Happy Holidays to All

by Anand Lal Shimpi on 12/24/2004 11:41 PM EST
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  • dbkev - Sunday, February 27, 2005 - link

    Any idea what video card Anand is using to drive the 30" display? Lots of controversy over what cards can and cannot drive the 2560x1600 optimal resolution.
  • ksherman - Friday, January 7, 2005 - link

    interesting... Apple claims a 16ms response time for all their LCDs... I am dying for a review of these puppies... and why not throw the 2005 in there as well ;-)
  • blckgrffn - Thursday, January 6, 2005 - link

    Not to be a troll or anything, but when are we going to see the HL2 stuff?

    Thanks,
    Nat
  • Mark - Thursday, January 6, 2005 - link

    When can we see a review of the overclocking capability of the entire range of shipping Dothan processors? This Dothan is the reincarnated Celeron 300A when combined with the DFI motherboard. The high price of the motherboard is mitigated by the OC potential of the lower end Dothans. Please give us the data.
  • The_Necromancer - Tuesday, January 4, 2005 - link

    evil do'ers
  • gankaku - Tuesday, January 4, 2005 - link

    Just today, Jan 4, Apple reduced prices across the board on its LCD displays... The 20-in display now costs $990; the 23-inch LCD is $1799; and the jumbo-tron 30 incher now goes for $2999.

    as mentioned, these diplays go both ways. So PC lovers in the market for a new display should do themselves a favor by stopping by an Apple store for a test drive.
  • maharajah - Monday, January 3, 2005 - link

    Anand: Any comments on the xMac rumor? :)
  • Amol - Sunday, January 2, 2005 - link

    Happy New Year . . .

    30"?!?! THAT DWARFS MY 15" LCD LAPTOP!!

    Review it for AT, also, the forums are ITCHING for a Dell 2005FPw review
  • The_necromacer - Saturday, January 1, 2005 - link

    Bluh, hey did anyone watch leno w/ tom green and al sharpton funny stuff, also 30" disply holy jesus that is wo nice i am using a 17" lcd so sad so sad...
  • Crassus - Saturday, January 1, 2005 - link

    Happy 2005, Anand!
  • Patmcfar8 - Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - link

    Wow! Vinney must really love you! ;-)

    Happy Holidays all!

    BTW, have any of you actually seen Apple's 30" Cinema Display with your own eyes? It is truly a thing of beauty. I can't remember the last time a had such admitted techno-lust. ;-)
  • at80eighty - Monday, December 27, 2004 - link

    umm...

    change 'too' to 'to'

    /gnomesayin?
  • at80eighty - Monday, December 27, 2004 - link

    Great! Now i know what i'm want for Christmas next year! a girlfriend who'll spring for a 30" monitor......

    /Happy/Merry ChristmasHanukkahKwanzaFestivus too all t3h nerds out there : )
  • Ninja_Dean - Sunday, December 26, 2004 - link

    #18: Having more knowledge is sort of redundant in 6600 vs. 6600 GT comparison. The architecture is the same, expect for lower clock speeds, which will cause performance hits.

    Acquiring knowledge does not mean that you run tests on every single computer component just to know its performance. If you are following up with 6800 and 6600 architecture, you should know what to expect from the plain 6600.

    Let me give you one advise, never be a lawyer. You will lose horrendously.


    BTW Anand, that's a nice monitor. :)
  • The_Necromancer - Saturday, December 25, 2004 - link

    festivus that is.
  • The_Necromancer - Saturday, December 25, 2004 - link

    yes ninja boy i could guess but and I quote you "There's nothing wrong with having more knowledge"

    stop (and now I qoute our "great" president) "sending mexed michages".

    happy festive to all!

    I like my metal poll.
  • aplefka - Saturday, December 25, 2004 - link

    That's pretty awesome. I definitely enjoyed the column in the past two months of CPU. Though I think your wishlist has some unnecessary items :P

    Merry Christmas!
  • Ninja_Dean - Saturday, December 25, 2004 - link

    #13: Yes, there are certain things that Windows can do better than Macs and there are certain things that Macs can do better.

    Besides, even if there is no difference between the two platforms, according to you, we still want to learn more about other platforms.

    There's nothing wrong with having more knowledge, so at least you can comment appropriately and knowlingly when talking about platforms other than Windows.

    We don't want to be ignorant like you and say, "why is everyone looking forward to a Mac article it's not like they can do much more then a PC can."

    Please stop with your ignorant comments. Just take a look at 6600GT benchmarks and you can easily guess the performance of the 6600 non-GT.
  • Anonymous - Saturday, December 25, 2004 - link

    Peace on earth and 30 inch displays for all?

  • crtfanboy - Saturday, December 25, 2004 - link

    whew, I thought the resolution crown was going to the macs until I found this!
    the IBM T221-DG5... QUXGA-W (3840x2400)

    now I just need to find a CRT with a higher resolution... I can only go on about color depth and accuracy for so long

    merry christmas anand, thanks for another year of top-notch coverage
  • The_Necromancer - Saturday, December 25, 2004 - link

    why is everyone looking forward to a Mac article it's not like they can do much more then a PC can.

    anyway, lets bench the 6600 non gt ok
  • ksherman - Saturday, December 25, 2004 - link

    the question is, is there a video card in the world that can drive that display, AND ply the latest ames at it's native resolution?? looks like anand is gonna be seting up his own personal 6800 Ultra SLI setup pretty soon... ;-)
  • Commodus - Saturday, December 25, 2004 - link

    Now here's a question: Anand hasn't mentioned in the past getting a video card that can drive the 30" display. So either Vinney bought him a 6800 GT/Ultra at the same time (and yes, crtfanboy, the Mac versions of those cards drive that display), or he has some review card that can handle it. ;)
  • kensei - Saturday, December 25, 2004 - link

    Cool. In your case you get an additional benefit becuase it's tax deductible.
  • maharajah - Saturday, December 25, 2004 - link

    Merry Christmas all.
    Especially you, you lucky bastard.
    I guess LCDs are the thing this holiday, my wife just got me the 2005FPW.
    Looking forward to that Mac article in Jan.
  • art williams - Saturday, December 25, 2004 - link

    Merry Christmas Anand, Vinney and team. Thanks for the wonderful insight all year long.
  • crtfanboy - Saturday, December 25, 2004 - link

    2560x1600!? do mac video cards even support that crazy resolution?

    ... you're making me question my identity as crtfanboy
  • ksherman - Saturday, December 25, 2004 - link

    dang im jealous.... I did get a new LCD monitor though... but its only the Samsung 715N, so nothing quite as cool as your present, but a significant improvement from my craptacular 17" CRT :-)
  • Dtravis - Saturday, December 25, 2004 - link

    Wow, what a gift. Have a very merry Christmas and great new year!

    ...Dennis
  • Anonymous - Saturday, December 25, 2004 - link

    Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all at AnandTech (readers and staff). Note to Anand: We will be looking forward to other great articles in 2005.

    By the way, nice present. :)
  • FlameDeer - Saturday, December 25, 2004 - link

    Merry Christmas & Happy New Year, Anand, Vinney, AnandTech team & readers!! :)
  • ProviaFan - Saturday, December 25, 2004 - link

    Excuus mea, I can't spel this laat at nite. I wish these posts were editible, because I just noticed that "Vinney" is the proper spelling. :(
  • ProviaFan - Saturday, December 25, 2004 - link

    Wow, what a nice Christmas present!

    Merry Christmas, Anand, Vinnie, and all my fellow readers of AnandTech. :)

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