Forget screen size, curvy monitors are the way to go
Curved screens are not new as they have been around for industrial applications such as flight simulators. However, these screens have been prohibitively expensive, till now.
The Ostendo CDM43 CRVD display is a 43-inch monitor with a 48-degree curve radius. The extra screen estate is also great for users such as stock traders as multiple windows can be visually accessed at a glance.
Though it works with existing graphics chipsets, the latter should be capable of outputting 2,880 x 900-pixel resolution with a 32:10 aspect ratio. The Ostendo CRVD accepts DVI or HDMI input and also includes a four-port USB 2.0 hub.
At US$6,499, this monitor is available for sale in the US and Canada, though the site does accept international sales inquiries.
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Tracking laptop and PC trends since 2005, Darius Chang may have been knee deep in bits and bytes but is certainly not a binary person. Under that big and soft exterior holds a marshmallow core which dotes on his god-daughters and nephew. Suspected of ADD, his interests span disparate fields such as sustainability studies, diving, sports, politics, etc. A true jack of all trades, but master of one (maybe two).
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Just use a TV. My MacBook's been hooked up to a Samsung 42" for a year now. Got it to read PDFs for my re research but it's just as good for games with several HDMI inputs to take feeds from my PC, Xbox and PS3/ You'll be fine as long as you get the 1080p models but some games on Windows may have issues with resolution so be prepared for some tweaking.
Wait! I have two Samsung 26 inch monitors side by side on my bedroom desktop (the one I'm using to write this). I bought the first one for around 24,000 Thai baht and the second, same model, for half the price a few months later. So that's a little more than 1,000 U.S. dollars for 52 inches of wide screen display.......much less than the CDM43 and it works great for multi window viewing.
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