I can't believe how much I paid for this...

[@deegeeooh]

Probably the most impressive feature of this behemoth is it survived shipping for all those years.

[@zaviangeronimo7811]

Impressing?

[@QuasarMusics]

@@zypher6018 Alex Grey - Net of Being, one of my fave pieces of art

[@zypher6018]

Quasar hell yeah !

[@zaviangeronimo7811]

Arcade Gamer but why, its fire 🔥

[@lidamoreta3913]

@@zypher6018 zkñp

[@mayankp1000]

Guys, PLEASE DIM THE LIGHTS next time for a monitor like this

[@butstough]

forreal. its still a projector, room brightness has huge contrast impact

[@shinyhappyrem8728]

I'd just turn the lights off completely while playing

[@renerebe]

man, at least they did not drop it!

[@wobblysauce]

This so much... it is trying its hardest, lights off or darken the set for truer experience.

[@Light-Rock97]

A friend just lent me his 1080p, led projector. First thing I did was play some games on it. It's actually not bad, since it's 60hz and you can get away with turning all anti-aliasing off.

[@imanijones10]

You should make a 2008 maximum dream build based around that monitor! I feel like it's just too neat to not be used for something =P

[@Juliehoe666]

Yeah sounds epic

[@skipbreakfast]

Agree 2008%

[@4x4forlyfe]

Was X58 out around that time?

[@alankoshy4226]

Now that's an idea he's GOTTA DO

[@thefloridamanofytcomments5264]

The ultimate WOW battle station.

[@TheBeardowns]

I'm a commercial pilot and the full motion flight simulators we use have this tech. Multiple projections that make it look seamless that are adjusted for each window. You can tell it's not all one screen but it really changed everything as far as flight training goes. I've seen people break down and get the shakes/sweats after being beat on for four hours with engine failures and whatnot.

[@paulofernando7858]

Interesting

[@drunk3n_m0nk12]

I'm a sys admin on the navy p8 simulators. We had a tech that managed to fry one of those projectors. Somehow he got to keep his job (we're civilian contractors). They're definitely not cheap. I think somewhere in the range of $50k each and there's 3 per trainer. Then there's the mylar screen. We had one get damaged and the repair bill just to recoat the screen was around $85k. When you see what they're capable of it all makes sense though. I love managing those trainers because of how insanely complex they are. It's a constant challenge. Plus it's nice to know that if there was ever an emergency situation where I needed to land a 737 I would feel at home in the cockpit. The real magic is what's running to simulate the back of the plane.

[@paulofernando7858]

@@drunk3n_m0nk12 Thanks for your time, that's really interesting

[@JunkBondTrader]

pff that's nothing, you should try MK trilogy on very difficult. ;)

[@shawnmorgan379]

you work for Burger King. stop lying.

[@nooner780]

This thing looks like something out of a hacker's basement in an action movie from 2004.

[@maurisanto7973]

Which movie ?

[@scarabyte1]

@@maurisanto7973 not in that way. he meant it looks like something you would see in the said type of movie, not that there is a movie that this looks like this is from

[@unusualgamer8782]

@@maurisanto7973 lmao u dumb?

[@scarabyte1]

@@unusualgamer8782 saying you're dumb doesnt help anyone either explain what they meant or shut up

[@guyman7897]

SELF PROMOTION

[@DerfLlennod]

I can see at least 4 videos with this: 1) this video 2) breakdown 3) watercool overclocked 4) RGB THE *user friendly content* OUT OF THIS!

[@Mopsie]

Thisss

[@cliffziglar]

Watercoolong and breakdown definitely. Rgb just for the hell of it

[@badbadthingss]

thats how he'll get his money back lmao

[@WarriorsPhoto]

Those would be great videos and that way Linus could get his money's worth. LOL

[@NamesForDogs]

Personally speaking, I would love if they brought in LGR for a video.

[@dakotaknight1617]

Since this looks so much like a CRT, this could be a great bread and butter to a sleeper PC. Edit: when i said the "bread and butter" of a sleeper PC, i meant that it'd be kinda like a cherry on top, a piece de resistance to top off a build. I didn't mean building a sleeper *inside* this monitor. Although, as difficult as it would be, it would be cool to retrofit a modern ultrawide panel and add RGB that could be switched on and off and a USB hub. Maybe incorporate the LTT logo even

[@souit957]

Great idea

[@Mr.Amazing_-xg6xn]

Did I ask?

[@sombrero4316]

You mean like swap a modern curved panel in and use the excess space behind for a balls to the walls gaming PC? Yeah I'm down...

True but I don't think you could fit a pc inside it except something with the size of a raspberry pi 4. The vast majority of the interior can't be used because of the projectors.

[@Anthzcy]

@@SkyWalker-lg9ht If you make videos you can be like him but your just begging for subs thats not how it works and if you want to be him then make videos and edit them Edit:he just deleted his comment

[@tme98]

Whoever brought this to their LAN party back in 08' was probably a legend.

[@killman369547]

Yeah. But unless they were decently strong they'd look like a total dope carrying it into the room with it's 25 pounds (minus the stand).

[@tme98]

@@killman369547 If they manage to carry it in, that gives them +2 legend points

[@philippebarbie3829]

@@tme98 Today its +2 in backpain

[@masterjenkins632]

hahaha yeah bro if you had this shit running crysis in 07 08 you were mac fuckin daddy

[@Pidalin]

LAN party in 2008? That was already steam time. :-)

[@Shawn_White]

2008 amazed by how wide it is, 2020 amazed by how THICC it is.

