Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 3rd Jan 2008 22:37 UTC
Hardware, Embedded Systems I don't usually do stories like this one, but I love this design so much I wanted to share it with you. "Dell has flaunted this gorgeous monitor for a while in various trade shows and press events, always saying that it's just a design concept and not available yet. That all changes now, because the 22-inch Dell Crystal LCD display is suddenly a real product. Just in time for CES, this beauty is set to ship in the next few days, and even though its spec list isn't as high-end as we had hoped, it's still so pretty, if it were smaller we'd want to wear it as a necklace." On a related note, Dell machines are appearing at Best Buy.
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RE: Not practical
by Ethyriel on Fri 4th Jan 2008 04:54 UTC in reply to "Not practical"
Ethyriel
Member since:
2005-07-07

Seriously, if that monitor didn't have the glass in front and were built by NEC or Eizo, I'd be all over it. That has to be the thinnest bezel I've ever seen by far, and they ruin it with that huge piece of glass. Talk about gimmicky trash.

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RE[2]: Not practical
by MamiyaOtaru on Fri 4th Jan 2008 06:37 in reply to "RE: Not practical"
MamiyaOtaru Member since:
2005-11-11

Except the bezel isn't really that thin. It looks really thin in the first shot, but is of normal non-OMG thickness in the second. There are other differences too. The camera is in the glass in the first, but in the (thicker) bezel in the second. Speakers' front is silver in the first, black in the second.

So which represents the actual product? If Dell's page* is to be believed, the product is represented by the second shot. The one with the regular thick old bezel. So I wouldn't even be interested *without* the glass ;)

* http://www.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/global/products/monit...

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RE[3]: Not practical
by Ethyriel on Sat 5th Jan 2008 02:40 in reply to "RE[2]: Not practical"
Ethyriel Member since:
2005-07-07

I do believe you're right. I guess I just go back to wishing for a 24" version of the NEC SXi. I'm happy with my WUXi for now, but do we really need a 3/4" bezel?

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RE[2]: Not practical
by libray on Fri 4th Jan 2008 10:18 in reply to "RE: Not practical"
libray Member since:
2005-08-27

Agreed. Glass is OK if you only spend a couple of minutes on the system. If you want to look at your screen for any amount of time, a true LCD with matte finish is the way to go.

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