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Dell's Crystal LCD Monitor Finally Debuts - BEAUTIFUL

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worldwideweb, on 01/04/2008, -13/+15http://www.hothardware.com/News/Dell_Crystal_LCD_M ...

a little more info
- Giblet2, on 01/04/2008, -0/+9nope same info same pictures.
- davidrools, on 01/04/2008, -0/+8http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Displa ...
  more info/pix and link to buy
  - zdiggler, on 01/04/2008, -0/+4I buried the link on topic as blog spam but digg your link though
  - LeeSoong, on 01/04/2008, -2/+6So what, it's a monitor with a plastic frame.
    
    Now - show me a monitor that looks like smoked glass,
    and when you turn it on you see the image forward from the front and reversed from the back - THAT would be cool.
    - itsthebrod, on 01/04/2008, -7/+2RTFA. It IS glass, not plastic. We're not talking about Apple here...
      - lostarchitect, on 01/04/2008, -1/+6uh, the imac is glass. so is the iphone.
lonegunuk2k7, on 01/04/2008, -23/+1want one want one want one want one

even two
- Zilk, on 01/04/2008, -9/+1haha you got burried.
AZTriGuy, on 01/04/2008, -6/+98Well, it's beautiful, yes. But, a 22-inch LCD with 1680x1050? Why no 1920x1200? A monitor that size is just screaming for that resolution. Hell, my 17" laptop runs 1920x1200. And, while it is visually stunning, $1,100 is a bit much for my blood when you can get a "standard" Dell 22" monitor for $300. Here's to things to come, eventually this type of design will filter down to less-cost models.
- Darrelc, on 01/04/2008, -7/+16I've got a 20 Inch 1680x1050 and I find the text a little hard to read, I Can't imagine what it would be like on a 17" monitor. Id say 1680 is pretty appropriate going by what its like on a 20inch monitor. I imagine it would look sweet on a 22inch one.
  Another little thing is it wouldn't be too good for dual monitor setups with all the space on the monitor.
  - weeeezzll, on 01/04/2008, -7/+5Try looking at yourself in the mirror. See any pixels? Nope? Okay, it's like that....
    
    (Most OSs allow you to scale your fonts up to adjust for high resolutions...BTW)
  - DestroyFascism, on 01/04/2008, -0/+1Quote Darrelc I imagine it would look sweet on a 22inch one.
    It does....
- Gizza, on 01/04/2008, -4/+54Most 22-inch are that resolution. It usually 24 and above that get the 1920x200 and higher resolutions.
  
  Also, is anyone else of the opinion that this is one of the ugliest LCD monitors they've ever seen?
  - Tenoq, on 01/04/2008, -0/+14I'd rather spend that sort of money on an LCD with no frame than one with an over-sized one. It's bad enough having nearly an inch of blank space between my monitors - why would I want a foot? :P
  - Giblet2, on 01/04/2008, -4/+15I think its ugly, if anyone has enough money for one of these, they surely have a nicer speaker system than the monitor has built in. Its basically a standard monitor with a glass bezel coming off the side with useless crap.
    - weeeezzll, on 01/04/2008, -7/+6It's ***** ugly! It looks like a regular monitor with a piece of glass slapped on the front. I rather buy four regular 22" monitors and run multiple displays.
  - celkin, on 01/04/2008, -6/+41900x200? That's one wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide screen.
- Sirsri, on 01/04/2008, -4/+81680x1050 is the standard resolution for 22" panels, 1920x1200 doesn't kick in until the 24's.
  