[@DsgSleazy]

@@BeanOS I'd say the wideness was pretty crazy too, it looks crazy to me today too.

[@JesusIsTheWay59]

@@BeanOS I like the other guys comment better.

[@xoilidegameplays3645]

2021 amazed at how old it is

[@trentonh.6563]

Thicc & Wide

[@imitt12]

I'm just sitting here amazed that it's not a CRT

[@TheFirstDisciple]

cant believe I just watched the whole video on my 2007 dell monitor and thought: wow, thats old!

[@mateom8223]

Laughs in working 2003 black laptop

[@abdollah1990]

hhhhhh from hp ssf 7900 2007

[@kennysnow3767]

I got a hp pavilion dm1.

[@Lukey-]

That monitor is older than me lol

[@old_blo0d428]

@@Lukey- dw kid you'll experience this one day

[@morgan1168]

Spends $6000 on a piece of tech that he can tear apart..... All the proof I need that this is Linus and not deepfake

[@gametests]

Bruh check my new meme on rtx 2080 ti. Hey you ll like that.

[@SinisterPuppy]

I'm still not convinced. He didn't drop it. 😂

[@returnofbeaux]

plus the pee. all of the urine added authenticity.

[@Mach141]

that's what you do when you generate huge profits from video views...duh...

[@Dusk007]

@@gametests then go delete your channel lmao

[@shezmu24]

I couldn't imagine how mind blowing this must have been when it was first shown off, literally a decade ahead of it's time using some incredibly innovative ways to work around the limitations of the time.

[@addisonkumlien2943]

I work at a tech recycling company, last year someone came in with this same monitor that they wanted us to recycle, I proposed that we resell it, (i didn't know anything about it at the time). We ended up selling it to this old tech guy for his "collection". So the first curved wide monitor is somewhere in Central Wisconsin.

[@lupodeltuono314]

Ayy that's where I am

[@SouthRails]

@@lupodeltuono314 same!

[@sabbathrocks100]

I'm in Wisconsin too!

[@addisonkumlien2943]

@@sabbathrocks100 thank god it's starting to get warm here

[@sabbathrocks100]

@@addisonkumlien2943 right? I can't wait for all of the snow and cryogenic-freezer-ish weather to be gone for the season.

[@Leonsimages]

"the world's first *curved* desktop monitor..." Well, we had curved monitors before that, they were just curved in the other direction...

[@cosmics999]

I was gonna say that but I didn't wanna steal your comment.

[@lemonke3774]

CRT=nice

[@Uilliam56]

this cracked me up,nice one

[@Leonsimages]

@@cosmics999 You're a good man!

[@Ailgadem]

Kavita Tonk stop promoting yourself kid

[@ToadyEN]

Does it have a vesa mount? I need something to mount my wall to.

[@kristian3847]

It would fall down and the wall with it lol Edit: To Dennis... understand I was making a joke, that's why the... lol Second Edit: Skyflair, the lol implies my tone and that I am laughing saying it Third Edit: Idiots f off, leave people alone

[@apaxtoa]

@@kristian3847 r/woosh

[@frederikhansen3813]

You sir, just won the internet of the day! haha... made me laugh haard!

[@IvanTube0]

@@apaxtoa wrong

[@THEFIRE360]

you're not mounting this on the wall, you're mounting the wall on this

[@TheEscape2012]

Its just nice to see that Linus never lost his excitement and his passion about technology...after all those years and all this success!

[@BestRareR]

If i were him id never have lost passion about technology you know since you make money out of it there's literally nothing blocking you out of what you love

[@TheFool12-12]

@Best Rare exactly if I had the talent and funds I'd be doing this all day as well. Although imo Linus does it best along with his big friend I forget his name now. But honestly I haven't found other channels that explain as well as him, he's so natural with it is what helps

[@hansolo631]

how can you tell?

[@guilhermemartins2606]

I LOVE these "high end technology from 10~20 years ago" videos! Keep em coming!

[@luciengrondin5802]

9:00 "the thickness of this display led people to believe that it was a CRT display." It still does. return of CRT monitors when ?

[@thegundamster1204]

Return of CRT, is farewell to screen tearing.

[@gametests]

Bruh check my new meme on rtx 2080 ti. if you dont like ill delete my Channel. hope i made smile on your face.

[@phydeux]

You think the climate change nuts are screaming now? Let them hear that CRT's are coming back and they'll lose their minds.

[@ATR-_]

@@gametests You're legit making the most unoriginal shit and putting it on your channel hoping for views lmoa

[@shibinshiji4671]

Yes. Of course 😆

[@ahmedakkari4632]

Now about color accuracy: 12:00 that's actually the background picture affecting windows task bar with Transparency effect turned on.

[@maxwell_edison]

AAAAAAA so true

[@atticusnari]

Yeah he should've tried Red, Green, and Blue all across the screen to see that

[@TheKayliedGamerChannel-YouTube]

o_O thats exactly what I thought when I seen it lol :/

[@maxwell_edison]

@@TheKayliedGamerChannel-KZbin your comment just gave me a disease.

[@Selrisitai]

@@TheKayliedGamerChannel-KZbin saw* You can't use a past participle without a modifier. XD

[@NoSlow78]

I love these types of videos when you show old computer technology. It's actually a great service to document old computer hardware/software. This kind of stuff is so fascinating.

