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HP Introduces First-Ever 30-bit, 1 Billion Color Display

Posted by timothy on from the so-many-little-dots dept.

justechn writes "I recently had the opportunity to see, first hand, HP's new 30-bit, 1 billion color LCD display. I have to say I am impressed. Not only is the HP Dreamcolor LP2480zx capable of displaying so much more than standard LCDs, but it considered a Color Critical display. This means if you work with videos or photos you can be guaranteed that what you see is what it is supposed to look like. With 6 built-in color spaces (NTSC, SMPTE, sRGB, Rec. 709, Adobe RGB and DCI), you can easily switch to the one that best suits your applications and process. At $3,499, it is too expensive to be a consumer level LCD, but compared to other Color Critical displays (which can cost as much as $15,000 and $25,000) this is a real bargain. This display was a joint venture between HP and DreamWorks animation. When I talked to the executives of DreamWorks, they were very excited about this display because it solved a huge problem for them."

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  1. Meh by NotQuiteReal · · Score: 5, Funny
    I looked at the pictures.

    It doesn't look like anything special to me. I guess I don't need to upgrade my current monitor.

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    1. Re:Meh by MightyYar · · Score: 5, Funny

      If you look at the pictures on your current monitor, it's impossible for you to tell the difference. This is patently untrue. I have a HD tv in my living room, but an old-fashioned black and white tv in my bedroom. I didn't want to spring for a new tv in the bedroom, so I set up my video camera in front of the HD tv and hooked it up to the b&w bedroom tv. The result? Stunning full-color 1080p picture.
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    2. Re:Meh by Dachannien · · Score: 3, Funny

      I dunno. I've seen one of these things in person, and it can actually display octarine.

  2. Re:I for one.... by alx5000 · · Score: 5, Funny

    And I, as a man, fear anything and anyone that can handle more than the 16 colors I can differentiate and all the marital skirmished derived from that fact.

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  3. Dr. Evil by Tribbin · · Score: 5, Funny

    One... BILLion colours...!

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  4. photosensitive by trb · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you take a photo of the sun and look at the image on this monitor, you can blind yourself.

  5. Re:I for one.... by xstonedogx · · Score: 4, Funny

    Spellcheckers are for the week.

  6. Re:GIMMEH by couchslug · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I WANT IT. I don't really know why, though..."

    I do. My collection of Roseanne Barr b3av3r shots!

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