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ViewSonic shows 200 dpi display

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the vision-of-beauty dept.

prostoalex writes "On Intel Developer Forum ViewSonic introduced its 200 dpi display. The 22.2 inch 3840x2400 monitor will sell for around $8,000." Maybe there's hope for all those obsessive folks trying to run Quake 3 at insane resolutions. Provided they'd rather have a monitor than eight grand!

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  1. Reviewer. by undeg+chwech · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dear ViewSonic

    I have decided, today, to become a professional monitor reviewer. Please send me one of theses ASAP so I can get my new career started,

    Thank you very much,

    Undeg.

  2. I wonder by cr@ckwhore · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder how many folks will look at the picture of that monitor, and honestly think to themselves, "Wow, that looks like a really clear picture."

    --
    Skiers and Riders -- http://www.snowjournal.com
  3. 9.2 million pixel monitor loan by u8nogard · · Score: 3, Funny
    That's still pretty pricey -- what makes this panel so special?

    Try 9.2 million pixels, for one thing.

    To Loan Officer: Ah, yes, I would like to take out a loan?
    Loan Officer: Good, what type of loan are you interested in?
    To Loan Officer: A Monitor Loan.
    Loan Officer: ...
    To Loan Officer: It has 9.2 million pixels ...
    Loan Officer: Ahh, I'll...be right back...

  4. Re:How high? by undeg+chwech · · Score: 2, Funny

    What we could do is invent some sort of font scaling mechanism so your letters could be displayed larger.

    What's the phone number of the patent office?

  5. The ULTIMATE use for this would be... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    with my xbox running LINUX once the movement ports it over!

    Which movement you ask? the movement I love more than my bladder movement! The OPEN SOURCE LINUX MOVEMENT of course!