[@tyy8072]

How to increase my fov ingame? Google: go to game settings. *_Bing_* :

[@jafarr6924]

h moment

[@Armadillo999]

BRUHHH

[@reggierindfleish7837]

this is so funny bro

[@HellBoy8152]

Lol

[@unapersona100real6]

i mean for most games you need to do some config file edits

[@filipivan5125]

10 years ago: mind blowing Today: huge brick Makes u appreciate how far we have come even tho the progress seems slow at times. Looking forward to 2030

[@ChrisD4335]

idk you look what was available in 2010 and ide say there's a reason this didn't go nowhere

[@plasmaoctopus1728]

@@ChrisD4335 I'd say the price at the time was the worst thing about this monitor, if they were able to get it below 1000 dollars it probably would've caught on for gaming until better things came out.

[@robertt9342]

@Plasma Octopus . Doubt it. You’d still have issues with refresh rate, contrast, other image issues. Also not really sure about hardware and the resolution back then what kind of frame rates people would be ok dropping to.

[@tkermi]

If that were CRT it would be really cool but now the PQ is quite bad. lol, who gave "Rita" a like 😂

[@kiyoponnn]

@@tkermi The bot liked its own comment lol

[@Zelk360]

This is the most excited that I've seen Linus in a long time. Like a kid in a candy store.

[@UpDownLeftDie]

Linus being so excited is giving me life rn

[@thegamer1377]

Same lol

[@arnie_can3023]

Honestly his reaction is the best part of the vid

[@RedSntDK]

Tech was wild back then. I recall my brother winning a computer with a compressor in it. Like a fridge. My brother had a fridge. That could play Unreal Tournament 2003.

[@asplmn]

Should've hooked up the GPU I had in my Alienware back in 2008: the venerable 8800 GTX It'd be interesting to see how an 8800 GTX would (or wouldn't rather) push this resolution in Crysis. :)

[@Upeer1]

I loved my 8800, served me well a long time.

[@tehhaldiniho]

@@Upeer1 me too, kept all the ones i had, couldnt bring myself to sell them

[@mrbigblackboots1788]

I think that was a demo. It needed 2 GPUs and ran at medium IIRC

[@noth606]

lol I doubt even triple 8800 Ultras would have if the detail was turned up, Crysis ran like absolute crap on everything back then and it's only really the last few years that it's possible to run it at decent FPS with eye candy turned on... 2 and later were less ambitious and ran a lot better though but the original was some ridiculous stuff.

[@chrisparussin5359]

noth606 I think that if you put something a couple of years newer like a GTX590, you will get acceptable performance

[@AmigaFanatic1980]

love to see Linus get his hands on a Surface-conduction Electron Emitter (basically a "modern CRT") screen to play around with

[@darkdoescosplays]

I initially thought this is what it was when I saw the thumbnail (although thinking about it, it would have to be much larger to get that kind of resolution).

[@widdico]

.

[@BaghaShams]

YES! I was sooo stoked about SED displays about a decade ago. People who saw it said it was like seeing HD again for the first time. I really hope LTT can get their hands on one and talk about it.

[@davidtanase7753]

Yess. Would be mind blowing

[@briani4959]

I used to have a (Phillips?) 1080p crt TV that I bought on a closeout deal, never got to use it though. Unfortunately it was kept in a storage unit that a family member neglected to pay for. I thought that was a cool idea.

[@dylanneff8338]

Hey, it’s number 6 on trending. He made his money back.

[@sitordan]

Was there any doubt?

[@imzavi-]

No ads so I doubt it

[@Williamsdarren6]

@@imzavi- he's worth about 25 mil , I doubt he's hurting about it.

[@hellothere4507]

@@Williamsdarren6 that's why hes worth so much, he earns money and not loses it with every bit of expenditure he does

[@dylanneff8338]

iiSnipper no ads? I have KZbin red so I don’t see them anymore, but it’s odd for a video by a big KZbinr to have no ads.

[@Alucard-gt1zf]

Fun fact! Ostendo still exists and still makes display technology to this day

[@Eunostos]

Actually fun fact! Thank you.

[@gizmowizard352]

please give me another curved monitor like in the video

[@PacAnimal]

I couldn't stop repeating in my head: "Don't drop it, Linus." "Don't drop it, Linus." "Don't drop it, Linus." "Don't drop it, Linus." "Don't drop it, Linus." "Don't drop it, Linus." "Dammit, Linus, stop lifting it!"

[@jopetarias681]

ahhaahhahahha

[@michalkostecki8712]

Yes yes yes

[@garfieldandfriends1]

Linus Drop Tips Top sponsors : *Drop* *DropBox* *Idea Drop*

[@Solice-lx8mk]

So I wasn't the only one.

[@suleymanenesyigitoglu6411]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2SUZ5d5h7Goqac

[@VorpalGun]

I'd love a teardown, with someone who is knowledgeable on the electronics.

[@THEJPR]

I know a guy called Jerry. He's a little unknown but he can do the job,

[@marcobonera838]

Electroboom

[@michaeljohnson89]

@Henry I think that's his point 👀😂

[@lushflush1863]

Tare down!!!

[@Im1CrazyCow]

Howdy VoralGun, A tear down is really not to hard what is 1 of Linus Big issues is to SLOW down when doing this Tear down... I own a few DLPs and they beat most gaming monitors when set up correctly even a 48 OLED we just tried vs the 73 & 82 DLPs we have....... LTT will need to replace Thermal paste and Led/Osram Bulbs and Possibly to be safe look but dont Buy New DMD/CPU chips..... But Bc his Monitor is working on All 4 DLPs that's a Great sign so they just need a deep clean and re paste and calibrate to work right! Linus Might be in for a chock if they do all this!!! Cow}:-o)

[@spencerrice1867]

"I would have given basically anything for this 10 years ago." You gave basically anything for it today...

