Eizo to Showcase 4,096 x 2,160 LCD Monitor
Eizo said that it will be showcasing a 4K desktop display at NAB 2012.
The FDH3601 renders 4,096 x 2,160 pixels on a 36.4-inch surface and delivers 10-bit colors. The display can be seen at NAB 2012 from April 14 to 19.
The manufacturer says that the display delivers 100 percent sRGB coverage in color gamut as well as a "perfect smooth tone reproduction across the screen". There is a 16-bit lookup table supporting up to 278 trillion colors. The maximum brightness is 700 cd/m2, the contrast ratio is 1,000:1 and the response time is 8 ms.
So, the question is how expensive such a display might be, if it can squeeze the resolution of four 1080p displays in a 36.4-inch area. Eizo has not announced pricing but we believe that when it is made available for sale in the U.S. it will not be significantly cheaper than it is in Japan, where it went on sale last fall. In Japan, the FDH3601 sells for 2.88 million yen, or about $35,700.
Makes my u3011 seem small.
anything else should be a special order.
i would never use a monitor that was basically a 2:1
that would suck for most non professional applications
too bad none of us can afford them
yeah, 2 "0"'s are enough "0"'s for me.
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You're also paying for size, better circuitry, more uniform brightness, and 10-bit pixels with a 16-bit lookup table as opposed to one with 6 bit pixels.
and lower quantities of supply and demand
Eizo stuff is always top notch...and bloody expensive :-P
Imagine running three of those 4k monitors. That would be like running 11-12 1920x1080 monitors.
One would need four 680s or 7970s, and liquid cooling for extreme OCing. And even with the graphic rendering monster it would still require sacrifices in other graphics eyecandy and frame rates.
$35,000 seems about right since their 25ms 4k display goes for 21,000 euros.
I want a 72" TV with retina level resolution for a thousand bucks.
WRONG, is 4.267x do the math again!