  This looks to me like a TN panel though (18 bit + dithering rather than true 24 bit colour) which for the price makes it a no buy. For that price I could get a 24 inch panel at your aforementioned 1920x1200 and a decent surround sound system with proper colour reproduction.
  - squeevey, on 01/04/2008, -0/+1that's what i am wondering. For that price you can find a better s-ips panel.
  - superkendall, on 01/04/2008, -1/+3That was my problem. Why can't they take a page from Apple's book and deliver performance AND design? I actually like the look of the thing but I do a lot of work with photography and there's no way I could buy it with the screen they offer, I need a better screen than that.
- elmafudd, on 01/04/2008, -1/+5I was considering buying a 15" dell laptop with 1920x1200. Imagine trying to read text on that.
  - JAKN, on 01/04/2008, -0/+6doing it right now - works fine.
    you sit closer to a laptop than you do a larger screen
  - shadowsurfr1, on 01/04/2008, -0/+1It's insane, plain and simple. It does, work, though.
- salmonmoose, on 01/04/2008, -3/+5Agreed, my 15inch laptop is 1680x1050 and it's good at that size. If you're having trouble reading such high res, invest in an optometrist appointment ;)
  - EXreaction, on 01/04/2008, -1/+2Yep, same here, 1680x1050 kicks ass on my 15.4" lappy screen.
- dhVyse, on 01/04/2008, -4/+1My Dell Ultrasharp 24inch is amazing at 1920x1200.
- iDealL, on 01/04/2008, -2/+8beautiful? no my friend thats hideous..
- RedS0x, on 01/04/2008, -5/+1324" iMac...it will set you back $1,799 but you get a computer, too.
- xMedic, on 01/04/2008, -1/+2For that price it could have a multitouch surface..
- Toronto86er, on 01/04/2008, -0/+1Well bviously the price will drop. Think about back when the first 24" lcds came out for like 3 large...
- BassJunkie, on 01/04/2008, -0/+1I agree, as the monitor is being marketed as a "premium" screen with the styling and that huge price tag I would have expected the slightly higher res panel!
- DavidGX, on 01/04/2008, -0/+1Why not 1920x1080? Why is it that computer screens INSIST on 16x10 widescreen? What's wrong with 16x9?
smarusich, on 01/04/2008, -5/+8pretty comes with a price
- musicpyrite, on 01/04/2008, -3/+9a ***** ugly one at that
  - dasdef, on 01/04/2008, -2/+2its not pretty either.
sundancekid503, on 01/04/2008, -12/+52$1199 and it doesn't do 1920x1200? That's weak! Looks like a fingerprint magnet anyways.
- voetsjoeba, on 01/04/2008, -0/+9It's not actually that uncommon. 1920x1200 is usually done on 24" to 27" models. Running 1920x1200 would require a less-than-optimal dot pitch, which most people find to be annoying as it makes text tiny and thus hard to read for some.
  - Lounger540, on 01/04/2008, -1/+2Exactly why I'm hoping to see resolution independence to become standard in Leopard eventually. We could have such more marvelous monitors if the UI's weren't holding us back.
- superkendall, on 01/04/2008, -0/+3I thought both Vista and Leopard had some degree of resolution independence where you could effectively control the font size...
- breakaway, on 01/04/2008, -1/+3Look with your eyes not your hands then
- macaca, on 01/04/2008, -2/+2$1199 ?....I would rather buy an imac then spend that much amount of money.
  - voetsjoeba, on 01/04/2008, -2/+5Congratulations, you have perfectly illustrated how then vs. than makes a difference.
  - ubergeek09, on 01/05/2008, -1/+1Or you could just spend that money on a real computer, instead of a toy.
Djokuuskaj, on 01/04/2008, -7/+181does anyone else see a plain old dell monitor hiding behind a thing glass screen with some speakers in it?
- volvinator, on 01/04/2008, -4/+30I do, I do. Honestly I think it's.... well....... ugly!
- tidu, on 01/04/2008, -4/+15Dell: uncovering the tangled mess of wires behind your monitor since 2008
- EXreaction, on 01/04/2008, -1/+4Maybe if enough people want to buy it, I'll buy some plain 22" Dell LCD's, and stick some glass panels over the top, then sell them for around $600.
  - ronk, on 01/04/2008, -4/+3My thoughts exactly..IMO, the thing is ugly.. Got to give it to the apple folks when it comes to design..
- thedragon4453, on 01/04/2008, -0/+101. Glue a glass frame to dell monitor.
  2. build in [*****] speakers
  3. ???
  4. Profit!
- cambob76, on 01/04/2008, -0/+1Exactly what I was thinking. I don't see an improvement here. If it weren't for the speakers, why would you need that glass?
GreatDrok, on 01/04/2008, -32/+27That is ... just ... so ........ UGLY!
Roger, on 01/04/2008, -4/+151Why the hell must they build speakers into monitors?
- 1ofMany, on 01/04/2008, -4/+48Why the hell must they build *worthless* speakers into monitors?
- reddevil3, on 01/04/2008, -2/+6It can be helpful. I bought a Samsung 22" monitor which has component inputs to be used for my 360 and Wii. I am glad it has speakers even though they are crappy...otherwise I would have had to buy extra converters and what not to get the sound working.
- Uranium118, on 01/04/2008, -3/+7Speakers are useless, most people who buy these monitors already have 5.1 if not 7.1 audio systems.
  - robbh66, on 01/04/2008, -2/+3You're basing these claims on what?
    - Apoc, on 01/04/2008, -0/+7The fact that someone is willing to pay 1200 bucks for a monitor like this.
- superkendall, on 01/04/2008, -0/+4Well, if you're trying to save space and reduce the rats nest of wiring it can be a really good idea to have speaker integrated. But I do wonder what the quality it like.
JoeB4ever, on 01/04/2008, -1/+6Looks like a Sony XBR
harrisbradley, on 01/04/2008, -22/+82girls1cup is going to look so good
Ch0mpr, on 01/04/2008, -20/+22ehh...nothing too special...

