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Samsung XL30 30-Inch LCD Display is LED Backlit

Documental — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:31:37 EDT

You mean it's a Liquid Crystal Display Display! That's two displays for the price of one. And it's 4:3! Can it get any better? I think not...

Documental

Samsung XL30 30-Inch LCD Display is LED Backlit

aec007 — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:27:24 EDT

Toastercoockie,

4:3 has more rez than 16:9 and it is not innefficient.
Most PC "standard" resolutions are offbeats of ye'ol 640x480 rez. The 4:3 ratio.

A typical 20" Wide LCD has 1680x1050 rez = 176400 pixels
A typical 20" 4:3 LCD is 1600x1200 rez = 192000 pixels
So a wide screen cuts off 15600 pixels for ya!

Not to mention that you still cannot see full HD signal because 1080i [or p...] is 1920x1080.

And... that pixels on 4:3 LCD's are actually smaller than on the 16:9 LCD's so they have better visual definition so co$t more...

And... providing you don't particularly use it for watching movies... 4:3 is actually better for PC work or gaming (most games scale in 4:3).

And don't get me started in HDTV aspect ratios...
Some bozo channels (ABC, CBS...) transmit HD in 4:3 so they leave black bands on the sides.
Some movies come in:
- 16:9 (1.78) so they fill the screen nicely.
- 12:9 (1.33) so they leave a thin black side edges.
- Some wack jobs give you 2.35:1 for Cinemascope™ effect so might as well use a sledge hammer on the HDTV...
They can never get it right.....

I'll take the XL30 any day!

aec007

Samsung XL30 30-Inch LCD Display is LED Backlit

Sqube — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:41:11 EDT

There's no mention of resolution. For something that big, we need outrageousness. We need 2084x1536, at the very least; maybe even madness like 3200x2400. Otherwise, what's the point? I mean, who's really buying 30"+ monitors in anything other than 16:9 these days? Or maybe, maybe, 16:10?

Sqube

Samsung XL30 30-Inch LCD Display is LED Backlit

apeguero — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:19:15 EDT

If it's going to double as an HDTV then one could only assume that it will be 16:10 aspect ratio. I didn't say 16:9 because, if I'm not mistaken, none of the wide-screen LCDs out there are 16:9 due to some limitation, correct?

apeguero

Samsung XL30 30-Inch LCD Display is LED Backlit

Hoffen — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:01:36 EDT

Not saying that it isnt, but how is 4:3 inneficient? assuming you are using the whole realestate of the monitor it should be just as efficient as a 16:9 monitor, well cept for 16:9 films, which are actually quite rare. I want a 2.35:1 ration monitor. You know, just to be different.

Hoffen

Samsung XL30 30-Inch LCD Display is LED Backlit

Toastercookie — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:47:50 EDT

4:3 aspect have more rez than 16:9 actually.

But 4x3 is rediciously innefficient, especially in a monitor that big.

Toastercookie

Samsung XL30 30-Inch LCD Display is LED Backlit

Spare_Change — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:41:23 EDT

How much???
I'll take...two!

Spare_Change

Samsung XL30 30-Inch LCD Display is LED Backlit

Clipdat — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:30:50 EDT

Any idea what the native resolution is?

Clipdat

Samsung XL30 30-Inch LCD Display is LED Backlit

aec007 — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:05:25 EDT

Charlie!.... Pricing please!
I'm in the market for a 30" LCD monitor....
4:3 aspect have more rez than 16:9 actually.

aec007

Samsung XL30 30-Inch LCD Display is LED Backlit

gizak — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:43:18 EDT

I had to read that title twice too lol. Can't wait for LED backlighting to take off, uses less power and should have better color representation.

gizak

Samsung XL30 30-Inch LCD Display is LED Backlit

1080pimp — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:43:18 EDT

I'm assuming it's a joke, based on the tag also reading "LCD BACKLIT".

1080pimp

Samsung XL30 30-Inch LCD Display is LED Backlit

Darcy — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:38:33 EDT

So confused...

Darcy

Samsung XL30 30-Inch LCD Display is LED Backlit

lumpydog — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:21:01 EDT

Don't you mean LCD is LED Backlit, or was this a joke? If so, ha..... ha....

lumpydog