News - Philips UltraWide 21:9 monitor to premiere at IFA 2012

[HEXUS]

Also an Ambiglow 3D monitor for gamers and a display with Android smartphone mirroring.

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[cheesemp]

MHL support - Thats nice to see. I've used it via a little adaptor and my LCD tv and its really useful. Glad to see more people taking it on board.

[this_is_gav]

Ah yes, that's what we need - wider monitors...

[dangel]

Well the Philips professional 27in PLS display looks nice - good resolution etc but i'm seriously tempted by the dell:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...googleshopping

..which is priced very well.

I'm contemplating having more pixels now i've gone SLI but i'm nervous about the hit in driving so many.

[AGTDenton]

Some prices would be the cherry

[SineWave]

I'm really glad IPS for masses is finally taking off, so we can see the screen normally from all angles. More IPS monitors please!!

[watercooled]

And we need this aspect ration for what exactly? Unless you're purely going to watch films, I can't see why anyone would want something like this?

[miniyazz]

Ah yes, that's what we need - wider monitors...

Actually that 27" one looks pretty interesting, mostly because of the dual-input bit! Get a bit of Synergy on the go and Bob's your Uncle!

[brasco]

Good to see things moving forward at least, really I'm just looking forward to higher density 16:10 10-bit panels.

And we need this aspect ration for what exactly? Unless you're purely going to watch films, I can't see why anyone would want something like this?

It's really a productivity thing, I use multi-monitors to multitask, so I guess the 21:9 is aimed at that, look at the product shots, they're not targeting film lovers.

[norm]

And we need this aspect ration for what exactly? Unless you're purely going to watch films, I can't see why anyone would want something like this?

Philips made a line of 21:9 TVs a few years ago which really failed to take off. Maybe they invested too much in the technology to write it off and now they're aiming it at PC markets.



I think for gaming it could be quite useful gives you a greater FOV.

[Agent]

27", 21:9......that actually sounds pretty awesome. I could probably drop one of my dual monitor setups for that.

Now just add in a curved screen and that would be beautiful. Heck...make it borderless and I'll buy two of them

[ed^chigliak]

Are those ultra-narrow bezels just for the fashion? I find it hard to believe they are for multi-screen gaming. You can't go 3 x 27" without super-sizing your desk and that much mood lighting might prove to be a tiny bit too much even for a hardened mood junkie.

I'd be up for a set of 3 in a smaller size with ultra-narrow bezels on all four edges. Control could be a single remote to change settings. Nice if the stand was swivel and height adjustable.

[ed^chigliak]

Why does 2,560x1,440 look to be 21:9 aspect? There is something wrong with the spec. for the professional 27in PLS display. Dells 27" 2,560x1,440 monitor doesn't look ultra wide like this one does.

[rm19]

Vizio has a 58". I guess Philips can still claim they have the first 29" one though. Yay?

[dangel]

Why does 2,560x1,440 look to be 21:9 aspect? There is something wrong with the spec. for the professional 27in PLS display. Dells 27" 2,560x1,440 monitor doesn't look ultra wide like this one does.

..because the resolution is 2,560x1,080 - see the article there's a number of monitors with different resolutions

[Funkstar]

..because the resolution is 2,560x1,080 - see the article there's a number of monitors with different resolutions

That's what I was going to say earlier, but if you look at the bottom of the article, there is a second 21:9 monitor for professional use that claims to have a 2,560x1,440 resolution. I searched a little and it appears that either that is right or the Philips press release is inaccurate as those numbers are used elsewhere as well.

I didn't post because I didn't have a complete answer