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The Ultimate Monitor

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the you-gotta-be-kidding-me dept.

biscuit nipple sent us linkage to an amazing monitor: essentially, it's 3 integrated flat panels for a gigantic 3.9 megapixel wrap-around display. Probably costs as much as a convertible, but it sure looks cool.

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  1. This reminds me of DOOM by evil_one · · Score: 5

    back in the day when everyone took doom to work and installed it on the lan, the id guys gave us a cute little bonus:
    -left and -right
    this disapeared after doom 1.2, but made a re-emergence in doom legacy.
    What this did was quite simple. It provided a wraparound display! by placing monitors to the left and right of the primary display, you could turn your head to look instead of turning your character!
    It was essentially multihead for dos...
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  2. I called them and it costs... by websensei · · Score: 5

    $22,750 retail in us dollars

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  3. Deja Vu by t-money · · Score: 4

    I thought I had seen this before....

    http://slashdot.org/articles/99/11/04/1148246.shtm l

  4. More Awesome Displays For UNIX Nerds by n3rd · · Score: 5

    I saw these a while ago, and have just been itching to post about them.

    If you're a UNIX geek (such as myself), checkout SGI's Reality Center Walls. Be sure to checkout the large images of the Reality Center Walls and Reality Center Room. They're awesome, but the price will make you toss your cookies.

    HP makes something similar, but I'm having trouble finding it again on their web page. Any idea what it's called guys (and gals)?