[@Amber57499]

But he's getting a lot back ;)

[@onceuponaban]

To be fair he's a lot richer now than he was 10 years ago.

[@Treyorrrr]

​@@onceuponaban and he will easily make that $6k back from the money he makes on this video

[@kaisyaya8492]

6k 10 years ago was like everything for him, nowadays 6k are a joke now he's rich

[@ChaosHusky]

Did you ever actually do a tear-down of it? I can imagine what it'll look like but 4 mini projectors inside a custom screen like that would be interesting to look at!

4:25 Linus: "DisplayPort didn't exist yet" Me: *watching this through DisplayPort on my HP LP2475w from 2008* Hey!

[@empedance1933]

Yeah My Precision M6400 workstation laptop with a manufacture date of November 2008 had DisplayPort and VGA as monitor outputs

@@empedance1933 Yeah, this beast cost me a lot of cash back then but it has like ALL the connectivity, it's bonkers: 2 x DVI-I 1 x HDMI 1 x DisplayPort 1 x component video input 1 x composite video input 1 x S-video input 1 x USB upstream 6 x USB downstream SPDIF And it's still at 23550 hours of backlight time, that's like a bit over half the rated time. And sure, it's also thicc and heats up the room, but it never failed me.

[@originalnick473]

Is came out in 2006 :)

[@VezWay007]

I have the same monitor that I bought second-hand. It's my first monitor as I've always had a laptop. And this feels so much better than just using my laptops 15.6in screen. And I did buy it for the ports and stand. It has all the features you'd need in a monitor but damn is it heavy. I wish it had speaker though for a much cleaner setup.

[@empedance1933]

Budo Bašović that sounded really familiar to what my dads computer monitor had for connections so I looked at it and it turns out it’s actually the same monitor! I scrolled through the OSD menu and found the uptime of it: 42,557 hours! He’s had it since 2011 I think, he got it from work from a shelf full of parts to be recycled offsite

[@LancerGTO]

I worked at Dell when this was being roadshowed. It was such an amazing monitor back in the day. Being unable to eliminate the seams I think is what prevented it from coming out

[@David-gk2ml]

I feel conflicted about a teardown, because that often leads to you trying to water cool everything for example that Red camera. Please don't water cool this one.

[@TimTams_64]

The watercooled red camera did work

[@lilkittygirl]

No no, this needs to be the world’s first and only water cooled monitor hahaha

[@gomichow]

Don't forget the RBG lighting

[@goffe2282]

This thing has loud fans. It needs water cooling.

[@FezCaliph]

Water cooling is cool

[@ShimmerUK1]

Reminds me of the old CRT monitors funny fact CRT are superior to LCD but the manufacturing cost of them as well as the size is why LCD have become the main display of the modern era

[@kennythekid130]

Finding out it isn't a CRT: My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

[@isaactrefz9744]

Is it even possible to make a crt that’s curved that way?

[@matchmakerchris7617]

If it would have been a CRT and I were to buy one my spine would jump out of my back and give me the finger while walking out the door.

[@fredy000]

same :((

[@Rockforce80]

Yeah when I saw linus was able to lift it I immediately got depressed

[@MarkLikesCoffee860]

@starshipeleven Mirrors dude, mirrors.

[@jlpower]

From the title screen, I thought I was looking at a curved CRT TV.

[@justarandomguy5088]

Same

[@marclytle644]

That is what I thought.

[@nslouka90]

Me too, that boi is a thicc chungus

[@sebagomez4647]

I need the curved crt tv on my life

[@leo197777]

I'm sure that horizontal scrolling on a crt large curved with projection of prism can do the best of all Lcd monitors without crackelling.

[@jolly99jod]

6:58 can we all appreciate the classic fix of "off and on again" working

[@Chozo4]

Typical issue with bad capacitors on the secondary power filter. I see it alot on DLP and it would require a couple power cycles to start proper.

[@jseshin6746]

Far too many people don’t realize this is a LEGITIMATE troubleshooting step that can resolve issues in many cases.

[@stellarproductions8888]

When your computer malfunctions, and you call the IT Crowed, the first thing their gonna ask you, "Have you turned it off and on again?" But then again the same guys will see a monitor on fire and email the FPD instead of calling 911. :P

[@hoolia4987]

I say: When in doubt, Power cycle it out ! 🔌

[@keeganscheller3712]

@@stellarproductions8888 Sorry, I think you mean to call 0118 999 881 999 199 725 .......3

[@iceowl]

if it's making weird noises, you might want to check for leaky capacitors. there was a glut of bad capacitors in 2008 iirc. my Samsung LCD monitor, bought around the same time, is starting to make high pitched noises when it's turned on or switches video modes. i will not be terribly surprised if it dies one of these days.

[@clarkesuperman]

I had a Philips TV from 2008 that just bit the dust. It would squeal high pitched when it was off/standby.

[@jackfairman7371]

Welcome to holy f**k what has linus wasted his money on now?!

[@tygopoo]

Jack Fairman Haha

[@irispettson]

To be fair, it made for a pretty cool video.

[@criznittle968]

our money*

[@Vorkuta_]

He didn't even bought it

[@SkyWalker-lg9ht]

Hope your having a good day! I am a small youtuber trying to grow as big as PewDiePie and hope to be as successful as him one day. I would really appreciate you subscribing to me ♥️♥️.

[@aguyontheinternet1]

Linus: Pays 6k for a monitor and he cant believe how much he paid for it Also linus: Spends 87k on a gold xbox controller and is fine with it.

