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Use OLEDs in Dell monitors

Monitors and Displays submitted by doomlord52 07/04/07

OLEDs are much more effieient, brighter, offer higher contrast ratio's AND are much smaller. for example, SONY is currently developing a 27" HD TV with OLED technology. It has a contrast ratio of 1 million to 1, and has a response time of 0.01 MILLISECONDS. Samsung is making an 80" HD TV that is less than 2cm thick. There IS a computer monitor 19" thats only 2.1mm thick. With that kind of tech, you could make a laptop a lot thinner. OLEDs are also much more energy efficient efficient, and can save up to 30% more energy than an LCD of the same size. You can also BEND OLED monitors, because the screen is like a film.

This picture will give you an idea of the flexablility and size of OLED screens.
http://media.teamxbox.com/dailyposts/hardware/display/oled_01.jpg< just Copy paste the link into another tab)

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MythTV HD Entertainment center

Broadband and Mobility, Linux, Monitors and Displays submitted by slcoleman 02/23/07

I want a small compact machine that looks like a video component with HD compatible options (e.g. Dual Layer DVD,HD-DVD ,Blue ray ,etc), a huge disk volume, selection of trestrial broadcast and cable tuners, remote control, and network interface for legally downloaded video (eg. Wallmart, Amazon, BlockBuster, etc). This should come with MythTV preinstalled and be ready to go out of the box, but allow for automatic software updates as new equipment or features become available. The Linux OS itself can be minimal 4 Comments »

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LED and OLED displays

Monitors and Displays, Laptops submitted by mike2912 09/14/07

I would like to see more of the laptops and even desktop screens utilise the LED sisplays. The colors are richer and they consume a lot less power. The XPS 1330 is excellent so why not spread the technology to the rest of the products. 1 Comment »

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Dell Add the following Monitor Feature, Picture in Picture, especially in the 30" Widescreens.

Monitors and Displays submitted by jorge 10/09/07

So I got to test out a 30" Dell DFP and its great! So could it be made it better? Well if you could have one of the additional inputs (VGA/DVI/S-Video or other) be allowed to pop in as a Picture in Picture movable screen. This would allow for the additionally connected computer to be seen at the same time as the main computer. The PIP (picture in picture) screen could be controlled through a remote or on the screen buttons and can be turned on and off on command. I foresee even having multiple inputs and multiple PIP screens on such a large Monitor. Yes there are video cards and splitters that can do this but why not incorporate it into a stand alone Dell wide screen monitor.

For multitaskers this would allow other media to be displayed while they work, whether it be TV or DVD-vidieo. I know some people can't handle that many things going on at the same time but some can and do today. This could also be used on special multi computer setups in the world of experimentation and reduce the cost and wasted energy of multiple monitors when they are only displaying minimal information which does not change much but is needed to be viewed in real time. 14 Comments »

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3007

Sales Strategies submitted by built2last67 04/21/07

I went back and forth with purchasing a 2707WFP and a 3007WFP Flat Screen monitor. I finally chose a 2707WFP, only because the 2707 had components such as S Video, Component Video. I really wanted the 30 inch but it had no connections. The 27 inch has .303 pixel pitch, 3007 .255. Boy a .255 pixel pitch with all component hook ups would have been nice. The .303 is very hazy sometimes with fonts.

In the future, please add all hook ups to such big widescreen investments. It would allow us users to purchase the best and the biggest with the initial purchase. Comment »

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Price protection

Sales Strategies submitted by liquidfire 02/23/07

Offer price protection on your products at least 30 days. Dell can argue that computer systems change so fast that the product is never the same but for items like monitors and printers...come on... I was told to return the product, pay a restocking fee, buy the new product and save less than the restocking fee. This just doens't make sense. Comment »

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Difficult to buy product in Thailand

Sales Strategies, Desktops and Laptops submitted by noqqqq 02/17/07

I want to see 27 or 30 inch LCD monitor in Thailand. But it is so difficult. There is no actual unit to see at store or conference. So difficult to place order because of shipping cost, tax, no way to check LCD dead/stuck pixels, etc. No sales office in Thailand. Comment »

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Push Dell Monitors onto the Mac Market

Monitors and Displays, Sales Strategies submitted by fraktl 02/24/07

You know it's growing, Safari use is increasing. Capture a foothold in the Mac market.

Mac Pros Can run two 30" monitors off the bat, and you can buy almost 2 Dell 30" monitor for the price of 1 apple 30".

I see the biggest problems with Dell ever profiting from this market are 3 things.

1) The company doesn't care about looks, make the 30" inch and entire line available in silver.

2) They don't acknowledge the market exists and they could be its biggest peripheral vendor.

