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New Awe-Inspiring Wrap-Around Display Gives You 180-Degree View

by Terrence O'Brien on January 7, 2008 at 02:56 PM

Alienware's Awe Inspiring Wrap-Around Display
Well we've certainly never seen anything quite like this. Alienware unveiled a new curved DLP gaming monitor as part of the pre-CES festivities, saying it will make gaming more immersive. We've heard claims like this before from companies making 3D displays, VR goggles, and sub woofer-packed chairs, but they've all kind of left us thinking "seriously?"

But Alienware's new display is quite impressive. The 42.4 inch diagonal screen curves to provide a 90-degree field of view, meaning that at a close enough range only the outer reaches of your peripheral vision will be seeing anything other than pure gaming craziness. The screen provides a 3.2:1 ratio, significantly wider than your standard 16:9 HDTV. It also sports a response time of .02 milliseconds (most top of the line LCDs have a response time of 2 milliseconds), meaning visual artifacts and blurring will be a thing of the past.
Alienware's Awe Inspiring Wrap-Around Display
The monitor is based on DLP technology, which powers many rear-projection HDTVs, but this one uses an LED backlight to keep power consumption low and brightness high. The display should be available in the second half of '08 at a currently undisclosed price.

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