[@resneptacle]

The gold from that controller is being melted and resold at some point though

[@NONE-gy6qu]

Hello brothers

[@aeden653]

This is where all the black PFP cult meets

[@Surya_Virya]

@@aeden653 4 black pfp 1 female anime pfp. Hmmm

[@aeden653]

@@Surya_Virya mine isn't a female lol are you talking about yours

[@abrahamweaver1995]

linus trying to justify a $6000 purchase of a 12 year old monitor: "It's not that bad."

[@theeiszeitmann928]

Well it did kept its value.

[@CMDRunematti]

oh man engineering that curve into a CRT... imagine... I'm sure they would've needed 2 tubes, and how do you even form the glass! or are there plastic crts now...? doubt they ever tried that...

[@KittyKite]

@@CMDRunematti it is not crt

[@nekroneko]

@@KittyKite Pretty sure he knows that. He's clearly speculating if that was the tech years ago.

[@justsomeguywithhalfamustac4600]

@@KittyKite like he said "imagine"

[@alexyeager7995]

Whoever Linus got this from definitely bought a Curved 4K OLED monitor, a top of the line pc and a ultra surround sound setup

[@rhysbutcher8660]

This thing is insane, especially for the time it was Demoed

[@eoghanndiscord4358]

bro you're just saying what Linus said like 5 times in the video

[@rhysbutcher8660]

@@eoghanndiscord4358 Yeah maybe that was the point, maybe it wasn't. However the statement still stands

[@VengFPV]

I didn't even know monitors like this existed back then. Reminds me of when John Carmack had his 28" 1080p monitor back in 1995..

[@poopscoop5836]

Linus needs to get his hands on that shit

[@MrDLYouTube]

I remember when the Alienware version was shown off, they had Crysis on it. Everyone was going bonkers over it. Even today I always mention it at work when we get in any new massive widescreens. This video brought back memories. Thanks Linus!

[@koopaklaw4605]

9:13 a CRT that was curved like this would cause SO MANY problems. Due to how deflection and beam landing works you'd need some serious linearity correction to make it even passable.

[@Taijifufu]

"Fraaaank when ya gonna finally clean out that closet like I asked?!" "NEVER. Linus might pay _thousands_ for some of this stuff." - every hoarder ever.

[@jeb4eyes]

lol

[@informal_variant]

I'm surprised they didn't find it hidden in Brian the Electrician's walls or something

[@widdico]

This is something a person named frank would say

[@redhawkrobin]

😂

[@issahumps]

Yup, standing by with my junk lol

[@ethanlomshek6778]

Finally, something to play crysis on

[@veqr7266]

Lmao

[@cosmics999]

Flight sim

[@parthl]

msfs 2020*

[@lordcandyandy]

Minecraft rtx is harder to run nowadays

[@beanstrrr]

I got a crysis ad lmao

[@fireoil]

that video is a jewel. not only i didn't know there were a curved display that old. I though it would be a regular lcd but no. A dlp Lcos display. i just learned the existance of this screen thanx to this video ! putting 4 screens a potrait mode ? ahead of time and a amazing classic piece of screen

[@Trapper64]

11:58 Yeah, are you sure you don't have "Transparency effects" on in Settings>Personalization>Colors? It looks a lot like that color shift in the taskbar is from your background (you can see it at 7:22, the left half has a pink ribbon while the right half has dark black/grey hexagons) rather than the actual display.

[@randomgrapesoda]

Yeah, noticed that too

[@MerkinMuffly]

Did they even have any games back then to take advantage of that wide screen

[@thatguy6214]

That's what I'm wondering i remember ps3 came out at that time so hd gaming was a new thing

[@flyingmonkey8245]

Crops to 4:3

[@tmx8686]

I don't think it was marketed as gaming

[@oriserban3590]

@@tmx8686 they had an alienware version of it so it was marketed at gaming in some sort

[@n1colast263]

Dude, it's for the sake of future proof. Think outside the box !

[@nivisaev4044]

12:00 Linus, that is the wallpaper.

[@alwins]

Nice observation

[@ep1cccc]

Time travel ;)

[@InterlacedTech]

Wallpapers goes *BURRRRRR*

[@pranitmunjal9719]

Yes.

[@garageghost6038]

No clue how he missed that. His point is still correct, but that was the most terrible example he could have used.

[@Seesen17]

Imagine building an All-in-one Gaming PC with that screen's case. Replace the four projectors with a modern widescreen, like Samsung and such, and then build the PC in the space behind it.

[@Mopki3]

"omg its heavy" HE lifted it out of a box. I stopped believing it was a CRT once he lifted it. lol I was surprised it's bright enough to see with their bright studio lights. When he points out the color difference on the taskbar... is that not the desktop wallpaper coming through? I'm looking at mine, and mine does that.

[@manaspradhan8041]

Yeah that was his wallpaper lol, it's probably still not very good for color sensitive work but his example wasn't very good

[@slimshady2167]

If you have transparency on then yeah. I’m not sure if they do have it off, but it could be an explanation as to why he said that.

[@iosdeals]

I also thought it is a CRT, but then I remembered I had a 19" CRT back in 2005 or so that I needed to carry back to the store because it broke under warranty, it was only maybe 600 yards I had to carry it and I still remember vividly how awful and painful process that was. No way he would just lift up 3x that weight from the box without his spine cracking like mortal kombat fatality animation.

[@priyanshugupta5463]

@@iosdeals That's a Nasty explanation right there in the end.

[@andrive]

This is exactly what I thought

[@kridocaign5722]

"I don't know that I would have spent that kind of money on it" Said the man who spent that kind of money on it.