I'd still take a nice all in one Mac than that
D3koy, on 01/04/2008, -5/+60Beautiful monitor, shame they had to go and put speakers on it...
- dezman2003, on 01/04/2008, -3/+22without the speakers built in it would just be a monitor with a glass frame.
  - musicpyrite, on 01/04/2008, -1/+18without the glass frame this would be just another ***** monitor + speakers combo.
    - ChromaVita, on 01/04/2008, -2/+19Without the display it would be a glass frame with ***** speakers built in.
    - overkilpro, on 01/04/2008, -0/+30and without the glass frame, ***** monitor, and speakers it would just be $1,199 in your poket
alexidigg, on 01/04/2008, -10/+4oh, she's a beauty alright.
- alexidigg, on 01/04/2008, -0/+5sorry guys, i musta been high when i wrote that. 1) i hate dells cuz of bad experiences with the one i had to get for school and the spyware issue dell had a little while back and 2) this monitor is basically vista in monitor form. tries too hard to be eyecandy and doesn't even get that.
CraigJ, on 01/04/2008, -3/+24Really not that hot, a huge glass border and build in speakers... yuck. For that kind of jack I'd rather get one of these: UltraSharp 3007WFP-HC 30-inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD
truspect0r, on 01/04/2008, -9/+36How is that pretty? And those sharp edges. Eww
- kutateli, on 01/04/2008, -6/+25If that little logo in the bottom said "Apple" instead of "Dell" people would be drooling all over it like it was a naked Jessica Alba.
  - Roger, on 01/04/2008, -7/+4It would probably look a lot better if it said "Apple" though.
    - ADWestCo, on 01/04/2008, -3/+1No, it would just be colored glass that STILL looked like *****!
  - Aidje, on 01/04/2008, -2/+2Roger is right: it would probably look a lot better if it said Apple. And it wouldn't be because it said Apple. It would be because it would have been designed by Apple instead of Dell. The point is that if it said Apple, everything else about it would be different as well.
    - bingobongony, on 01/04/2008, -4/+1Yeah..it would have been less functional, and cost more. But virgins would call it sexy becuas they don't know what sex really is. You are included in that group, by the way.
      - Aidje, on 01/04/2008, -0/+1If by "less functional" you mean that it would not have included speakers, then I believe you are correct.
        I don't tend to use the word "sexy" in reference to hardware design.
  - truspect0r, on 01/05/2008, -0/+1Apple totally wouldn't design something like that.
Qtip42, on 01/04/2008, -2/+7You would think some outside thinking designer could find his way through the dell ranks to give their current designers a few good looking prototype drawings.......but no......It's like dell wants to produce luxury but is limited because the designers only know how to use plastic and glass. These types of designs were stylish in maybe the 90's but not now.
- rolf, on 01/04/2008, -0/+1Form should follow function and Apple gets that (sometimes they too get that reversed though), and I think that is what the rest of the industry is playing catch up to.
  
