Ostendo CRVD 43" Curved Monitor Review

Take your wide screen display to the next level with the Ostendo CRVD Curved Monitor, featuring a 43" LED screen, 90 degree field of view and much, much more. Chris Hardwick and Kevin Pereira take a well-rounded look at this $6,500 behemoth.

What You Need To Know

• Since the CVRD is not a flat screen, you'll need a lot of space for this monitor.
• It measures almost 2' high, over 1' deep and 3.5' long.
• The specs are certainly up to par with a 10,000 to 1 contrast ratio and 0.02 millisecond response time.
• It provides a true immersive experience.
• The screen takes a little bit of time to warm up and really give you the full effect.
• Once that happens, it's hard not to be amazed by it.
• It has a huge resolution of 2880 x 900, that's a 32 x 10 aspect ratio, compared to the normal widescreen being only 16 x 9.
• It'll work with any computer that supports that resolution, so you don't need an expensive gaming PC.
• It almost looks like a DLP TV because it has four separate projectors built in, so it doesn't look quite as sharp as a CRT or LCD.
• If you're not looking at it straight on, you can see the divisions on the screen.
• This isn't really a big deal unless you're going to spend a lot of time watching someone else use it.
• Overall, it's still pretty amazing.

Price

• $6,500.
• It's not really affordable for the consumer or even the gamer, but it could be great for professional uses like editing or graphics.

Rating

• 3 Seals of Approval out of 5. (How do we rate gadgets?)
• It's hard to deny they're on to something here, but as of now, it's also hard to find someone who will spend that much money for a monitor.

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