Matrox announces new dual link Parhelia™ DL256 PCI graphics card for 30" Apple Cinema HD Display® under Windows®Source + full article: http://www.matrox.com/mga/workstation/video/news/press_rel/2005/parhelia_dl256.cfm

This is exactly what I've been waiting for...

...that and a $3000 check to fall out of the sky to allow me to purchase the screen to go along with it.

Yeah, that's definitely the downside. However, it's great that it is
possible because those screens ARE awesome, no doubt about that!

p.s. from what I understand the smaller apple screens with just
a signle DVI connector (newer models!?) can also work with a PC,
those screens are cheaper (but not as large)...

I know I would kill to have any of them.

I wonder if apple is happy about this?

I was under the impression that they really didn't wish for this top screen to be pc compatible. I know it even made me once again re-evaluate why I don't need a mac when I heard that the largest screen was going to only be mac compatible.

I'm looking at my 27" sony wega right now and adding 3" more inches to it.

This thing must be absolute unreal to use as a computer screen. I wonder if its possible for it to be too big?

I think I'd rather have 3 - 20" LCD monitors in a row for the same price.

Also, the Apple 30" display is not the biggest computer LCD monitor going. Samsung makes a 32" one for about the same price.

<<<-- Originally posted by Dylan Couper : I think I'd rather have 3 - 20" LCD monitors in a row for the same price.

Also, the Apple 30" display is not the biggest computer LCD monitor going. Samsung makes a 32" one for about the same price. -->>>

Can it compare to the Apple screen in terms of specs and performance though?

<<<-- Originally posted by Jesse Bekas : <<<-- Originally posted by Dylan Couper : I think I'd rather have 3 - 20" LCD monitors in a row for the same price.

Also, the Apple 30" display is not the biggest computer LCD monitor going. Samsung makes a 32" one for about the same price. -->>>

Can it compare to the Apple screen in terms of specs and performance though? -->>>


Who cares? Bigger is ALWAYS better! :)

(I realize you were joking, but I looked it up anyway... :-)

Is this what you had in mind http://product.samsung.com/cgi-bin/nabc/product/b2c_product_detail.jsp?eUser=&prod_id=CK32PSNB? That's a 32" LCD screen but the resolution is only 1280x768 which is a far cry from Apple's 2560x1600 (more than 4x as many pixels). But if you really think "bigger is better" then why not go for the Samsung 40" LCD instead? http://product.samsung.com/cgi-bin/nabc/product/b2c_product_detail.jsp?eUser=&prod_id=CK40BSNB Same 1280x768 resolution however.

I have a 22" Samsung widescreen monitor myself (1280x720) which is terrific when fed by component or s-video as an NTSC monitor. It also has a DVI connector, so I tried hooking that up to my computer. The pixels are just too big for that size screen when used as a computer monitor though, it made everything look blocky and low resolution.... like I had the "large print" edition of MacOS ;-) But the larger LCD's would work well for presentations I suppose...

Actually Boyd, that's not the one I was looking at. I remember the 32" one had a resolution of 1900xsomething. Granted it still isn't as good as the Apple display. The one you pointed out is substantially cheaper though.

Now 40".....

THAT'S JUST CRAZY TALK!!!!!!!!


:)

Of course if more pixels are your requirement then IBM makes a 22" 9MP display for medical imaging.
http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/intellistation/t221/
And they talk about some applications needing two of these.

Wow that IBM monitor is insane.

I pulled up this review of it for any interested:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=8578

untilizing 4 DVI outputs for a max rez of 3840x2400

i found two different prices for that very monitor (if my search was ok):

8.900$ and 11.000 something$ which one is correct?

(i do not want to buy it - just curious)

Probably closer to the $8k.

The two searches I did for it yielded results from $7-8.5k.

And everyone reccomends running duals....better refinance the house!