CES 2010: AMD and Eyefinity6

[jigger]

We would hit a bandwidth problem but, 5000 x 3000 is the highest resolution the average human can resolve (apparently) And from the PDF, it seems 5120 x 3200 is possible. At that piont you would need to start looking at one screen at a time anyway.

I guess it would be like sitting in the front row at the pictures.

 

[Adrianr]

All I see there is bezel. Come back to me when we've got bazel-less screens and cards that can properly drive that sort of resolution.

 

[Greebo]

where did you pull that number from? All I can find is that the monitors are 1920x1080 (not sure on this though) making the overall resolution 5760x2160

EDIT: engadget say 2560x1600 per screen, making it 7680x3200; unless you want a 3x3 setup

Oops my bad. It is indeed 7680 x 3200 which is still impressive.

Even more so is the fact that the Samsung 22" screens are 2560 x 1600. That is a very high res for such a small screen and would make you think their use is only good for eyefinity.

I'm not sure I could read the text on a screen that small at that res.

 

[jigger]

Oops my bad. It is indeed 7680 x 3200 which is still impressive.

Even more so is the fact that the Samsung 22" screens are 2560 x 1600. That is a very high res for such a small screen and would make you think their use is only good for eyefinity.

I'm not sure I could read the text on a screen that small at that res.

Well if they can fit 2560 x 1600 pixels on a 22" screen, then 3840 x 2400 on the 30" should be no problem.

Take the price of the six screens, subtract to extra shipping, assembly, component and storage costs, and high spec screens are easily doable.

 

[jigger]

All I see there is bezel. Come back to me when we've got bazel-less screens and cards that can properly drive that sort of resolution.

Yeah, your spot on.

Bezelless screens or they can ram it IMO.

 

[Greebo]

Yeah, your spot on.

Bezelless screens or they can ram it IMO.

You mean like these:

http://www.apgdisplays.com/products/infinite-plasma/specification/

1600x1200 res only on a 42" screen and still a 2.5mm bezel but shows it is almost technologically possible and I am sure its only a matter of time before we have dencent 22" to 24" high res "true" bezel less screens.

 

[Greebo]

Well if they can fit 2560 x 1600 pixels on a 22" screen, then 3840 x 2400 on the 30" should be no problem.

Take the price of the six screens, subtract to extra shipping, assembly, component and storage costs, and high spec screens are easily doable.

Eizo and Barco do already indeed do a 30" 3840 x 2400 screen for the current price of £10,000.

So a single screen will always cost more than 3 or 6 equivalent smaller screens. The trick is come up with the first "true" totally bezeless small screen.

I'm sure even at some silly "we're first" starting price of £500 per screen (£3000 for 6) there would be people who will buy them.

Compared to the £7000 more expensive single screen, you still have a much higher native resoltuion across all 3 or 6 screens than the single 30" screen plus with 6 screens the total size is 66".

 

[jigger]

Just had a look at them and I guess its only a matter of time until they become main stream.

The next high res screens look like the will be,

30" WQSXGA 3200x2048

32" WQUXGA 3840x2400

And Toshiba have this,

http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/02/toshibas-22-inch-monitor-touts-insane-3-840-x-2-400-resolution/

Its making me squint just thinking about it.



Wow look at this baby,


56" quad full High Definition LCD
Resolution. 3840x2160
Response time. 6.5 ms
Contrast ratio. 1200:1

http://www.barco.com/en/product/1831/specs

 

[Greebo]

Wow look at this baby,


56" quad full High Definition LCD
Resolution. 3840x2160
Response time. 6.5 ms
Contrast ratio. 1200:1

http://www.barco.com/en/product/1831/specs

Wow, now that is nice and would still be a readable resolution for windows use as well.

I guess if their 30" screen is £10k this will be £30k+??????

If at some point in the future you could buy this for under a grand then count me in.

I still say that an equivalent number of smaller screens will always be cheaper since you get more screens without dead pixels out of every sheet so long as they get rid of those bezels completely.

 

[jigger]

That has just made it right to the top of my wish list too.

I suppose only having a resolution of 3840x2160 means we just about get a cat in hells chance of gaming on it

With a pair of 5870's(borked a little bit) I may be able to run a few games.

Edit: In fact its that good it should have its own thread.

 

[Greebo]

Hmm I just need as much money as Spie and I'll get three ordered today for eyefinity

 

[Supernaut91]

This is just ridiculous, gone to the dogs man.

 

[jigger]

Eizo and Barco do already indeed do a 30" 3840 x 2400 screen for the current price of £10,000.

So a single screen will always cost more than 3 or 6 equivalent smaller screens. The trick is come up with the first "true" totally bezeless small screen.

I'm sure even at some silly "we're first" starting price of £500 per screen (£3000 for 6) there would be people who will buy them.

Compared to the £7000 more expensive single screen, you still have a much higher native resoltuion across all 3 or 6 screens than the single 30" screen plus with 6 screens the total size is 66".

Hey Greebo,

Do you still have the links to the 30" 3840 x 2400 screens ?

Cheers.

 

[Yamahahahahaha]

I would be interested in this, a client has requested quite a few WQUXGA screens and we were unable to source any.

 

[drunkenmaster]

Isn't the entire point of eye finity not at all the resolution but the positioning of the screens?

IE its supposed to emulate peripheral vision, which increases the realistic feel in games. Having the same res squashed down into a single 30" screen is completely pointless, because its not about the res, its about filling out your vision with the game, not concentrating that game into a smaller space.

Eyefinity, the vision filling reason, could be done with 640x480 res massive screens, I'll point it out again, the reason is NOT the resolution.

Another fairly key point is the ability to "curve" the displays by angling the left/right screens slightly. There was acutally a stunning "wrap around" type screen on display that did look truly awesome, and most likely extremely expensive, but it was bezel less I believe and probably Oled based.

 

[jigger]

I would be interested in this, a client has requested quite a few WQUXGA screens and we were unable to source any.

You can get the Barco 56" 3840x2160 screen from a place in Germany for around £17,000 apparently. I don't think its a web based place thought, as I've been struggling to find it.

Looks awesome.

High Res.

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgu...prev=/images?q=Barco+LC-5621&hl=en&sa=G&tbo=1

 

[Phatzy]

since AMD and samsung are in partnership over eyefinity im sure samsung will pull something out of the bag for bezel-less or ultra ultra tine bezels.

lol how you meant to read on that monitor the letters are microscopic

 

[Tomliboo]

Nice stuff,

I always wanted one of these babies a few years back. before eyefinity....

http://www.howstuffworks.com/elumens1.htm

Good for flight simming and stuff....

 

[Yamahahahahaha]

Actually it was for a software house.
They need the highest pixel density you can imagine to fit all the programs they have open :3

Making the screen bigger doesn't solve the problem of having to turn your head if the resolution isn't high enough. 30" or under would be perfect!

 

[jigger]

The pictures not very good, but it's the only non generic one on the web. Apparently its fine for reading text on.