Alienware’s curved monitor: Dude, seriously?
- January 7th, 2008
- 12 Comments
Alienware’s Virginity Shield
A friend of mine bought that flight chair from way back when that lets you sit in a deep bucket seat and control an on-screen plane or tank from the comfort of a womb-like simulator that will ensure you never get laid. Well, Alienware’s oddly cool but wildly impractical curved monitor is more of this same concept — something hardcore nerds will love but will probably be prohibitively expensive and kind of silly once you sit down and do the math.
This is a DLP monitor that’s about three feet long and consists of three separate “screens” stiched together seamlessly. No availability or release date, but listen, kid. You have a long life ahead of you. There are girls to meet, beaches to hang out on, things to learn. Don’t be the guy with the big weird three-foot surround monitor. Just don’t do it.
Chuck (Who am I?)
7 months ago
Multi monitors are very in vogue where I work. Thinking about twin 24″ers for home use. Seems like this might be an all in one solution. I’d take one for doing serious work today. Not sure about how good the DLP would look compare to straight LCD. I’ll check it out Tuesday.
You guys won’t rave about it until Apple brings one out, and then it will be, “Oh my god, what an incredible innovation, I am getting in line right now to buy one, oh my god, we’ll have live streaming coverage at the NYC Apple store as we wait in line”
John Biggs (Who am I?)
7 months ago
Ar e YOU a virgin, Chuck? is that it?
Mark MacLeod (Who am I?)
7 months ago
I’m not a virgin (and have 3 kids that I can prove using DNA that they are indeed mine) and I think this is awesome. We use multi-monitor setups at our office and it would be nice to not have the screen “broken up” by the individual monitor frames.
Travis (Who am I?)
7 months ago
You may not get laid - but pr0n will look great on this thing! Imagine nearly 180 degrees of nubile nudes - who needs all the hassle of real women (for the record I am married and also have a child so I have been laid a few times).
Paul G (Who am I?)
7 months ago
This makes me wish I had my virginity back.
Looks like they attached 4 monitors side by side (page orientation) - those crazy b*stards.
John Jacobsen (Who am I?)
7 months ago
Where can I get one of these again? @ Hookers take up less time and If I got the money to get this then I can get them. I am lovin it. Hookers aside.
Johnal (Who am I?)
7 months ago
I don’t care what anyone else thinks — this thing rocks.
jerry (Who am I?)
7 months ago
MY HARDRIVE JUST GOT HARDER.IAM IN LUV.LOL
Dan (Who am I?)
7 months ago
lets see… coolest monitor on the planet or one night of passion followed by 40 years of henpecking misery…
MONITOR… and some power tools!
John Biggs (Who am I?)
7 months ago
Fine, guys. Get the monitor.
DocW (Who am I?)
7 months ago
a curved monitor would be cool. Think about it, most people that have a dual monitor set-up,like myself, already try to “wrap” the monitors to get more of an arc work flow.
The concept is cool, but being from Alienware it will cost you a kidney.
Rantam (Who am I?)
7 months ago
Looks very good.
It’s not exactly the same but in practice it’s. And I’m very happy with it :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG5smiin-dI