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johnnybgoode
Didn't Alienware demo one of these a while back? Is it the same one?
brk
900px high? No thanks.

Neat concept. $8,000 this year, $500 next year.

cpr
I saw one at MacWorld this year. The display quality (brightness, sharpness) weren't up to par.

And, you could see the breaks in the panels.

inigojones
It's not an LCD display, it's a CRT. Check out pictures from all angles here: http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/06/04/necs-massive-43-cur...
teilo
Umm, no. It's an LCD. That's why it's called an "Ultra-Widescreen LCD Monitor" by NEC. Just because baby's got back doesn't mean baby's got tubes.
erso
It's not an LCD or a CRT. It's a quad-DLP display with LED backlighting manufactured by Ostendo Technologies (http://www.ostendotech.com/).
teilo
Hmm. Right you are. Now why would NEC call it an LCD? That is false advertising as far as I am concerned. Of course, since this display uses Osram LEDs for the backlight, rather than expensive short-lived Halogen bulbs, I doubt that most consumers will care.
inigojones
Ack, you're right, it's not CRT either. That's just how the division (wrongly) falls in my mind. Thanks!
nevinera
"Native Resolution 2880 x 900"

I guess you're not supposed to sit very close to it..