Make LCD panels with extremely thin case edges so that when placing them next to each other the line virtually vanishes?

Of couse this will never be as nice as a single monstorous display, but I would be motivated right now to go out and purchase at least 2 and maybe 1 more if the cases were thinner.

I realize this is nitpicky as they aren't that bad presently, but nonetheless, it is a feature I would like to see.

11/9/2005 5:14:36 AM

it's not really the LCD manufacturers fault - it's the OEMs like Dell that repackage the LCD panels into a monitor. Most of the actual LCD panels have thin/no frames, but then Dell, Apple, Samsung (who also makes the panels), put bulky plastic bezels around them.

..... but anywho, point taken and agreed. Obviously someone does though because best buy, circuit city, etc have big matrix displays, but those are probably specially ordered/constructed and aren't available to the consumer

11/9/2005 5:18:22 AM

Since we have a thread about it, I think I am going to go ahead and get rid of my bulky CRTs and finally join the rest of the world.

I don't game (well, I might start playing Civ 4 but nothing hardcore) for starters. Based on my very quick scan of prices, it seems that 19" is the intersection of price vs. screen size/brithness value at the moment (is this a good assumption?).

Can anyone offhand make some good recommendations on the best value in this class of monitor or should I just start doing my own research now?

11/9/2005 5:51:37 AM

you could strip two down and place the panel/backlight assembly side by side. each would have 1/4 - 3/8 of an inch aluminum housing. they will be closer, but still will be a nice 1/2-3/4 inch gap. i actually thought about making my own frame but then decided i would just break everything.


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11/9/2005 8:48:15 AM

So it doesn't shatter when UPS drop kicks it onto your delivery truck.

There are companies that take two panels and make custom casings for them and line the pixels up for you.

11/9/2005 11:08:25 AM

Yea I remember someone posted a pic recently where a mfg. is doing a custom case with 3 screens in it, thats probably what inspired this thread but that is the expensive way to do it. Economies of scale would help if it was done on a mass level, but you have a point, stuff would probably get broken a lot easier with thin cases.

11/9/2005 11:37:01 AM

"virtually" vanishes?

11/9/2005 7:01:16 PM

11/9/2005 7:19:33 PM

Quote :

"So it doesn't shatter when UPS drop kicks it onto your delivery truck."

pretty much.

11/9/2005 8:22:27 PM

Well, they do in larger DLP and LCD technology. It is called 'seamless' displays. Go to Clarityvisual.com, go to their command and control section, and you can check out their displays. I really dont know if they make this for smaller screens yet.

11/9/2005 9:10:16 PM

^^^$ issues aside, apple displays are the Katie Holmes of displays. they're damn beautiful, but for some reason you only see pretentious 5'2" duchebags with them.

Quote :

"Color Coordinated Your Apple display matches the sculpted aluminum enclosures of the Power Mac G5 and PowerBook G4, and for good reason. Apple designers carefully chose this hue to minimize interference with onscreen color, so you have a neutral reference point for viewing your work. And because this strong, anodized aluminum allows for an exceptionally narrow bezel, you can put multiple displays right next to each other, for a virtually seamless picture."

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11/15/2005 4:08:32 AM

i've been lucky enough to have an Apple 23" widescreen HD studio display at both my current job in NYC, and my last job in NC as well

-ZiP!-

11/15/2005 8:35:50 AM

I've been lucky enough to go to the Apple store and use their 30" display

11/15/2005 9:43:52 AM

I'd like a widescreen LCD monitor that could logically partition itself to work the same as two side by side monitors.

As in, if I have a 30" LCD and click to maximize a window, it only maximizes it on half the screen.

The fuck do I need a 30" diagnol IE/Firefox window for?

11/15/2005 10:04:49 AM

^ Thats very true. However, for design purposes I think it works out just fine for me. When I am designing page spreads in InDesign I like as much horizontal space possible. Same with Photoshop and other design programs.

11/15/2005 10:37:20 AM

Well, yeah. I'm not saying it shouldn't be possible to make it expand to the full screen width, but the fact that you can't change the behavior is one of the main reasons I have no interest in owning a widescreen monitor.

It's a personal thing. I'm really touchy about my desktop.

11/15/2005 11:04:37 AM

each of my displays has a 3/4" bezel, so thats 1 1/2" between them, its close enough as far as i'm concerned. but this was a big step up from monster CRTs with lavish amounts of plastic around the outsides.

11/15/2005 11:06:31 AM

^^^^ Most 30" displays don't even run at 1600x1200. Just because you have 30" of realestate doesn't mean that you have more pixles to work with. Now, if I could get a 30" display and 9.2MP resolution (3840 x 2400 )....

11/15/2005 12:37:56 PM

Quote :

"Most 30" displays don't even run at 1600x1200"

a 30 inch 4:3 lcd would be pretty shitty

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11/15/2005 12:50:59 PM

why?

11/15/2005 1:04:47 PM

how many reasons do you want?

11/15/2005 1:06:00 PM

1

11/15/2005 2:29:57 PM

A pixel on a 30" 1600x1200 monitor would be roughly the size of a small rodent.

11/15/2005 3:18:39 PM

^

Got to it before i even could get back

11/15/2005 4:53:07 PM