23.1" LCD (possible KDS RAD-23 rebadge) for 1988.36 @ Sam's Club Online (Possibly Cheaper @ Dell Home)

[DestruyaUR]

Link (I don't know how to remove a session ID which is this embedded into a link, sorry)

Specs Link

Brightness and Contrast Ratio:

Brightness: 250 cd/m2 (nit)
Contrast Ratio: 500:1

Response Time:

10 ms Rise
15ms Fall

What potentially makes this interesting is the free shipping and the fact that the cheapest I could find it on pricewatch was 100 dollars more. The other thing is that not many resellers sell 23.1" LCD monitors - the exception at the moment being KDS' RAD-23, which retails on Sam's website for nearly 1500 dollars more, and 600 dollars more on Pricegrabber. This COULD possibly be a rebadge in a different case.

Conversely, Dell has the same monitor for 1999.99 - add one of their many coupon promos, free shipping & eBates, and it's much cheaper than Sam's without the membership.

I also found this searching for the monitor @ Dell - Relatively cheap three-year replacement plans for non-Dell-branded LCDs & CRTs

 

[zaph]

D R O O L

 

[gotsmack]

just another 2 more years and the price will fall to a point where I can afford to buy one

 

[us]

Sceptre used to make all the dell notebook screens and is located next door to Viewsonic in the city of industry. I would consider them the same level as KDS if not higher. I doubt it's a rebadge of KDS though.

 

[huesmann]

Originally posted by: zaph
D R O O L

Yeah, I second that and I just got in on the Dell 2000FP deal.

 

[Goronath]

Originally posted by: zaph
D R O O L

 

[Liquidh2o]

if you're a student i would recomend this... 23" HD Cinema Display

only $1899 and it does work with pc's.

 

[J9JM3]

I agree the apply cinema display 23" is a better choice. THe look alone seals the deal plus it has a 1900x1420 resolution. This display used to cost 3499 just two weeks ago and last week apple just dropped the price to 1999. incredible drop.

If I did not have the 22inch cinema display and a 2000fp then I would be all over the 23 HD cinema display. The apple monitors works with PCs with a $100 DVI to ADC adapter.

 

[Wei2Cool]

Originally posted by: J9JM3
I agree the apply cinema display 23" is a better choice. THe look alone seals the deal plus it has a 1900x1420 resolution. This display used to cost 3499 just two weeks ago and last week apple just dropped the price to 1999. incredible drop.

If I did not have the 22inch cinema display and a 2000fp then I would be all over the 23 HD cinema display. The apple monitors works with PCs with a $100 DVI to ADC adapter.

Yah I saw the 22 inch for $1499.99 and 23 inch for 1999.99 at CompUSA last weekend.

 

[DestruyaUR]

Yes, they do certainly work with a converter like the Dr. Bott DVIator, but the settings are not adjustable. You're stuck with the native resolution and can't tweak any settings. Yay for proprietary devices.

 

[achiral]

i don't get it...2000 for a 23 inch lcd or 3000 for a 42 inch plasma? 2000 seems too expensive

 

[Wei2Cool]

Originally posted by: achiral
i don't get it...2000 for a 23 inch lcd or 3000 for a 42 inch plasma? 2000 seems too expensive

I don't get it neither... 2698000 pixels for $2000 but 407040 pixels for $3000? 3000 seems too expansive.

 

[achiral]

haha touche

 

[cliftonite]

Originally posted by: Wei2Cool

Originally posted by: achiral
i don't get it...2000 for a 23 inch lcd or 3000 for a 42 inch plasma? 2000 seems too expensive

I don't get it neither... 2698000 pixels for $2000 but 407040 pixels for $3000? 3000 seems too expansive.

Good point.

 

[MowSow]

How much !?:Q:frown::Q

 

[MowSow]

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[halik]

blah the 2000fps are much better monitors (20"), they have the same resolution with less size which results in crisper image (better dot pitch)

 

[Muhc]

The 23" Apple Cinema display is only 250nits brightness and 300:1 contrast ratio. Pretty good numbers, but I'd rather go for something like the Samsung 240T if I was getting a display that large.

 

[dlaw]

23" huh? Bigger than many TVs......

Umm.....For that price maybe one can get 4 17" display...or maybe 5 to form an array....

 

[TekDemon]

Originally posted by: Muhc
The 23" Apple Cinema display is only 250nits brightness and 300:1 contrast ratio. Pretty good numbers, but I'd rather go for something like the Samsung 240T if I was getting a display that large.

WORD

 

[hconnorjr]

what about the sharp 28 incher. of course it doesn't have the pixel res most would want. and at 7k it is a bit steep. wait two years and 17 inch monitors will be under 200. and 25 inchers will be in the 5-7 hundred range. maybe.