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NEC will start selling CRV-43 in July — that’s a 43-inch 2880 x 900 curved monitor!

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 10:09 AM PDT

The NEC CRV-43 may look very similar to the Alienware curved monitor featured here in January 2008 and that’s because it’s basically the same device (they’re both made by Ostendo) with NEC branding. The difference is we will soon be able to buy it!

The NEC CRV-43 comes with some astounding specs:

Seamless curved screen
2880 x 900 double WXGA native resolution
200 cd/m² brightness
0.02ms Rapid Response
10,000:1 contrast ratio
100% coverage of sRGB colour gamut
99.3% coverage of Adobe RGB colour gamut
32:10 aspect ratio
Single link DVI-D and HDMI 1.3 input connectors
USB 2.0 connectivity for easy use of peripherals
Front panel controls
On Screen Display (OSD) and software-based GUI

Keith Yanke, Director of Product Marketing for NEC Display Solutions said:

“The NEC CRV43 curved display provides an excitingly immersive viewing experience for any type of user. Its lightning-fast response time coupled with its seamless curved screen provides enhanced comfort, decreased frustration and increased productivity. The monitor eliminates the bezel and screen gap issues that have complicated users’ work environment for years.”

NEC is aiming the CRV-43 at professional users such as graphic designers, educators, government workers, financial professionals, command and control and home office. This is an interesting departure from Alienware’s very obvious targeting of ’serious’ games adicts. The CRV-43 would also be an ideal monitor setup for simulations.

The CRV-43 will be on display at InfoComm on June 17-19 at Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. It will then be on sale from July at a retail price of $7,999 (£4,878).