Dell 3007WFP - 30" LCD Monitor

[Dark Ride]

Supposedly DELL is going to release a huge 30" LCD display to compete with Apple's 30" Cinema Display.Release date for North America is December 21st.

• Display Size: 30 inch
• Response Time: 14ms
• Brightness: 400cd/m2
• Contrast: 700:1
• Viewing Angle: 178/178
• Native Resolution: WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
• PC Connectivity: DVI-D (Dual link) x 1 with HDCP
• Others: 4-Port USB Hub, 9-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader/Slots,
  Height Adjustable Stand, Swivel & Tilt. (No pivot)

Now it's up to you, whether you'll get some nice gifts for your familiy or buy yourself a freakin' awesome new display. Tough decision, I know ...

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[Tory]

I'll take two!

 

[Darksaber]

darn, what kind of price tag comes with this monster?

 

[W1zzard]

aaargh MUST ... BUY ... CAN'T .. RESIST!

how much are these?

 

[Darksaber]

yea...I would love to get one of these for a home theater...take a media center PC with DVB-T tuner and an xbox 360...

 

[DBH]

I want I want !! hmm you know whats even funnier I bet you could get 2 of the 24" ones for the price of that 30" one lol

 

[mnm222876]

Well, Apple's display is $2500 for the 30 incher and $1200 for the 23. Dell's 24" is just under 1K, so I bet the Dell 30" will be around $2000-$2200.

 

[wazzledoozle]

No ATI/Nvidia card can handle that monitors native resolution, you will need a matrox card.

 

[mnm222876]

No ATI/Nvidia card can handle that monitors native resolution, you will need a matrox card.

Wouldn't a driver update solve that? Or is that hardware bound?

 

[Bastieeeh]

You will need a gfx-card with two dvi-connectors and dual dvi-transmitters...

 

[djbbenn]

No ATI/Nvidia card can handle that monitors native resolution, you will need a matrox card.

X1800 max resolution is that.. so it's possible, but very tight.

-Dan

 

[wtf8269]

Man my TV isn't even that big.

 

[mnm222876]

X1800 max resolution is that.. so it's possible, but very tight.

-Dan

Could you imagine two X1800XT's Crossfired and two of these monitors side by side...

Wicked.

 

[djbbenn]

Could you imagine two X1800XT's Crossfired and two of these monitors side by side...

Wicked.

Totally awesome. But just one of those monitors and a X1800XT would please me.

-Dan

 

[wazzledoozle]

X1800 max resolution is that.. so it's possible, but very tight.

-Dan

Ive always heard crossfire farts at 1600x1200?

 

[djbbenn]

Yeah I think that is true, thats what i've read anyways. But a single, X1800 has a max resolution of 2560 x 1600.

-Dan

 

[mnm222876]

Ive always heard crossfire farts at 1600x1200?

That stuff will get worked out soon enough. nVidia had problems with SLi when it first came out but now it's rock solid.

 

[DBH]

The 1600x1200 issue is only for the X850 and below the X1K series don't suffer from that.

 

[Dark Ride]

Hopefully the prices for Dell's 19" and 21" displays will drop when this comes out

 

[djbbenn]

Yeah that would be nice... I need a new monitor.

-Dan

 

[laoche]

Sorry buddy...

No ATI/Nvidia card can handle that monitors native resolution, you will need a matrox card.

The only thing Matrox can drive on that thing is 2D. If you want to play games at their native resolution an X1800XT or 7800GTX 256MB/512MB would be better. SLI 7800GTX or GTX 512MB would be the best option though as a single card may start slowing down on you with newer games like FEAR. SLI though is pure bliss. How do I know? People are already doing it on Apple 30" displays, and yes, they are running at the native 2560x1600 resolution.

 

[Dark Ride]

Welcome aboard laoche.

 

[laoche]

Thanks Dark!

 

[xgman]

Info I obtained today from Samsung, for what it is worth:


Samsungs own 30" raw lcd panel is spec'ed at 1000 with 8ms grey. The initial Dell 30" release will (according to Samsung engineering) more than likely be an LG panel, same as in the Apple. This info is current as of today from the Samsung engineering team that produces and supplies the lcd raw panels to Dell and other manufacturers. It is also possible that later on, some Samsung 30" panels may show up in the same 3007 monitor as the current LG panels without a spec change since Dell has to go with the lowest spec of the possible variations of the included raw panel used, but the initial supply will NOT be Samsung, again according to Samsung reps. Whether Dell is under specing the LG 30" panel as they did with the 2405fpw is unknown at the present time. The Samsung 30" Monitor for retail is still up in the air and will probably take a cue from the Dell 3007 sales as far as when and how much production, but it is clear that it probably has a better spec than the LG/3007.

 

[Chew101]

Urgent Help Needed!

Hi everyone!

It's my first time here and, predictably, I'm coming cap-in-hand!

I have just ordered from Dell a 3007WFP 30" wide screen monitor (native resolution 2560x1600) - my brother got me a -46% discount, making the price £780 (fantastic!).

My graphics card is a Powercolor Radeon x850XL 256MB (VIVO, dual display etc etc) - I'm sure you know all about this card.

What I'm worried about is that the card won't be able to run the monitor at its native resolution! I really would hate to see stretched pixels on my new hideously expensive monitor!

I see from the published specs of the x850 chipset that its max res. is 2048x1536 but it also says "complete list of resolutions depends on the driver version and operating system."

I am really hoping that the wonderful Omega drivers might allow the card to drive the 3007WFP properly...

Can anyone shed light on this? I'm in a bit of a panic!

Thanks loads in advance

Chew