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140" Monitor Demonstration At Purdue

Posted by timothy on from the living-room-or-war-room dept.

michaelpapet.com writes "Edward J. Delp, a researcher at Purdue University is working with Philips to make a monster 140" monitor using 4 projectors on a single screen. Article claims it would be good for National Security... I dunno, I see this being the only way to satisfy 'big screen envy.'"

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  1. Life Size P0rn!! by dsbaha · · Score: 4, Funny

    Life size P0rn, here I COME!!!
    wait, that didn't sound right.

    1. Re:Life Size P0rn!! by Jorkapp · · Score: 4, Funny

      ...and I for one, welcome our head-sized nipple overlords.

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  2. Re:That's not a monitor... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    yeah, so its not really as cool as Frank's 2000 inch TV.

  3. Still not as big as Frank's 2000" TV! by catscan2000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I'm gonna get one of my own real soon.

    It's like
    having a drive-in movie
    in your own living room."

    I couldn't resist ;-).

    (Weird Al reference)

  4. Monster Blue Screen of Death by otisg · · Score: 2, Funny

    Imagine The Blue Screen of Death on that! Scary...

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  5. National security, indeed by smcg · · Score: 2, Funny

    A screen that doesn't allow private viewing for up to a mile away...
    ... which is still more secure than any unpatched Windows installation.

  6. Re:gaming by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    damn think of the video card you'd need to run 4 screens on doom3 at a decent resolution.

    I'd think you'd need to get 2 boxes and write a camrea mod for Doom3.

  7. Hmm... by Brando_Calrisean · · Score: 2, Funny

    Doom 3 comes out, 140" monitor demo.. /me changes his pants. Repeatedly.

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  8. great for national security by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I mean, how else are you going to project big brother's image?

  9. Re:Am I the only one... by teamhasnoi · · Score: 2, Funny
    ...who read that headline as 14" Monitor Demo? .... Guess I need new glasses.

    Or a bigger monitor?

  10. Re:National Security by Hatta · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ladies and Gentlemen, we must not have a Monitor Gap!

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  11. Oh, come on! by Kludge · · Score: 2, Funny

    You obviously know nothing about security. Everyone knows that terrorists will never attack us once they see our great, big ... computer displays.

  12. Yes! by blackmonday · · Score: 3, Funny

    That would make for a killer game of minesweeper!

  13. Re:Would be a huge waste of resources. by Zareste · · Score: 2, Funny

    Terrorist! Do you want Al Queda to blow something else up? Are you working for Bin Laden? THEN YOU WILL pay for our gigantic screens which will be used to monitor your safety in the shower!

    *gives long congress-like speech on how I'm related to someone who's sister's uncle's room-mate once talked to a guy who died somewhere near the WTC explosion*

    Yes that's right, I went there.

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  14. ask yourself: do i need this monitor? by circletimessquare · · Score: 3, Funny

    then ask yourself: what are the minimum doom 3 system requirements?

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