NEC 30" MultiSync LCD3090WQXI BK - Anyone have one of these?

[Syd]

As above - does anyone have have any experience with this screen? Looking as an alternative to the Dell 3008.

Bit techs review does look pretty good

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/mon...0-widescreen/1

[alsenior]

looks like a very good monitor but you may hears screams from the missus along the lines of

You spent WHAT? on a monitor

[nightkhaos]

looks like a very good monitor but you may hears screams from the missus along the lines of

You spent WHAT? on a monitor

Hence why me and my friends are single. I doubt they would be happy to hear that I spent £2300 on a machine, £1800 on a MacBook, and £600 on an HTPC. And that's just me.. my friend Andi has spent, only considering the current components, about £2700 on his PC, and £1800 on his laptop, and £700 on an HTPC.

It's the price we pay for quality. Fortunately, it's worth every penny. I mean comeon, how many people have an HTPC in Mini-ITX form with a Q8200? Seriously?

[ArtAddiction]

http://www.pcbuyit.co.uk/product_inf...c78d68e2d5e9c9

Cheapest place I could find the NEC 3090 (about £1330 something in total inc vat). They've been around for a while now, never used them, but pretty good from what I've found out about them so far.

The only thing stopping me getting this is that the optimal resolution is 2560 x 1600 which I don't think my 4870 supports, but would go nice with the purchase of the 5870, but its delayed at scan till December & then finally add a wacom intuous 4. Or the other option was to get a Wacom Cintiq for £2k.

[jim]

http://www.pcbuyit.co.uk/product_inf...c78d68e2d5e9c9

Cheapest place I could find the NEC 3090 (about £1330 something in total inc vat). They've been around for a while now, never used them, but pretty good from what I've found out about them so far.

The only thing stopping me getting this is that the optimal resolution is 2560 x 1600 which I don't think my 4870 supports, but would go nice with the purchase of the 5870, but its delayed at scan till December & then finally add a wacom intuous 4. Or the other option was to get a Wacom Cintiq for £2k.

If the 4870 doesn't support 2560 x 1600 then a lot of review sites have been falsifying results.

[ArtAddiction]

I can't find documentation stating that 4870 can support that resolution, so I'm just assuming that it can't. Plus, running games at that resolution wouldn't be ideal with an old graphics card.

[Syd]

Come on guys a monitor could never cost that much, especially when you can get a GREAT deal on a once only offer

Anyways on topic can anyone give me feedback on the current crop of 30's - i've ruled out the Apple as for gaming it's meant to suck.

So there is the Dell 3008
the NEC

And there is a Sammy and A HP but both of those seem fairly long in the tooth, also it seems there is very little info on them - and ofc you can't see them anywhere

I'm looking at going from a 2405, I know that there are a couple of 3007 users about, but if anyone can give me any experience/thoughts I'd be most grateful

[alsenior]

I can't find documentation stating that 4870 can support that resolution, so I'm just assuming that it can't. Plus, running games at that resolution wouldn't be ideal with an old graphics card.

if that card can't support that resolution i will buy you one that will

[jim]

I can't find documentation stating that 4870 can support that resolution, so I'm just assuming that it can't. Plus, running games at that resolution wouldn't be ideal with an old graphics card.

Try a graphics card review.

[Syd]

Any further thougts on the 30" debate ?

[Bugbait]

Hence why me and my friends are single. I doubt they would be happy to hear that I spent £2300 on a machine, £1800 on a MacBook, and £600 on an HTPC. And that's just me.. my friend Andi has spent, only considering the current components, about £2700 on his PC, and £1800 on his laptop, and £700 on an HTPC.

It's the price we pay for quality. Fortunately, it's worth every penny. I mean comeon, how many people have an HTPC in Mini-ITX form with a Q8200? Seriously?

Just make sure your partner is reasonable then . I spend a fair bit on my PC each year and my wife doesn't complain. She even asked for a touchscreen on the HTPC (sports a water cooled Q6600 and 8800GTX) so she could use it as a giant iPod. She loves the NAS for streaming anywhere in the flat.

To Syd, no idea on the NEC but I think it has the same panel but (arguably) better internals than the Dell 3008. I went from a 2407 as my main screen to the 3008 and it was worth every penny to me. The colours are brilliant and the extra screen real estate is very noticeable. If you're the fussy sort the smaller pixels (30" monitors have the densest pixels) will be another bonus. The main criticism of the 3008 is input lag but as a non-FPS gamer I don't notice it at all.

EDIT: Added bonus - The 3008 has a zero dead pixel policy for the life of the warranty (3 years I believe), offered by Dell and enforced by good resellers (eg. PCBuyIt).

[Syd]

Just make sure your partner is reasonable then . I spend a fair bit on my PC each year and my wife doesn't complain. She even asked for a touchscreen on the HTPC (sports a water cooled Q6600 and 8800GTX) so she could use it as a giant iPod. She loves the NAS for streaming anywhere in the flat.

To Syd, no idea on the NEC but I think it has the same panel but (arguably) better internals than the Dell 3008. I went from a 2407 as my main screen to the 3008 and it was worth every penny to me. The colours are brilliant and the extra screen real estate is very noticeable. If you're the fussy sort the smaller pixels (30" monitors have the densest pixels) will be another bonus. The main criticism of the 3008 is input lag but as a non-FPS gamer I don't notice it at all.

EDIT: Added bonus - The 3008 has a zero dead pixel policy for the life of the warranty (3 years I believe), offered by Dell and enforced by good resellers (eg. PCBuyIt).

The choice is really down to those two panels (Dell or NEC) not a million miles difference in price - just wish there was somewhere that you could look at them side by side!!

[Bugbait]

If the price is similar then get the NEC?

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0-tLLf6eqJ...t+a+glance.jpg

Most subjective reviews I've seen put the NEC ahead of the Dell when price is ignored. At the time I purchased my Dell (around £820-850 inc VAT but I got it ex-VAT) the NEC was close to £1500 at most places with a few around £1300.

EDIT: As a happy Dell owner I'd still go for the NEC if the price was was similar.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

It is also worth looking at the 30" Apple Studio Display. I have used one and it is a superb monitor.

It is also slightly cheaper than the Dell 3008WFP:

http://www.dabs.com/products/apple-3...16ms-4V5L.html

There is also the LP3065 from HP,Samsung 30 SM305T+ and the LG W3000H-BN.

The LG screen is under £900:

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/898916...r/Product.html

The LG is an S-IPS screen:

http://www.lge.com/products/model/detail/w3000h.jhtml