  I don't pay much attention to monitor aesthetics, I'm more concerned with what is on the screen when turned on, than around it. That said, it seems like a normal monitor with a big clear plastic frame glued on top -- taking up a lot of room to house four tiny speakers. The clear concept wouldn't be bad if it were applied to the body of the monitor itself. The tripod legs also look iffy in functionality.
  - bingobongony, on 01/04/2008, -1/+2Apple gets that form should follow funciton? They are the company that gets that the LEAST.
Dtopler, on 01/04/2008, -10/+7Not worth it for $1199, but damn sexy. Wish they had a speaker-less option, too.
evil-doer, on 01/04/2008, -2/+9so basically all of that wasted space is just for looks and holding those crappy little speakers? sorry but i like functionality over crap like this.
voetsjoeba, on 01/04/2008, -0/+6I'd much rather have the 2407WFP back instead of getting this one :/
- TremorX, on 01/04/2008, -0/+5Have it back? It's still available, at $700 (and worth every penny)
  - voetsjoeba, on 01/04/2008, -0/+2No, that's the 2407WFP-HC which suffers lots of overdrive ghosting. That's why I want the original back.
- aussieNickuss, on 01/04/2008, -0/+2I ordered one (HC model) the beginning of December and received it Christmas eve. Apparently I was lucky to get it though, because there is a worldwide shortage of them. It appears that they have been replaced by the lower quality E248WFP in the Dell store. Hopefully they're not gone for good, because they are a gorgeous display.
tcoolk8338, on 01/04/2008, -7/+8accompanied with an ugly bulky desktop pc by its side.
- kevin32x, on 01/04/2008, -0/+0dell xps perhaps? it's as ugly as they come.
  - tcoolk8338, on 01/05/2008, -0/+1Of course, tiny lights and all.
likwidfuzion, on 01/04/2008, -1/+3This is probably a PVA panel, which is a shame. At this rate, only the top of the line monitors like the Dell 3007WFP and Apple Cinema Displays will have S-IPS panels.
- voetsjoeba, on 01/04/2008, -0/+722" PVA with a 2ms response time? Don't think so. That just screams TN.
bethebryant, on 01/04/2008, -13/+12Wow, leave it to Dell to think that slapping a cheap piece of plexi glass over a normal monitor is revolutionary. Looks like dog *****. Oh, and I'm sure they are GREAT speakers too. Total crap.
- likwidfuzion, on 01/04/2008, -6/+15Since when is tempered glass = plexi glass? Buried.
redxninja, on 01/04/2008, -1/+32Looks like they glue a big glass plate to an ok-size lcd. I'll pass.
Zilk, on 01/04/2008, -1/+8I'd rather have a Cintiq.
sparced, on 01/04/2008, -9/+8Its is a piece of *****. It looks like the work of a first year product design student who had to turn something in overnight.
- bingobongony, on 01/04/2008, -1/+2so says an obvious apple fanboy virgin.
Frostman3D, on 01/04/2008, -4/+4I have a dell 2405 fpw and it's a pretty good monitor. No way in hell I'd downgrade for this monitor, and whoever thinks it's so freakin pretty has no taste whatsoever.
kidcodea, on 01/04/2008, -9/+3WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT IS 120HZ 1920X1200 PANELS. ***** THIS POSH GARBAGE
mattyd12466, on 01/04/2008, -10/+0not to keen, lacks class, and although parts of it are nice the stand is shockingly bad. Designed by an American maybe?
blackgrape, on 01/04/2008, -5/+2Meh.
UtopiaInTheSky, on 01/04/2008, -4/+6Built-in Speakers? No thanks.
1680x1050? No thanks.
JoeDiggsIt, on 01/04/2008, -2/+3So.... Shiny...
mnemy, on 01/04/2008, -5/+2Wow is right. That thing is uuuuuugly. Why the heck would you want a see through frame? Tacky. And you'll just be able to see the wires behind it. Yuck. I saw some digital picture frames like that. Looked really tacky.
1ofMany, on 01/04/2008, -1/+5In 2 years this is going to look SOOOO dated and ridiculous.
NickSpinner, on 01/04/2008, -0/+10oh ***** were in the future already
- ArkRaider1936, on 01/04/2008, -0/+1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvd3kaupZ60
  "When will 'then' be 'now?'"
  "Soon!"
Marcone, on 01/04/2008, -1/+3That looks great but the design is wasted on such a small monitor with a poor resolution...IMO they should have saved that design for a 40" or better HD set.
Squall06, on 01/04/2008, -3/+21680 x 1050 is the native resolution of almost all 22" panels crystal or not. Yes it's expensive, when is a new technology ever not?...
- Marcone, on 01/04/2008, -1/+3Its a 22" LCD with speakers, what in your opinion makes it new tech?
pitdog, on 01/04/2008, -2/+3Stick a piece of glass on a monitor and voila! we got a DESIGNER product lol.

