Also at the show, HP announced four new curved monitors – two with 34″ and two with 27″. The 34″ 21:9 units, the HP Z34c (business) and HP Envy 34C, will be available in April at $999 and cover 98% of sRGB. There are also two new 27″ units, the HP EliteDisplay S270c and HP Pavilion 27c are FullHD units with 95% of sRGB and will cost $399.
The HP Envy 34C has speakers on the end so is very wide
At the top of the range, the Z27q monitor has a 5120×2880, “5K” panel with wide-color gamut with a “factory-calibrated” IPS panel. Brightness is 300 cd/m² and the panel has 10 bit support. HP said that it is expected to be available beginning in March at an estimated U.S. price of $1299.
UltraHD was not neglected. There were two new monitors announced, the HP Z27s (27″ IPS), and HP Z24s (23.8″ IPS) displays are expected to be available worldwide beginning in January and April respectively. Estimated U.S. pricing starts at $749 and $549, respectively. Gamuts are sRGB.
HP, of course, was also promoting its Broadwell-based new computers. There are new ZBook 14 and 15u Workstation Ultrabooks which have AMD FirePro GPUs and optional touch. Displays are from 1366 x 768 (SVA) to 1920 x 1080 IPS with touch on the 14 and with two options (SVA 1920 x 1080 or IPS Touch) on the 15.6″.
Display Daily Comment
We first saw the 3D technology demonstrated by the developers, zSpace, by TCL at the IFA trade show in 2013. Our 3D Education specialist, Len Scrogan, reported on the technology on the Display Central website in July, August and November of 2013. Clearly, adoption by HP is a significant endorsement of the zSpace approach.
I tried the system and found it very intuitive. Of course, it would be better not to need a stylus, but it’s not a bad compromise. Although the system can be used only by a single person, a view can be echoed onto a monitor for others to see, at least it will do when the add on bundle is available in Q2. (BR)
