Much like Lenovo's ThinkPad
W700ds, we get the feeling that EVGA's newly launched
InterView Dual-Display will only cater to a select niche, but that's not to say it can't be a winner to at least a few individuals. The crew over at
HotHardware took an in-depth look at the new rotatable, twin-LCD device, and while they certainly appreciated the 34-inch desktop in screen spanning mode, the auto re-orientation and the stunning build quality, a few minor issues held it back from greatness. For starters, the machine
requires dual VGA or DVI inputs in order to run both panels from a single machine, and the fact that each
LCD is only 17-inches could also turn some folks off. The most egregious choice, however, was to equip each display with just a 1,440 x 900 resolution, which isn't even enough to showcase 1080p material. At $650, the InterView is tough to recommend to all but those who are certain they'll take advantage of the nuances, but you can hit the read link for a few more looks and a complete video walk-through before making up your mind either way.
posted July 16th 2009 9:26AM
This might be nice for World in Conflict with Dual monitor support enabled.
First!
NEverMind :(
Let this be a lesson to you - "first" posts are dumb, and deserve a whipping by extension cord.
For less, you could pick up two 21" LCDs with 1680x1050 resolution, plus a dedicated webcam.
Very niche - only the super-dumb percentage of the population.
I wouldn't call the super-dumb percentage of the population very niche. Somehow we did elect George W. Bush to office. Twice.
Once ;-)
Twice
actually once.
Still, he's twice the dick...
No, one. The Supreme Court did it the other time.
Supreme court didn't change anything. Even the newspapers who wanted Gore to win went back and did the count the way the democrats said they wanted it counted. Bush still won all the counts.
Probably why the newspapers buried the story of their recounts.
Classic case of Dumb and Dumber. Dumb - voting Bush in the second time. Dumber - Getting so mad at Bush voting in Obama.
This would be great for people in finance... or like you said... 'the super dumb'
Stupid.
Obama won as well.
What's the 'select niche'? People who are willing to overpay for a poorly thought out product?
It's a great concept. If the price was lower, specs better, I'd buy one. This is perfect for those who need to work on something while showing a client a screen. I'm an estate planning lawyer and financial planner. Clients always come in, and we use programs that allow us to work along with the clients in our office.
Other than cloning my desktop and then flipping one around, I have to have them get up, move their chairs and come behind my desk. Its awkward. Now, someone said there are better and cheaper methods to accomplish this. That would be cool, and I would love to hear the suggestions.
actually, this is a well though out product. And useful in the niche it's serving.
When both monitors are pointed at you, you have a dual monitor setup. When you flip one monitor to face your guest, it automatically switches to a mirrored single monitor view. This saves the person behind the desk from the process of going into display settings and changing to mirrored, then manually turning the second monitor, stand, and cables to face the other direction. With this, you simply flip the screen like opening a laptop. I have a similar monitor on my desk right now.
"Not useful to me" is not "not useful"
For a 17"-er I don't think I'd want it to be more than 1440x900, and certainly not more than 1680x1050. Definitely not 1900x1200 - my friend has a 17" with that resolution, and everything is just tiny and unreadable.
Considering that this is likely to be placed at the center of a table, not terribly close to the users' eyes, 1440x900 seems reasonable.
I've got 1680x1050 on my 15.4" laptop screen, which is perfect. 1080p on 17" doesn't sound too bad, to tell the truth :)
So its targeted at Americans?
2 17"-Monitors side by side don't hat 34" of diagonal. You'd need 4 17"ers to have that.
Bingo.
Did some quick right-angle triangle math:
One 17" monitor with 16:9 ratio is approximately 8.33" high and 14.8" wide. So two will be 8.33" high (unchanged) and 29.6" wide (viewable area only, does not include gap between displays).
So the total viewable diagonal should be just under 31".
Note that this assumes that the 17" label is accurate, which I'm pretty sure it's not.
I'm used to 2x 24" LCD monitor side by side, and don't quite see the need for this thing. Why don't people just buy two normal (bigger) monitors?
It seems you didn't read through. The product is so someone can sit on the other side of your desk and see it. It's not for home users; primarily for business people who don't have their against a wall.
Watch the video and figure out why it's cool. Businesses will pay $650, not really consumers.
It's primarily for business people don't have their desks* against the wall.
Engadget comment system fail.
"The product is so someone can sit on the other side of your desk and see it."
There are better, cheaper ways to accomplish the same thing and not be locked into their hardware setup.
If you're worried about the aesthetics of dual monitors, there are numerous double-arm stands to replace the two stock stands. The good ones tend to be about $150 CAD. Considering I can get two mid-quality 19"ers for well under $400 CAD, and the stand for another $150 for a total of $550 CAD. That's a lot cheaper than $650 USD for two smaller monitors.
I'm not saying it's the best thing out there. I'm just saying it's a cool product.
With a monitor mount it's much more visible, because normally it doesn't match the monitors. Also, all of your cabling is visible. You can hide it with split loom, but this has 1 USB cable, 1 monitor cable (which splits to 2 DVI closer to the computer), and 1 power cable, which is more like a laptop power cable.
It's definitely a niche product. I have no practical use for it, but some will. I would have preferred large monitors (Perhaps 19 or 20"?), but there's always v2.
well that's one way to use up some redundant 17" panels I guess
Bevel (especially the center ones) are to thick...
I bet they are going to sell a ton of these, if they get them into the right channels. This is perfect for business customer service positions like banks and car dealerships where historically they have had two monitors, where one is used by the employee, and the other is displayed to a customer. This looks like it will save space and allow the customer service person to flip (physically) between the two and selectively show customers information.
I dreamt of this last night. Not sure what that means. I read the article about this device the day before; perhaps that has something to do with it. However, this is the first time any device reviewed, or announced on this site that has permeated my dreams so assiduously.
its awesome man!!
It seems good but i don't understand weather its a one or a pair of monitors?
Which one is it?