Monitor recommendation?

Lennart Sorensen lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org
Thu Jun 21 15:10:29 UTC 2012


On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 08:42:56PM -0400, Ted wrote:
> 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).

Wouldn't it be safer to get a proper monitor mount to use?  I am pretty
sure they use the standard vesa bolt pattern.

> 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 )

HDMI 1.4 and displayport should both support that.  Not sure any graphics
cards do however.

> 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.

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