http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/ Engadget Comments for Dell announces Crystal transparent monitor a little early http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 3:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 3:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/
They probably found out Apple is going to roll out crazy 1mm thick OLED Cinemas at Macworld and wanted to steal their thunder.]]>Jan 3rd 2008 3:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/
Plus, this display by Dell is really nice looking.


Do they have 30" OLED displays on the market yet? How good are they compared to other display types?]]>Jan 3rd 2008 3:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/
I've seen a OLED TV at the local sonystyle store and it was amazing. Image was sharp and contrast ratio was crazy, which easily topped the high end Bravia TVs at the store. The screen was razor thin as well. Only problem with it was that the screen size was tiny (I think it was 10 inch), and was ridiculously expensive (close to $2k). It will become cheaper in few years, but right now 30" OLED should cost well over $10k.]]>Jan 3rd 2008 3:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 3:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/
Jesus Christ man! 30 inch OLEDs! What do you think this is, 2010?]]>Jan 3rd 2008 3:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 3:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 3:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 5:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/
I understand where they were going with this one, but they completely missed the mark.

If you are going to be selling a monitor for that much coin, you are obviously going for the higher end market. The one thing the higher end market doesnt want is absolutely HIDEOUS and more than likely terrible sounding speakers sticking out the side of their would-be-minimalistic LCD monitor.

They should have kept the clear bezel as tiny as possible. left out the speakers and kept the cool tripodesque stand, and i think they would have had something special. But as it stands, that thing has no chance. Why? because the 13 year olds that think its 'so cool' don't have 1200 bones to drop on a monitor. ]]>Jan 3rd 2008 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 9:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 3:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/The only thin part of this so-called 4mm device here is the glass plate which can be bought at any DIY store for much less than $1000 (assuming the standard Dell panel will cost you about $200).]]>Jan 3rd 2008 3:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 9:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/
But yeah... while I must say this looks pretty good, paying 1200 for it seems WAY too much - plus knowing Dell, they'll probably stuck a 1680x1050 panel into it :(]]>Jan 3rd 2008 3:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/
What I would be more concerned with is that all 22" panels are TN film based, which is going to give you limited viewing angles. If i were paying that much for a monitor, I would be expecting the best panel tech available, which is definitely not TN.


Oh and a side note about the resolution, some people actually prefer the larger pixel size. Makes text larger and easier to read, so higher pixel density isn't always better.]]>Jan 3rd 2008 6:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 3:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 4:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 7:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 3:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/]]>Jan 3rd 2008 3:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/
hopefully, they will make a smaller version for the office when the prices come down.]]>Jan 3rd 2008 3:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/However, this appears to only be a Dell SP2208WFP mated to a piece of glass and 4 speakers. And the SP2208WFP retails for 320$

At 1200$, this should have been a 24", 1920x1200, 10000 to 1 DCR, LED Backlit, plastic frame removed LCD. Even at these "should have been" specs, it's limited to those who really really want it.]]>Jan 3rd 2008 3:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/
You're out of touch with reality. Yes, we get it -- you believe this panel is too expensive. It is. It's a luxury panel to be sure and you'll pay luxury prices if you want it.

What you want at this price point simply isn't going to happen.]]>Jan 3rd 2008 3:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Wow, I'm out of touch? Whatever. You're comparing a Dell 30" LCD to some MADE UP specs I made up of a theoretically nicer 24" LCD (which is a step down in res than a 30" and 10k dcr isn't that far-fetched)? It's not like I'm talking about picking up a 5120 x 3200 20" 1mK CR OLED screen tomorrow.

Yeah, this is a luxury item. The *only* reason it can be considered a luxury item is because of its price and it may serve well to create a halo effect on the rest of the lineup. However, I can't think of any tech items that have done well when their specs have been so lackluster. How many people want to use a Bang & Olufsen Serene Mobile, regardless of price? And B&O is a luxury brand. Good luck to Dell with this.]]>Jan 3rd 2008 5:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 3:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 3:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 3:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 3:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/It'll probably cost double that in Sweden.]]>Jan 3rd 2008 3:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 4:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Your concern is appreciated.]]>Jan 3rd 2008 6:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/
Ain't playin' just sayin' it'll be a a great pic. ]]>Jan 3rd 2008 4:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/in short order. Think "teal green 80's Pontiac Fiero" as an example.]]>Jan 3rd 2008 7:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/
To be honest... I'll be a bit let down if it DOES only have a resolution of 1680x1050 and the more vanilla connectivity ports.]]>Jan 3rd 2008 9:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/
The monitor itself should have a thinner frame, but it doesn't so it looks kinda off with that thin glass slapped on top of it. I guess if your into things that looks slapped together it would be cool.]]>Jan 3rd 2008 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/Jan 3rd 2008 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/dell-announces-crystal-transparent-monitor-a-little-early/
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