[@DieselRamcharger]

he didnt spend shit. bought. made video. profit. wrote off. it was free....actually it paid him. so it wasnt free.

[@JoshChristiane]

The "company" bought it, but the sponsor likely covered that cost + more, so it's not the same as a personal purchase of his.

[@niquel5831]

@@DieselRamcharger Even if he made the money back with the video, he still had to spend it. "Wow, you win more money than you spend in a month, so you're not actually spending anything."

[@teipkep]

@@DieselRamcharger Yep, I don't know why he even tried making it look like he payed anything for it. It is an investment and he will earn shit ton. Selling it for profit, video profit, write off taxes etc etc etc.

[@DieselRamcharger]

@@teipkep because 90% of the viewers just arent that smart. its a sad state the world is in.

[@wholebrain8457]

12:05 Linus, the start menu is transparent and lets you see a bit of your background... which is more pink at the left side.

[@Willeexd1337]

was just about to say that lol

[@impossibleworld924]

Yep

[@prebenjaeger]

Start menu? It's the taskbar

[@dvdemon187]

Boy, am I glad I'm not the only one here that called Linus out for this.

[@Tejvir7]

But his point still stands shut up

[@MannyBrum]

You could gut this and make an all in one gaming PC in this with a modern display panel and using the rest of the space for the build.

[@Vixen1525]

That would be awesome

[@johnh1353]

"I remember when 'Flat-Screen-Monitors' were CRT monitors with an actual 'flat-glass-screen' " - Says me ..... I'm getting old 👴😢

[@chadbizeau5997]

Sony Trinitron ftw

[@Mireaze]

What do you mean "getting"?

[@DAndyLord]

@@Mireaze Ouch. Shots fired.

[@axelrajr]

i still have mine in the basement, very carefully sealed. at this point though just getting rid of it would be a pain so there it will probably stay.

[@CalvinJary]

I remember that too and I'm not too old! The trick is to start young

[@Kropek13]

This would have been the holy grail of sim racing devices 10 years ago.

[@KalebG]

I wish he could get a Mitsubishi LaserVue TV and make a side by side comparison with a professional monitor.

[@kevinthecool2654]

5:00 Little do you realize that this single-link cable was worth $50-70 on the market at the time this released. It was advanced for hdmi, and is real useful for dvi-only monitors. No such thing as "too much monitor extension" I picked up a heavy duty cable for $35 at RadioShack ~4 years ago. Still using it

[@DuckInGameStop]

where did you find a RadioShack in 2017??

[@carlosdgutierrez6570]

@@DuckInGameStop in Mexico we still have RadioShack, a national company bought it and keep the name, still kicking to this day in November 2022.

[@fattomandeibu]

If it was a CRT you'd need a forklift to move it. My old 32" CRT weighed around 15 stone(if you need a comparison, I'd say Linus would be around 11 stone) and took two people to move it any more than a few feet. A monster like that would be literally back breaking if you lifted it like Linus did there.

[@Leo-ws6rp]

Tech Tip: Do not spend $6000 on this

[@robertt9342]

10 years ago, it cost $500 more.

[@lilboilooksyt6818]

100th like 💪💪

[@Yeen125]

Also, accounting for inflation since 2009, the original MSRP would now be almost $8000.

[@neals6348]

When I first saw the pic of this beast I was hoping it was some ultra rare CRT unicorn lol

[@Pslamist]

This was my exact thought when I saw it, and immediately wanted to know if it could play Melee.

[@n16161]

I thought the same thing from the thumbnail!

[@Mr_jz_12]

@@n16161 thirding that. Thought the speed runners would be going crazy over this shit.

[@nightbladexxx]

like those old Sony 24" widescreen monitors, oh the good ol days

[@livyakin123]

😂😂 Honestly!

[@kepler1175]

I’m so glad that this actually ended up happening.

[@givemeanameman1]

Ostendo is still around, they currently produce Quantum Photonic Imager related tech, and also the optics used for micro(standard glasses size) VR/AR glasses.

[@mark012498]

I feel as if this thing could display the entirety of the 1st level of Mario on one screen

[@GammaWraith]

video idea

[@SkyWalker-lg9ht]

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[@SkyWalker-lg9ht]

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[@issyahboii28]

@@SkyWalker-lg9ht nah

[@rsturba]

A real world application for a change 🤣

[@p.r.s8675]

Did a quick Google search about ostendo. The company still exists and is involved in development of really advanced display technology. Mostly in the field of AR, holographic display and defense projects. It's cool 🔥🔥.

[@xyverz]

Linus: "Let's do a livestream tear-down!" Monitor: "Cool. I was looking forward to turning into a $6000 brick!"

[@SaintsPurgatory]

it is already a $6000 brick

[@microchannelmaster8046]

@@SaintsPurgatory Yeah but it's a unique, historical and functional brick. Break it and it becomes *just* a brick.

[@p0xus]

@@microchannelmaster8046 Yeah, as someone who wants to preserve history wherever possible, it hurt me a little to hear he wants to make it a brick.