3) They have to simiplify explaining/showing what card/cable combo works. Make it as simple as an iPod peripheral. 1 Comment »

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30" monitor with video inputs (3007WFP version 2.0)

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Monitors and Displays submitted by brandon 02/23/07

Please make a 30 inch monitor that has more inputs than just dvi and vga. A big monitor like that could be used to watch tv, play video game consoles, and watch hd-dvd's. The 3007WFP should have composite, s-video, component, and hdmi connections and be hdcp compatible. This monitor is a high end investment and with all the added value from these connections, more people would be willing to purchase it. Also, I think some of your other monitors have these connections so why can't the biggest monitor have them too? Comment »

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LED backlit 30" LCD Monitor

Monitors and Displays submitted by mcfazeli 07/11/07

The next round of upgrades to the high-end Dell display line should bring in LED backlighting and 120 HZ true refresh rate if possible. Not only would this enhance the contrast and colour reproduction of the screen (assuming you still aim for the 92% NTSC gamut like the 3007 HC model), but it would be more energy efficient, and natively support the 24 fps media like Blu-ray and HD DVD.

The 30" would be the ultimate display. A 27", 24", 22" and 20" would round out the best display line on the market.

I for one will not upgrade my 2405 FPW to the 30" model until I can buy one that has most of the characteristics I mentioned above. Comment »

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Ship to APO

Dell Web Site, Service and Support submitted by cisakson 02/28/07

Please ship the items from the Home, Small Business, and Accessories divisions to APO boxes. You offer many items there that are not availalbe to customers of your www.dell.com/oconus site. You also have better prices on these sites. Please support those of us who are serving the country overseas! Comment »

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Same configuration = same price!

Sales Strategies, Service and Support submitted by gregc 02/28/07

I have had several times when I have had to reconfigure that same exact system 4-5 times (going through different paths through the Dell site) to get the best price.

For example, I configured my Inspiron 6400 notebook through a "special buy" link on the Dell website then applied a coupon. I tried to configure the same machine by going through "notebooks" and working through the menus and got a different price.

Same thing for servers...you can configure the same exact system going through different paths on the website and you get different prices.

It would be great if the site would realize, "Hey, you've stumbled upon a super value system, this EXACT configuration has an extra discount!"

I would feel better knowing I am always getting the best price on the system I'm setting up.

Thx

G 1 Comment »

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ISO Images of Restore and Systems Disks

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Dell Web Site, Service and Support submitted by clayray 02/28/07

Provide downloadable ISO images of system restore, driver, diag, utility disks on the web. 1 Comment »

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Partner with Mac to Run OSX on DELL hardware

Dell submitted by skeffonics 03/01/07

Think about it.
- They have the secure, efficient, stable backend of BSD.
- They have a more user-friendly front-end than any other GUI platform.
- You can run all the productivity software you need on the user desktop, and if you have a windows-only app, you cna run the new XP VM.
- Their servers run all the tools you really need to run an enterprise for DNS, Mail, Authentication, etc.
- Their servers have all the groovy extra support of Xsan, Xserve, etc.
- Their servers can run all the types enterprise apps you'd need, and if you have a proprietary app that requires a specific OS, you can run it in a VM.
- The server admin tools are easy to use to get the job done.
- ......

The merge of perhaps the best OS and UI enviornment with the best hardware would be the best thing we could see happen in the computer technology realm since WI-FI, USB, and the Mouse! 1 Comment »

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Dual Hard Drive for Laptops!

Servers and Storage, Laptops submitted by benjesuit 03/01/07

A necessary option is to have dual hard drives on 17" laptop models.

HP and others offer it. I own an Inspirion 8100 with dual hard drives. 1 Comment »

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Design environmentally-friendly PC based on VIA C7 Processor

Environment, Linux submitted by greenpc 03/01/07

Design a true low-cost, green PC based on VIA C7 Processor (www.via.com.tw/en/products/processors/c7) and Linux OS (pref. Ubuntu). Complete system should cost no more than 249 and still make a nice profit for Dell. Comment »

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Popular Ideas Should Not be The Default.

IdeaStorm submitted by sangelnet 03/01/07

The default page should be Recent Ideas and not Popular Ideas. People are seeing these ideas first and are getting these ridiculous points that no other idea is going to get, just for the fact that they are the first ones everyone sees.

Have recent ideas in the default page, and you'll see that those ideas with those gigantic numbers will top growing!!!! Comment »

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Allow More Customization for Users Who Want It

Sales Strategies submitted by wdlaurie 03/01/07

For serious users who want more options, such as customizable cases, lit keyboards, more options for the number of hard drives, more graphic card choices, etc, Dell should offer more user customization choices when ordering. 2 Comments »

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Offer Pencil-Eraser-Pointers Again!

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Sales Strategies submitted by nicu 03/01/07

I like the good old pencil-eraser-pointers in addition to the touch pad. Not everyone likes them so have those and the touch pads. When I use a laptop for gaming the pencil-eraser-pointer is much easier for me to use. 3 Comments »

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Dashboard Computer

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Desktops and Laptops submitted by jhein007 03/01/07

Create a computer that could fit into the cars dash board where a car stereo would go. Give it a built in GPS and map program, USB ports, DVD player, AM/FM/XM tuner, 80GB hard drive and a touch screen interface. Put it on a wireless lan with maybe a PCMCIA card for a verizon wireless card. Slap in a mean cooling system and you have a lean map reading, mp3 playing, dvd streaming machine.

I know that this is already available on mp3car.com, just looking for the support behind it to. Comment »



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