[Leaplist] Dell 23" LCD (1080p w/50, 000:1 contrast) for $169 shipped -- WAS: LCDs at Costco ...

Tue Sep 29 13:22:15 EDT 2009

I wish it gave some decent information in its specifications... I was
specifically looking for refresh rate, and did not find any such info. As
such, I'd have to assume 60 Hz (until proven wrong)... which would mean
I'm definately not interested. I have other hardware that will not work on
a display with less than 120 Hz (3D LCD glasses - every other frame
blocked on each eye at 60 Hz, transforms 3D scenes into true 3D scenes).
Setting the display to less than 120 Hz just causes it to refuse to run.

On the other hand, I personally am not in the market for a new screen...
just thought I'd put the above in the mix to consider... in case people
start buying those glasses.
On Mon, September 28, 2009 3:21 pm, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> From: Bryan J. Smith <b.j.smith at ieee.org>
>> I hit some Costco's in Orlando as well as the DC-Baltimore area over the
>> long
>> weekend.  They currently stock various brands of 21.5 - 25.5" from $159
>> - $299,
>> virtually all are 16:9 aspect, 1080p (1920x1080 @ 60Hz) resolution these
>> days,
>> and no longer the 16:10 aspect, 1920x1200, unifying with LCD TVs
>> (although
>> don't buy a crappy 1366x768 LCD TV, which has horrendous pitch in
>> comparison).
>> They size down to 720p (1280x720 @ 60Hz) using 3:2 and every video card
>> should
>> support such (and still look much better than old, native 1366x768
>> models).  Many
>> have all three (3) inputs now, DVI, HDMI and VGA.
>> A 21.5" LCD widescreen will be the same height as 18" viewable in a
>> standard
>> "TV" aspect (then much wider), which matches the 18" viewable of a
>> typical 19" CRT.
>
> For those that prefer Dell monitors, Dell has this 23" LCD that does 1080p
> (1920x1080) with a 50,000:1 dynamic contrast, and has all three (3)
> inputs:
> - HDMI
> - DVI-D (including HDCP support)
> - mini-DB15 analog (VGA)
>
> It even had stereo mics on the unit itself.  Check out the "feature" pics
> on the
> page for the unit:
>   http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?sku=320-8299
>
> $169 shipped, no rebate hassles and free shipping.  Fairly sleek design
> overall.
>
> As always, 1080p (1920x1080) scales down to 2:1 as 720p (1280x720) for
> those that want bigger fonts at a 60-80dpi instead of 90-120dpi.  And a
> 23"
> widescreen is around the height of a 20" 4:3 LCD (1440x1080 would be 4:3,
> not exactly "standard" although virtually all cards from may years ago do
> 720p or 1080p).
>
>
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> Bryan J  Smith           Professional, Technical Annoyance
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>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> All --
> This week several of the new, 320-333GB/platter 2.5" drives are hitting
> resellres.
> I have noted the 640GB (2 platter x 320GB/platter) 2.5" x 9.5mm (standard
> slim
> height) external Seagate FreeAgent Go and Western Digital My Passport
> drives
> are hitting for $129 or so.  I've also noted several are starting to offer
> the internal
> 640GB versions of the Western Digital Scorpio (internal version that is in
> the
> My Passport series) as well, while the new Seagate Momentus 5400.7
> (internal
> version that is in the FreeAgent series) has yet to be seen.  Western
> Digital is
> claiming the new 2x320GB/platter drives use 30% less power than their
> prior
> 2x250GB/platter drives.
>
> I've also seen the Western Digital My Passport SE external drives that are
> the
> 3-platter, 2.5" x 12mm that don't fit into most notebook bays (designed
> for
> 9.5mm).  I noted Provantage wants $141.77 for the 750GB (cheapest I've
> seen,
> $169 at NewEgg, $179-219 list) although expect that price to drop in the
> next
> month or two.  The full 3 platter x 333GB/platter, 1TB version of the My
> Passport
> SE is one I still haven't seen though.
>
>
> --
> Bryan J  Smith           Professional, Technical Annoyance
> Linked Profile:         http://www.linkedin.com/in/bjsmith
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> open customer selection of options and value, instead of
> controlled distribution channels of forced bundle and lock
>
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