[@suleymanenesyigitoglu6411]

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[@happyisthealero]

@@suleymanenesyigitoglu6411 Awesome lol

[@FunkyDice444]

imagine having this to play world of warcraft in 2008, you would be super human

[@djangopaine8444]

Shoutout to LTT for making his sponsored segments exactly 10 seconds long

[@gametests]

Bruh check my new meme on rtx 2080 ti. if you dont like ill delete my Channel

[@jana31415]

@@gametests shut up. Noone cares

[@de00prolazr_47]

will black pug get one sub? It is bad

[@DarkorbitForever12]

@@gametests go ahead and delete it

[@carraradezembronatal]

@@gametests I watched and didn't liked, you can go ahead deleting the channel

[@permawheelie]

I know a guy who has a driving sim with 3 of these in a semi circle

[@xenthia]

that would be the most uncomparable/unbeatable setup, i swear

[@gabrielmodesto32]

@@xenthia he probably made a stone table

[@fariskamaludin9900]

Gotta see that dude

[@JacobP81]

WOW

[@BrooklynBalla]

I know a guy with 20 of these that entombed himself into a sarcophagus built out of these and just simulates his entire existence.

[@Decius1701]

Haha I remember seeing this crazy thing at the Alienware booth at a pre-show event at CES 2008. The Alienware badge looked like a glued on after-though. And yes, it was running Crysis.

[@JustChillingOut]

🦋 Simply change the aspect ratio on a jumbo flat screen to match this old screen. That’s what I’ve been doing for years. Better quality too. Large Curved extra wide screens are also avaible since 2020.

[@AliOxen]

Haven't seen Linus genuinely impressed by something quite like this, ever 😂

[@Terra101]

His brain is forcing him to be impressed because of what he paid for it

[@chemselox]

@@kobebryant1973 stfu

[@kuyalouie946]

Why not. That thing is made in 2008.

[@chemselox]

@@michaelriceitsreallymickey422 stfu

[@highlander723]

Linus: THEY TOLD ME NOBODY HAD ONE!! Anthony: They told me afterwards they had already seen your video. Linus:.... bastards

[@j.lietka9406]

723, i am highlander715! Thats one awesome monitor!

[@j.lietka9406]

723, I am highlander715!

[@realistMade]

J. Lietka okay?

[@Four-sc6gj]

J. Lietka There can be only one.

[@highlander723]

@@j.lietka9406 ummm... okay... Did you take your medication this morning?

[@eekmeout]

we appreciate you spending money so we can see crazy tech like this.

[@lecanius]

he's still making way more money out of this video than he spend for the monitor lol

[@Cody-bf2ln]

Lecanius if day at the most he makes 2000 a video

[@Cody-bf2ln]

Lecanius I’d say* no clue what autocorrect did there

[@Tephra]

@@Cody-bf2ln Sponsorships pay a LOT for channels of this size. This video has two of them, not to mention ad revenue and merch sales. Can pretty much guarantee total revenue per video averages a lot higher than two grand.

[@ImHeadshotSniper]

after all, it was Linus who got us, or at least me into tech in the first place. thank you for making tech so damn fun Linus.

[@IrishKeshiHead]

You know.. with the monitors being more modern these days, it would be impressive to see this being redone but possibly capable to go 4K resolution!

[@tumultuoustenets1228]

Pays 6k for the only working display on the market. Wants to tear it apart. Buy a non working one for that. This belongs in a museum as an important part of PC History.

[@BullOnoob91]

Actually I have more working ones.

[@terpsquirter7107]

@@BullOnoob91 can I buy it and burn it ?

[@BullOnoob91]

@@terpsquirter7107 If you are willing to spend 6000USD plus cover shipping like Linus was, then sure!

[@vojoxboggyman8368]

@@CineZoneYT Actually two more of mine are boxed, as was the one I sold Linus.

[@kilomaster]

@@vojoxboggyman8368 wtf, you aren't the same guy. Different name, same profile picture. Covid got people really desperate to scam people.

[@funkyfox2041]

"Why did it come with such a stupid cable?" I can't think of many video cards in 2008 that had HDMI output yet outside of the ultra-high-priced almost-experimental bracket.

[@natsume-hime2473]

Since it was such an expensive monitor, the intended customer base probably used those kinds of workstations.

[@DacLMK]

My 2005 PC came with an ATI Radeon HD 3450 and it had HDMI on it.

[@guardener]

The problem isn't the DVI to HDMI; it is that it is single instead of dual link DVI.

[@sl06bhytmar]

@@guardener HDMI is not able to output dual link DVI signal without active adapter which would have cost a fortune back in 2008 and it still costs $80.

[@kryten1826]

Wow, $6000......Hey Linus I have 3 Commodore 64 monitors I'll let go for $4500

[@onkelvalentin6952]

4500 for each one of course

[@DragonKnight077]

@@lastavverma7631 pls stop spamming us with ur videos

[@txq2270]

@@lastavverma7631 don't ever linked that cringe shit again

[@raffichekoian8310]

@@lastavverma7631 you have no friends

[@computerexpert5533]

how much for 1?

[@michabrzozowski9802]

the taskbar being pink on the left side is probably caused by the transparent function on windows so ,pretty much the anything which was "under" it

[@joeyhillers9460]

My uncle had one back in the day at his engineering firm. I remember seeing it and thinking "Holy Shit!" as a kid

[@ryanolsen294]

Well now we say only shit, but only with 360hz or 8K... or 4K, because of how good I looks but the most worth it monitor for doing anything it’s a 1440 144hz or even for games 240hz

[@RealityvoidMe]

At around 12 minutes linus talks about the colour not being accurate, is that not a blend of the bottom of his desktop wallpaper?

[@arcticcry478]

it is. his point is true but the example he used wasn't lol

[@navins11]

yeah lol i was thinking the same

[@gytux0258]

It wasnt the best example. But in person the borders between the displays must have been super obvious

[@apocalypseap]

I was thinking the exact same thing. Obviously it's his wallpaper... just goes to show nobody is perfect.

