If the Alienware Curved Display is a little too mental for your tastes, then check out the new Dell Crystal — a 22-inch monitor that's seven different types of sexy. Just look at the thing!
The idea is simple but effective. Dell's taken a slimline 22-inch panel, set it in tempered glass, attached a metallic tripod for a stand, then sat back and watched as the journos drool like slack-jawed yokels.
The monitor has a pair of integrated speakers, which sit inside the glass panel. They're finished with a chrome effect and even their accompanying cabling has been made to look like a crucial part of the overall styling.
Speaking of cables, there's only one that emerges from the rear. This manages to serve as a DVI, HDMI, subwoofer-out, USB and power line (with a splitter at the other end), meaning you won't need to have multiple wires dangling out of the back. Some funky touch-sensitive buttons round off what is an exceptionally good looking monitor.
The panel runs at 1,680 x 1,050 pixels, has a 2ms response time, and there's a 2-megapixel webcam integrated into the top of the unit. It's available to buy right now, with prices starting at US$1,199. Watch for a full review soon.
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canberra_photographer
11/01/2008 05:57 PM
I don't like Dell. I've had to get rid of two of their machines, one is my current and falling to pieces Precision workstation. Both my Dell LCDs cooked themselves, the first had several hundred dead pixels after two years. Their monitors have poor colour accuracy and get hotter than any other. Now their creating one that looks like a glass version of the polycarbonate cinema displays from 200 and with a price to match. Terrible.
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hawthorne
13/01/2008 08:41 PM
Been using Dell Pcs for 10 years. Great systems. And cant wait to get one of these new monitors. Bet Apple will be copying this design.
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