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This isn't that groundbreaking - there are plenty of 1:1 ratio screens that are made and sold for the air traffic control industry: http://www.barco.com/en/Pro
by rsync 12y ago
This isn't that groundbreaking - there are plenty of 1:1 ratio screens that are made and sold for the air traffic control industry:
http://www.barco.com/en/Products-Solutions/Displays-monitors-workstations/Air-traffic-control-displays/High-resolution-displays http://www.barco.com/en/Products-Solutions/Displays-monitors...
However, what would be interesting is if this was priced at normal monitor prices ... the ATC monitors are incredibly expensive.
- cma 12y agoRead the article: "But after a few minutes, I realized that non-standard monitor sizes are most likely abundant in various industries, such as medical, when they are designed for a specific purpose and quality. So while a 1:1 monitor is something interesting to see in the consumer space, perhaps it might not be so new when considering industrial use scenarios."
- marcosscriven 12y agoI immediately thought of the medical usage, but then for scan results I thought they required a far higher res?
- RachelF 12y agoSquare is good. EIZO monitors are normally eye-wateringly expensive, at 5-10x the price of a budget panel as they are targeted at the medical industry.
- noinsight 12y agoStandard Eizo monitors aren't that expensive, but more expensive than cheapo brands. They're all made in Japan though so they're not the usual fare.