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i want a 2560 x 1600 LED LCD. what are my choices?

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Oops

i missed that it is *LED* that you want


Are you willing to pay (edit) over $3000 ?



There are several outstanding ones. i picked HP LP 3065 (edit; not LED-backlit). i like the screen and the feature of dual-link DVI to 3 PCs and it is good enough and fast enough for gaming.
 
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Get a Apple 24 in Cinema LED display and the atlona adaptor so you can hook it up via DVI. It's 1920x1200, but it's the best monitor in the world. It uses an H-IPS panel and it's glossy.
 
HendrixFan said:
It will run you close to $4k.
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i missed that the OP wanted LED
- that is really expensive now

High end LCDs don't get the attention they should because of the relatively small market and high prices.

Anarchist420 said:
Get a Apple 24 in Cinema LED display and the atlona adaptor so you can hook it up via DVI. It's 1920x1200, but it's the best monitor in the world. It uses an H-IPS panel and it's glossy.
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What do they cost?

Sometimes there is just no substitute for a lower resolution than 2560x1600 😛
 
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go to the BH photo video and ebay. I think the adaptor is about $180 (new on ebay) and the monitor was about 800 when I bought it, IIRC.
 
What about this one? Dell ultrasharp u2711 with a resolution of 2560 x 1440

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...284&redirect=1

AT did an review on this. Let me dig up that link.

edit: http://www.anandtech.com/show/2922

For one, Apple uses LED backlighting whereas the U2711 sticks with CCFL technology. But isn't CCFL worse? That depends on what you're after; the iMac 27 offers a 72% color gamut while the U2711 has a 102% color gamut (based on the CIE 1931 standard). Using RGB LEDs, it would be possible to get a similarly high color gamut, but our experience with RGB LEDs to date is that they cost more and consume more power than regular LEDs, so we can understand Dell's interest in sticking with the "older" technology. (We've only seen RGB LEDs in a few laptops so far, and as one example it's a $175 upgrade on the Dell Studio XPS 16 compared to a regular white LED display.)
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Yes, the apple sounds attractive. But as for LED PC monitors they are way behind compared to TV set LED display and cost more, much more then a HD TV 1080p 240hz

Wait until prices come down, but imo LED LCD, same shizel to me. A glossy finish isnt the tell all of the mons,,, just my opinion thx
 
May I ask why?

LED is not necessarily better. It saves power and makes less heat but it doesn't mean better image quality.

On laptops it's a huge bonus, as you get much better brightness for the same power drain, which is a major concern for battery life.

On desktop there is very little reason to use it, at least until the price for implementing it drops.

And also just as a side note, white LED back lighting sucks balls for black levels.
 
JAG87 said:
May I ask why?

LED is not necessarily better. It saves power and makes less heat but it doesn't mean better image quality.

On laptops it's a huge bonus, as you get much better brightness for the same power drain, which is a major concern for battery life.

On desktop there is very little reason to use it, at least until the price for implementing it drops.

And also just as a side note, white LED back lighting sucks balls for black levels.
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i have a dell ultrasharp 24" that bleeds in corners and brightness is not uniform.
i was under the impression that LED backlighting is more even.

and power savings is a definite plus.

but for $4k, i think i can deal.
 
BlahBlahYouToo said:
i have a dell ultrasharp 24" that bleeds in corners and brightness is not uniform.
i was under the impression that LED backlighting is more even.

and power savings is a definite plus.

but for $4k, i think i can deal.
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Backlight bleeding happens even with LED. Bleeding happens because the assembly is not insulating the backlight from penetrating at the edges. It's almost like an eclipse, you only see the light like a ring on the edge. That also causes the brightness not to be uniform. It happens with LED just like it happens with CCFL.

I'd say the biggest plus is probably that it will produce significantly less heat than a CCFL backlit monitor. Both my 30" and 27" are literally a little furnace and put out as much heat as my computer. I like things that stay cooler and keep my room cooler. But not worth the premium by a long shot right now...
 
BlahBlahYouToo said:
i was under the impression that LED backlighting is more even.
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Nope. Well, not the way you mean. CCFL backlighting tends to have dim areas at the corners, and LED backlighting can have bright or dim areas basically anywhere. Edge-lit LED screens tend to have vastly worse uniformity than either CCFL or matrix backlighting.

But you were talking about backlight bleed, which is not at all affected by LED or any other method of backlighting. It's a defect in the manufacture or assembly of the liquid crystal panel itself. Sorry!
 
About the only plus you'll see with LED backlit is the monitor won't be really hot. As the previous poster said, 30" panels get really hot, mine gives off a ton of heat, you can notice radiating out from the screen and the rear is super hot.

Generally I think Dell has the best 30", or the LG, not sure if that is still available. The ultimate best is probably an NEC 30" but if you want the panel for gaming, there will be lag.

If all you care about is gaming I would recommend the 3007, if you want a bit more and need a scaler and OSD, get the 3008.
 
Grooveriding said:
About the only plus you'll see with LED backlit is the monitor won't be really hot. As the previous poster said, 30" panels get really hot, mine gives off a ton of heat, you can notice radiating out from the screen and the rear is super hot.

Generally I think Dell has the best 30", or the LG, not sure if that is still available. The ultimate best is probably an NEC 30" but if you want the panel for gaming, there will be lag.

If all you care about is gaming I would recommend the 3007, if you want a bit more and need a scaler and OSD, get the 3008.
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scaler is what causes the lag right? if so, not thanks.
i will be running most everything at native res.
 
We'll need a budget here before we can make any meaningful recommendations. If you have a high budget and only want the best, get either a LaCie 730 or a Eizo CG303W.
 
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