Monitor recommendation?

[Ted]

i have a 30" hp lp3065  2560x1600 and a dell 28"   2560x1440
The HP is years older but preferable still to Dell.
I have had a samsung (same or sim. to yours) as well (but back light 
blew just out of warranty :(

I have mine on a dual view set up , with a KVM that supports dual view, 
dual hdmi.
One thing i don't like, and may have altered my decision to by the dell 
(which was posted to this group as a insane Dell special),
is that when i kvm swith, the HP flips almost immediately to and fro, 
the dell has to re-sync, and goes black for 3 seconds between each kvm 
stop :(
I run my hp and dell rotated, and dual'd so i get a
1600+1440=3040 width, 2560 height  res. desktop.
The HP's mounts make for nice rotate, the Dell ... the 4 bolt holes are 
square in layout , but the casing get in the way .. it does work 
(barely), and its not pretty.
The HP stands well rotated, the Dell, i have to wire it to desk (to 
worried my tip over).
I am also worried about the back light going, but not sure solid state 
back-lite ones have come down in price yet?
The 2560x1600 and even dual of these is still so small as a desk topv, 
if you can wait, what i am going to do in 1-2 years is,
the gaming industry is forcing 3840x2160 plasma and lcd's (out now, but 
economical next year?),
so if you buy 2 of these, rotate them, you would get a nice,  4320 x 
3840 desk top dual monitor config, by using
two "relatively cheap"  2000$ a peice 55" tv's, giving one a (not going 
to do the Pythagorean now, but) 70"? desk top display? (for 4 bills)
I just wonder when kvm's will come out for this dvi/hdmi cable res? 
(dual dual hdmi ?  i don't even know what cabling allows 3840x2160 )
Computer users will not drive high quanity sales for > 2560 res computer 
monitors, so this is why i am thinking of going with the dual 55" 
lcd/plasm's
as a solution ....
Now of course, your new "monitor" will have to be 15 feet back from your 
desk, but still, it will kick ass!  Now i just have to figure out how to 
make
one rotate easy, so it can go back to "tv" and "ps4" and "xbox720" 
gaming and movie mode, but i think someone sells a bracket for that.




On 06/20/2012 08:14 PM, Peter King wrote:
> My faithful Samsung 2443bw (1920x1200) just gave up the ghost -- simply
> stopped working -- and so I suppose I'm in the market for a new monitor.
> Generally I think you can't have too high a resolution, so 2560x1440 is
> certainly an option. Anyone have anything good to say about any high-res
> monitors? I do *not* do any sort of gaming or 3D, but I do a lot of detail
> work with images and text, if that helps. Samsung has generally treated me
> well. Advice, comments, suggestions? Thanks!
>

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