Dell's Thinnest Monitor Ever is a 23" 1080p LCD

i would love if they focused on making thinner bezels or hell why not make the bezel clear and go over the panel that way it wont be as obtrusive. Shit i should patent it before apple does and sues me because its "prior art" even though they'll make this in a couple years.

I'm quite sure you look at a monitor from the front, rather than the side.

"It's only got a VGA and DVI input, but thankfully it comes with an HDMI to DVI connector so you can still run your console or Blu-ray player into it."
-______-" Do you mean a HDMI input or a DVI to HDMI connector?
It looks sweet but I had too many bad experiences with Dell to even dare try...

How much will it cost?

This is dumb. Improve image/color quality. No one cares if a monitor is 1/10th slimmer than the previous model.


Yes, CRT to LCD is a giant leap - and that really makes a difference. However, fighting over a few mm is hardly impressive, or cost effective. Give me a better quality monitor, and make it look sexy. I don't care about it being 1mm thinner.

Bad luck that Dell is only an OEM brand,because I'd rather trust buying from the likes of Asus,etc...

Their monitors are pretty damn good in my experience, although I've never owned one of their TN monitors. Their UltraSharp Monitors tend to offer impressive image quality and competitive prices, as far as IPS panels go.

LG and Samsung put Dell to shame. Maybe not in thinness, but in image quality where it counts.

Now that you made it so slim, put a 3 cm back case and stuff it with a MB , an A8 AMD CPU a SSD a power source and make a god damn all in one PC.

Is there such a thing as monitor anorexia?

Instead of putting them on a diet, I'd rather they trim the bezel for exactly that reason.

Also, external power brick? Hmmm... No thanks.

Well the reason for this is that their consumer focus is through their website directly, whereas the primary focus of Dell is Business/Enterprise direct and through the partner channel.

I've owned three Dell laptops and sold plenty more to business users as a Dell Partner here in the UK, and I'm yet to have any problems with them.

What? In a TN, where it doesn't count one bit because it is so disgusting? Dell produces some of the best IPS professional monitors on the market.

lets specifying, in some aspects. for a long time crts kicked lcds collective (done want sanction for word), and still do in the areas of black levels and color (less you get insanely expensive models) and even the cheap crts never had problems with viewing angel, but i cant look from one side of my lcd to the other and not see distortion in color, seriously, its like a 7-13 degree angle and the color is off, and by a hell of allot, its a syncmaster t240hd, yea i didn't spend allot, but even my oldest crt (12 years) handled color better than this, and it was a bargain monitor even back than.

now, when are they going to bring oleds out? the tech has to have matured enough to make a 200+ dpi versions for phones and such, why cant they make a 100dpi for a 23inch monitor without it costing multi thousands? from my understanding oled is also cheaper to manufacture than lcd.

Yes, but the pixel pitch is a whopping .265. This is TERRIBLE compared to monitors for $100 less like the Lenovo L2262wA with a .245 pixel pitch. Pixel pitch is what makes your fonts appear crisp and smooth. The higher the pitch, the "cloudier" and more pixelated fonts appear resulting in eye strain.

Fail.

so they basically use the same design hat they use for their laptops but increased the size a few inches.

Only issue is they end up with the same issues as laptop screens, to make them thinner they have to cut corners on the backlighting material so you get uneven backlighting. (Even the most expensive ultra thin tv's have issues with backlighting.

bezels are good, they give your eye a break from any background contrasting patterns where the lcd is used. it also allows you to grab the screen and tilt it without greasing it up. keep all bezels, put logos on the back or side. the buttons on the bottom right like i-inc are easiest to use and have the least amount of force applied when used.

we are getting fatter but our monitors are getting thinner!

It's no good to have the thinnest LCD on the market while the bottom plate on which it relies is larger than the pacific ocean...

Wow they make the thinnest monitor then put the input connectors straight out the back. Why not have them plug in from either the side or the bottom? Having them plug in straight from the back defeats the purpose o f having a slim monitor.

You got that right, Caspertouch!

What if you want to attach the monitor to a standard mounting bracket? Oops, most consumer models did away with those.

1920x1080... yawn. That is STANDARD computer resolution nowadays. The slightly lower res 1440x860 (whatever) is for 21" displays for $30 less.

My 24" 1920x1200 res monitor has a 1" thick bezel, but its foot print with the stand is about the same as this NEW Dell monitor.

What are you talking about?? Every single flat panel I've gotten for myself, or a client (including one just two weeks ago) has the capability to be mounted and the base removed. From the cheap $89 18.5" ones to the bigger 24" HD LED's.

That is unusual though, because even on those "cheap" ones, most all the connectors are downward facing, including the power. That at least makes sense!

very good point....i hate it how companies are focusing on how thin they can make monitors and television, when in real live it really doesn't matter. laptops have had the thinnest monitor ever, and always will, no matter how you twist it....they really need to make them more energy efficient

I dont see any Vesa mounting holes on the back of this monitor and sadly this is kind of a trend lately with monitors intended to go to retail.

Also I have to agree that having the thinest monitor isnt important, I would prefer an ultra slim bezel for a multimonitor setup. Sadly this also doesnt seem to be improving within the computer monitor market. (yes i know samsung makes 1 model but its severely over priced)

I really don't care if they shave off another 11/64th of an inch in thinkness. I need more than 1080 lines to increase the work area.

So how long before 2560 x 1600 is the standard?

Am I the only one who would like to see resolution on monitors go up instead of the thinness? 2560x1600 monitors are still really expensive and they are the best you can get. The retina display on the iPhone 4 is awesome (sorry apple haters), manufacturers should put that kind of pixel density into an actual monitor.

Apple would probably start a lawsuit over it. (Yeah I know there are other all in one pcs aside from Apple) but don't tempt them

Dells new models are depressingly low quality. Old school dell screens (from 4-5 years ago) were always dead on for color, had great angles and minimized image retention. I have a batch of them from between a year and 3 years old, and they are all total crap. Not a single one has the same color temp out of the box and image retention is horrible on them. They really need to get their priorities in order, or I will be buying samsung from now on.

Thinner bezel for multi monitor setups, don't care much how thick or thin it is (after all its not portable). For all thats holy, some mounting capability. I do perfer the external power as it is easy to replace if it starts whining and buzzing rather than losing your whole monitor to a repair center. Just send a new brick. Silly way to plug a cable in, I perfer the vertical rather that having the plugs sticking out the back. Also, the dells always seem to be overpriced for what they offer unless they are on "sale".

Looks like a nice product, but I absolutely hate large, brand badges. If you go sleek, then the logo should be adjusted accordingly.