These "new" TFT monitors do seem like a really good idea, but, it is well worth doing in depth research as most of the accessible (Cheap) ones designed for gaming currently only operate with directX. As I understand it there are plans to make these work with openGL as well as directX so they should work with programs like coot etc. Just be careful and confirm with the people supplying the TFT that it will work with your software package of choice.
P.S. a colleague of mine who is interested in tomography suggested the planar TFTs work well (they are also very expensive and bulky) - but be sure to confirm they work with your software of choice before paying for one http://www.planar3d.com/ Regards Mike On Mon, 2008-06-02 at 11:51 -0400, Jim Fairman wrote: > Hello all, > > There is a new company around that makes a 3D capable 22 inch flat > screen LCD monitor (http://www.iz3d.com) capable of a maximum > resolution of 1680x1050. It is originally designed for the purpose of > playing video games in 3D, but looks promising for ridding ourselves > of the huge bulky CRTs. > > Cheers > > On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 11:08 AM, Warren DeLano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > For used-stereo-3D-capable-CRT seekers, our stereo 3D page may > be of some use. A number of target monitors are listed. > > http://pymol.sourceforge.net/stereo3d.html > > -----Original Message----- > From: CCP4 bulletin board on behalf of Krojer,Tobias > Sent: Mon 6/2/2008 5:24 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ccp4bb] 3D model building without CRT monitor > > Dear all, > > recently some of our CRT monitors broke down and we realized > that these > monitors are no longer produced. However, we would still like > to > continue model building in 3D which is apparently not possible > with > current TFT displays. Beside the possibility of getting old > CRT monitors > at ebay, I was wondering how other groups solved this problem. > > Thank you very much for suggestions! > best wishes, > Tobias > > > > > Tobias Krojer, PhD > IMP (Research Institute of Molecular Pathology) > Dr. Bohr-Gasse 7 > 1030 Vienna > Austria > Tel.: +43-1-797303358 > Fax.: +43-1-7987153 > > > > > > > > > -- > Jim Fairman > Graduate Research Assistant > Department of Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology (BCMB) > University of Tennessee -- Knoxville > 216-368-3337 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] <DIV><FONT size="1" color="gray">This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential, copyright and or privileged material, and are for the use of the intended addressee only. If you are not the intended addressee or an authorised recipient of the addressee please notify us of receipt by returning the e-mail and do not use, copy, retain, distribute or disclose the information in or attached to the e-mail. Any opinions expressed within this e-mail are those of the individual and not necessarily of Diamond Light Source Ltd. Diamond Light Source Ltd. cannot guarantee that this e-mail or any attachments are free from viruses and we cannot accept liability for any damage which you may sustain as a result of software viruses which may be transmitted in or with the message. Diamond Light Source Limited (company no. 4375679). Registered in England and Wales with its registered office at Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, United Kingdom </FONT></DIV>
