What could drive this?!

[belmicah]

I have recently been looking at the Viewsonic VP2290, and it has a maximum resolution of 3840 x 2400!!!!!

What videocard could possibly drive this. I think it said that the Matrox dual head was the only one that is able to, because of its dual DVI. What do you guys know about this monitor. I would love to see a gamer with one of these badboys.

 

[belmicah]

nobody knows anything about this? that's odd

 

[MJCfromCT]

I don't see any modern system, or anything coming out in the near future, coming close to running games well at this thing's native resolution.

 

[EnderW]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009016H/103-6606263-2913403?v=glance&n=172282

I'm not quite sure where to begin with this review. I guess I should start by stating, right up front, that the VP2290B (and it's twin, the IBM T221) can NOT be used -- or even considered for use -- as a "general purpose" display for your computer. It's a *highly* specialized display that is really meant to be used to display one thing and one thing only -- STATIC images such as photographs, CAD/CAE drawings, and other *very* high resolution graphics.

You simply can NOT use this monitor as a primary Windows (or any other OS) display. You'll need a second "normal" display for that purpose running from a completely separate display adapter (I use a 24" LCD). The VP2290 can't be run from a standard graphics adapter -- even the latest and greatest like an nVidia 7900GTX/512 or an ATI X1900XTX. It needs MORE! You'll need either a Matrox Parhelia 256/PCI or a Quadro FX 4500 or above. To run it require BOTH DVI ports simultaneously via two "funky" non-standard DVI cables. Basically, the display "stitches" four "panels" together into one seamless display -- with staggering clarity.

With the VP2290 you can edit an image from the latest 8MP digital SLR at 100% and fit the ENTIRE image on the display. GULP! The brightness/contrast specs may not inspire awe, but believe me when I say that they are quite misleading. My 24" LCD has double the stated B/C specs but the VP still looks brighter and holds more shadow detail.

You can't play video or prettymuch ANYTHING with motion (forget gaming) because the "refresh" is only 50Hz. Even web Flash animations blur and ghost -- but if you're into Photoshop and have a high-MP camera then this is, in no uncertain terms, THE Big, Bad Wolf.

Forget about text. Sure it redefines "razor sharp," but you'll need an electron microscope to see any of it. Resolution-wise it absolutely DWARFS the current 30" mega-displays on the market with DOUBLE the gross pixel count -- in a considerably smaller area. You do the math. Ideally I'd like to have a 30" for my general-purpose display and the VP2290 as my graphic editor (don't put ANYTHING other than the image on it. Menus will disappear into postage-stamp sized boxes on the VP). Some dreams are just meant to come true.

To sum up, the VP2290 has a very narrow performance envelope. If you are a graphics editor of one sort or another -- STATIC graphics -- then the VP is the apex predator of the display universe. Nothing else can even come close. It makes a 30" display look like it has glowing tennis balls for pixels. The resolution is SO high that it is simply impossible to see any pixels with the naked eye. It looks like you're seeing a continuous tone image even with your face plastered to the screen. Color reproduction is flawless, and I don't use that word lightly. The unit itself is big, thick, and bulky for an LCD, but it's still no CRT.

I'd LOVE to see this resolution in a fast 40" made-for-PC display for $3,000 or less. They couldn't manufacture enough of them.