Well folks I have been looking to get a bigger monitor lately and have been doing some research. I am down to two categories. The 27 inch class and the 30 inch class. The 30inch class you'd think would be a obvious winner but if you look closely you'll find some serious problems. The first and foremost (that I didn't know) is the DVI has hit the the max ceiling/brick wall and basically can't handle the the higher resolution at 2560x1600 without splitting the signal. I know you're thinking "well hey that's what HDMI is for right". You're mostly right however there are 2 other competing formats the UDI (from INTEL and which has just recently suspended by INTEL and therefore a non issue) and the displayport interface (which INTEL just suddenly backed along with DELL, Samsung, etc). Each of the 2 main formats: HDMI and Displayport have their merits. What this all means to us is that the consumer is headed for another standards nightmare in terms of computer display technology. My personal inclination is that HDMI is akin to HD-DVD in full capabilities and Displayport is akin to Blue-Ray in full capabilities. Which format will win is anybodies guess. The main thing right now is don't buy any 30 inch monitor because dual link dvi is going to have short life expectancy. Thoughts anybody?
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