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That reminds me of this: http://xkcd.com/732/ http://xkcd.com/732/ Speaking of which, what is the highest resolution monitor available today that isn't outrage

by biot 15y ago

That reminds me of this: http://xkcd.com/732/ http://xkcd.com/732/ Speaking of which, what is the highest resolution monitor available today that isn't outrageously expensive? Apple's 2560x1440 Thunderbolt/Cinema display is nice. Any WQUXGA (3840x2400) monitors available like Toshiba's $18000 one[0] but that don't come with a "medical imaging" price tag? [0] http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1032529/toshiba-launches-22-inch-wquxga-monitor http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1032529/toshiba-lau...

lusr 15y ago
I picked up a pair of IBM T221s (22.2", 3840x2400x48hz) for around 900 USD each. They work beautifully.
- biot 15y ago
  Do you run both from one machine?
  - lusr 15y ago
    Currently no; waiting for custom LFH-60 <-> Dual-Link DVI cables. A pair of these cables will allow one Radeon 6750 to power a T221 at full 3840x2400@48Hz resolution as two 1920x2400@48Hz displays in an Eyefinity configuration if you hack some EDID values. I chose the Radeon 6750 because it's the cheapest AMD card that has two dual-link DVI ports. I chose AMD because Eyefinity supports framelock on a single card under Windows 7, whereas it seems like nVidia Surround only supports framelock across more than one card (which is inconvenient). Framelock is necessary because Windows 7 doesn't have built-in support for desktop spanning across the two 1920x2400 displays like XP. (I believe this isn't an issue under Linux either). Without framelock support you'd get display tearing in the middle of the full 3840x2400 display. It's a pity the nVidia route isn't an option: the AMD Catalyst drivers aren't as good as nVidia's (mouse cursor corruption in 2011? WTF AMD...), and the T221 was originally driven by nVidia cards it seems so the you'd think engineering design is there.
masklinn 15y ago
> 3840x2400 If you can find an "old" IBM T220 or T221, that's their resolution in 22": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_T220/T221_LCD_monitors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_T220/T221_LCD_monitors
- biot 15y ago
  Thank you. I'll have to see if I can hunt one down.

by biot 15y ago

lusr 15y ago

I picked up a pair of IBM T221s (22.2", 3840x2400x48hz) for around 900 USD each. They work beautifully.

biot 15y ago
Do you run both from one machine?
- lusr 15y ago
  Currently no; waiting for custom LFH-60 <-> Dual-Link DVI cables. A pair of these cables will allow one Radeon 6750 to power a T221 at full 3840x2400@48Hz resolution as two 1920x2400@48Hz displays in an Eyefinity configuration if you hack some EDID values. I chose the Radeon 6750 because it's the cheapest AMD card that has two dual-link DVI ports. I chose AMD because Eyefinity supports framelock on a single card under Windows 7, whereas it seems like nVidia Surround only supports framelock across more than one card (which is inconvenient). Framelock is necessary because Windows 7 doesn't have built-in support for desktop spanning across the two 1920x2400 displays like XP. (I believe this isn't an issue under Linux either). Without framelock support you'd get display tearing in the middle of the full 3840x2400 display. It's a pity the nVidia route isn't an option: the AMD Catalyst drivers aren't as good as nVidia's (mouse cursor corruption in 2011? WTF AMD...), and the T221 was originally driven by nVidia cards it seems so the you'd think engineering design is there.

masklinn 15y ago

> 3840x2400 If you can find an "old" IBM T220 or T221, that's their resolution in 22": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_T220/T221_LCD_monitors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_T220/T221_LCD_monitors

biot 15y ago
Thank you. I'll have to see if I can hunt one down.