Following in the footsteps of so many
others that have come before it, Gateway is finally introducing a 30-inch display of its own, and it's tooting its own horn all the while. Notably, the firm claims that its XHD3000 is the "world's first Quad-HD display" -- which we're sure more than a few
outfits would
dispute -- and the 2,560 x 1,600 resolution mimics that found on monitors offered up by
Apple,
Dell,
Samsung and
HP. The screen does utilize the Silicon Optix Realta HQV video processor, and it also offers up a 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 400 cd/m2 brightness, a six-millisecond refresh rate and 178-degree viewing angles. Moreover, buyers will find a plethora of ports on the rear including HDMI, VGA, DVI, two component inputs, composite, S-Video, six USB 2.0 sockets and a variety of audio connections. It's up for grabs right now for $1,699.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
LiqwidZero @ Oct 4th 2007 10:57AM
Ahhhhhhhhhh..... I want to see a review on this. I want to see this as a possibility as a new TV.
mike @ Oct 4th 2007 1:01PM
Well, this doesn't help me pay off my gateway credit card.
domerdel @ Oct 4th 2007 1:08PM
is this the new Acer monitor? ;)
Joseph R @ Oct 4th 2007 5:40PM
Awesome new product!
While visiting their website, and viewing the product specs, the webpage said the HD inputs accepted every resolution EXCEPT 1080i - but this is an error!
I called Gateway a few minutes ago, and after explaining the omission, the sales clerk put me on hold, came back on and confirm that this display DOES ACCEPT 1080i [along with 480i/480p/720/1080p] and then upconverts to the native resolution of 1600p.
I'm really interested in this as a potential TV, since I sit only 5-6 feet away from my current Sharp LCD [32"], and the higher resolution is a real "lure" perhaps.
The Gateway sales rep did not confirm when local dealers will have this unit available for sale. If you order from the telephone sales rep at Gateway, they really put the pressure on you to buy, and offer both free shipping, and 6-months interest free financing on a Gateway card [takes a few minutes to apply and be approved].
I might order it, but would rather see a unit in person first.
JeffDM @ Oct 7th 2007 2:42AM
What they call it is goofy. It's definitely not the first "display" to have that resolution. If they just called it a TV, then they might be right, I don't think any of the competitors using that panel have a tuner in the device.
Having a Realta chip is nice though. Good luck finding any source other than a high end computer that will feed it natively. The Realta chips are basically one of the best upscaling chips meant to be put into a consumer device, even if it's usually put into high-end consumer devices.
Joseph R @ Oct 7th 2007 3:13PM
"Good luck finding any source other than a high end computer that will feed it natively."
What do you mean by this statement? [confused]
This Gateway unit has multiple analog/digital inputs and will process any application signal natively fed to it... ?
Please explain your comment further - thanks.