[@3dmaster205]

it not all the dust and nastiness on it; I can see the blotches from a mile away. Clean it, then see how it looks.

[@includenull]

12:04 Linus knows the background comes through the task bar on Windows 10, right?

[@KillerNoob2001]

I hope so, just saw the bit

[@PetsOvernight]

No, your boy doesn't know that.

[@Topside08]

maybe he thinks it's turned off...

[@technologicalelite8076]

Only if window transparency is enabled

[@JamaaLKellbass]

lol. nice spot :D

[@taohawaii]

Multi-projector displays are common in simulation. Tuning usually consists of boresighting, brightness matching, red/green/blue matching, keystone, and edge blending (overlap area gets twice (ish) as much light).

[@SaturnPR]

"You see how the color is darker here" Forgetting that his taskbar is set to transparent so it's displaying the colors of the background he has set lmao

[@darkvader12341]

Ya it's his desktop wallpaper coming through.

[@DaPhoenixFX]

@@pussyslaya4543 you're*

[@spaceriot23]

@@MegaMech pretty much same thing

[@-navi5238]

@@pussyslaya4543 Wow you're so edgy

[@sadtad6325]

@@MegaMech the us spells it as color, but both of colour and color are correct. even colour has a red line under it when i type it and im from uk

[@pranavmohite8581]

I am serious that my heart sank when that last panel didn't light up

[@Rez441]

That was scary

[@searchbulletorganisation3427]

Me: *Tries to develop own website so it works on most of the screens* Linus:

[@Yeen125]

That’s why “max-width” was created.

[@leomonz]

Gage M. And max-depth

[@adityanath3570]

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[@nivenfres]

Just had to put my 60" DLP TV down a few months ago. It lasted about 12 years. Had to replace the bulb every once in awhile, but it had a great picture. Handled games decently. Fans weren't terribly loud, but they did get worse as they got older. Think at least one was gunked up and I couldn't figure out how to get to one of them to clean it out.

[@Mastermeida]

He is talking about this 2008-thing like about some ancient artefact while the notebook i use right now is from 2009.

[@4.0.4]

To be fair, a 2009 notebook is more or less an ancient artifact. My condolences.

[@ldorman]

If your hardware can run a modern OS, you be fine - if you still running Windows 7 or even Vista - it's time for a change. I have an old HP TC4400 at home running Debian. Love that thing for certain work. From a Windows perspective, +5 years old and you start to run into performance issues due mostly unsupported hardware. My old gaming PC was an HP Workstation from 2011, not just was it power hungry, but I was limited with hardware choices. My new budget gaming rig what just turns around 6 months, did cost half of that HP Workstation and can actually keep up fine with new AAA titles

[@Torantes]

For linus everything that's older than 4 years is an ancient artifact

[@naveen5126]

@@4.0.4 ouch.

[@HatedJared]

I met my wife in 2008. She is pretty ancient now as well.

[@DriftaholiC]

I want to see the holy grail of CRT vs a modern monitor

[@hardwarechronicles9178]

Like John Carmack's 28inch 1080p crt wich he designed and programmed on games such as Quake ? Hell yeah

[@ryanschindler923]

Digital Foundry has done some good videos on them. To put it bluntly; since there are no pixels, image sharpness and quality is second to none and the response time it lower than any modern gaming monitor. We pretty much traded quality for quality of life.

[@thecorrespondent5605]

DriftaholiC, that kind of comment is actually one of those that I hope to find the most.

[@thecorrespondent5605]

@@ryanschindler923 ​Not exactly, image resolution and definition is lower in general and because of that of course "sharpness" maybe in second, but not the general "quality of image" of CRT.

[@PrincePolaris]

Ahh, the legendary Sony GDM FW900...

[@L33tSkE3t]

I remember seeing this thing (Alienware's demo) back in the day and thinking it was the coolest thing ever

[@ShadeSoups]

L33tSkE3t what year was that

[@coolmacatrain9434]

@@ShadeSoups 2008

[@ShadeSoups]

Culmacatrane wow

[@L33tSkE3t]

I was gonna say 2008 or 09 I remember seeing the demo covered by a CNET or Gizmodo like publication during CES or something

[@derpyhuskyroo3824]

1:03 he was so mad he spit on it

[@icydragon68]

I thought it WAS a crt display. I’m disappointed

[@microchannelmaster8046]

Same. With how big it is you most definitely could have put four portrait-oriented CRTs in there.

[@cornfarmer8600]

@@microchannelmaster8046 I'd weigh a butt ton tho

[@sabishiihito]

Press F to pay respects to SED displays

[@vyanldn]

$6K For a ugly brick

[@siricecoldmars3046]

@@vyanldn you call it ugly I call it beautiful. Like those old original hd flat screen tvs with the big ass backs to em ohh baby thats aesthetic right there.

[@mikehamelin7520]

I wasn't expecting the lines to go away. the picture looked decent when you were in front of the monitor. cool tech.

[@hoolia4987]

3:00 'Even when it's off, the screen's not even black' 😂

[@andymorin9163]

read that right as he said it lol

[@Rudxain]

*Laughing AMOLED noises*

[@Iryuushen]

That's good. Now cop can't shoot it

[@bstaznkid4lyfe392]

This monitor came out in 2009, was $6,500, and uses 200 watt..Just amazing for an old tech..

[@robeperson]

When you mentioned the fans, all i wanted was for you to start removing panels. Please disassemble, will watch

[@sadmanh0]

he literally says in the video that he'll dismantle it

[@zrman96]

And then do a comparison to a modern dream build