Samsung's new 30" XL30 LED backlit Monitor

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Hot on the heels of the recent release of their impressive XL20 display, Samsung have showcased their new 30" model at CEBIT 2007. The new XL30 uses LED backlighting to offer a reported 123% colour gamut, 2ms G2G response time, 3000:1 contrast ratio and 170 / 170 viewing angles. The specification seems to be a real mis-match of specs, and while the XL20 features a new AMVA panel from AU Optronics, there is no such panel in this diagonal available. I would expect Samsung to use their own 30" S-PVA panel for this model, with LED backlighting in the place of traditional CCFL tubes. However, the 2ms G2G response time seems almost unrealistic at this stage, and along with 170 / 170 viewing angles, would imply TN Film normally. If this wasn't a 30" screen, I might consider this a possibility, but given the size and the panels actually available, I'd suggest S-PVA is likely to be the choice here, with the spec extremely exagerated for the CEBIT show and early press releases. More details when they are available.

The screen features DVI connectivity with HDCP support, along with USB interfaces for peripherals. The monitor will come equipped with "Eyeone Design & Eyeone Photo" and "Natural Color Expert" software. The "Natural Color Expert" program will allow users to enjoy custom-made features of gamma, color temperature and white balance. The settings can be set to Adobe RGB as well as sRGB so that users can operate on the color ranges of their choices.

looks nice :) http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/news.htm#samsung_xl30
 
That's insane...no word on resolution? I suppose it's LED-sized pixels to simplify the LED backlight!
 
This is my next monitor, i have vowed never to buy dell again, as they do not have good quality control, dells 30"-HC model suffers from pinkish whites and squeaks on full brightness and they are fully aware of these problems but don't want to admit it.
 
I wonder how long it will take for the prices of these LED screens to drop (year? years?).

The XL20 remains stupidly overpriced at nearly £1000 (I mean you can get a 3007wfp-hc for less...), so what will they try and charge for a 30"? :eek:
 
Nullvoid said:
I wonder how long it will take for the prices of these LED screens to drop (year? years?).

The XL20 remains stupidly overpriced at nearly £1000 (I mean you can get a 3007wfp-hc for less...), so what will they try and charge for a 30"? :eek:

Yes the price does worry me slightly and those XL20s have come down a bit now but if the XL30 is under say £1400-£1500 I might be interested but above that I don't think so.
 
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