I just ran into an ad for Dell stuff on the Wired website.

Normally, I don't click ads, but I like Dell widescreen lcd monitors, so I had to check it out.

Dell is now offering a 30" Widescreen monitor! (I just wish one of their pictures put a soda can in for scale reference)

Its the 3007 WFP-HC, and, if it's even remotely as good as the 2405FPW or the 2007FPW (I have one of each of these), it's gonna be tough to resist clicking that "order now" button.

Check this blurb out from the site:

Note: For the best viewing experience, your PC must have a dual-link DVI-D graphics card that supports 2560 x 1600 resolution.

2560x1600 resolution. In the immortal words of Keanu Reeves, Whoa.

That's a pile of pixels to be pushing around.

One of the guys I worked with asked me how I could program in white text on a black background. Put this baby on your desk, load up VS2005 and maximize it, then try staring at ~400 square inches of FFFFFF about 24" from your face for 8+ hours a day. The 24" Dell I have can light up my office all by itself with a full white screen. 

You could use this thing to signal aircraft.