOACleric

Originally posted by: Matthias99

Originally posted by: DOACleric
I still don't see why these don't exist. Especially considering that the panels ARE being made - and put in laptops. I see plenty of 17" laptops running at 1600 or even 1920! All someone would have to do is stick it in a bezel and sell it as a separate display.

I, for one, would not pay good money for a 17" widescreen desktop monitor, regardless of resolution. Hell, I'm not sure 20" widescreen panels are really big enough.

Those panels are WAY too small for general desktop use IMO.

My current screen is 17" widescreen running at 1600x1024, and I love it. Text and graphics are crisp and beautiful.

My Dell 15" laptop does 1920x1200. Beat that🙂 I tend to drop the resolution down during normal use, but it kicks ass for working with maps.

Wow, even i'll admit that seems a little insane. But the point is, these high DPI displays DO exist. The question is, why are they only limited to laptops? Seems all anyone would have to do is slap the panel is a bezel and sell it.

 

[stelleg151]

I think part of it is that the specs on these high dpi monitors (contrast ratio, response time, etc) isnt that good, so their sales would be hurt a bit if put in desktop displays. I think its unfortunate that we dont get specs for laptop screens as well, considering it should play a big part.

That being said I also think that someone should just do it, Im sure theres a market out there for them. (I being part of that market!)

Also vista is supposed to handle text and pixels completely differently and better, so I think high DPI screens should look very good for all programs. (as someone above said).