To small anyway.
stignordas, on 01/04/2008, -5/+4this looks 5 years behind the design of apple's 3 year old cinema display design.
borez, on 01/04/2008, -2/+2Yeah stunning but as a recording/media studio owner...ditch the speakers.
jazzboyrules, on 01/04/2008, -1/+2If the monitor is made for customers willing to spend more than a grand on a 22" monitor, chances are high that those customers may also have spent on good quality 5.1 or 7.1 speakers. Why would they buy this monitor for the cheap speakers?
- bingobongony, on 01/04/2008, -1/+1Perhaps because a lot of people use their computers mainly for visual things and not audio? You think this is going to be marketed to the college kid listening to his crappy ass Korn MP3s?
DAllenJ, on 01/04/2008, -2/+2The glass bezel is just too wide. If the display is going to take up that much airspace, why not just make the screen bigger? Why waste that space with glass that doesn't do anything?

BTW speakers + glass = distortion
Synthesize, on 01/04/2008, -2/+1Those speakers make the thing look really tacky. Other than that, it looks hot.
djdedeo0, on 01/04/2008, -2/+2Looks nice But I'd have to see it firsthand or see some pretty concincing reviews to make me purchase one. I'm not a fan of Dell at all.
everfresh59, on 01/04/2008, -0/+3Might as well call it the "Dell Versace" at that price.....
rcw3, on 01/04/2008, -1/+6Ouch! Who the heck do they have designing these things? How hard is it to make a good looking LCD? And bad specs to boot.
SDL486, on 01/04/2008, -6/+4something that finally rivals apples designs
BuzzardB, on 01/04/2008, -0/+1http://metku.net/index.html?path=mods/transtft/ind ...

More winnerer... O_o
Namingway, on 01/04/2008, -2/+3I went to the actual site & checked it out...http://www.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/glob ...

Note* the one spec not listed here is the webcam...I bet you nickels to ***** that this has a 1.3mp webcam or something equally *****.

No matter how acclaimed this thing may be.. (AKA a commercial in disguise on digg)
I can't help but be turned off by the insanely bad design choice & outrageous price tag they put on this thing. $1200.00 for a monitor with speakers?! Anyone who buys this is an idiot.

I'm just sayin...

& oh ya.. buried for being a commercial for crap.
- MrSteamTank, on 01/04/2008, -0/+1It's probably 2.0 mp like almost every laptop dell has. Still not great but not as bad as you make it. 8P
perot9296, on 01/04/2008, -0/+2Buried for not being put under Technology->Hardware

I hate when the design feed is trashed up with stuff like this.
DaveClarkOne, on 01/04/2008, -0/+10THAT is not pretty. It's like putting a different shade of lipstick on a pig...
- bingobongony, on 01/04/2008, -0/+3This submission is not about your girlfriend.
- pbrooks100, on 01/04/2008, -0/+0or putting whipped cream on an onion...
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