Gateway XHD3000 Monitor (30-inch) Review

Reviews of the Gateway XHD3000 Monitor (30-inch)

8.1

CNET Review

May 28, 2008

The Good: A truckload of connections and extras; impressive performance in sharpness and color tests; sharp picture quality with DVD and Blu-ray playback.

The Bad: Built-in sound gets distorted at high volumes; its look is somewhat clunky with the speaker bar attached; a tad expensive.

The Bottom Line: Although it costs more than competing 30-inch LCDs, the Gateway XHD3000 goes a long way toward justifying its high price with a long list of features and outstanding performance.

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9.4

alaTest.com

By alaTest | December 2, 2008

Review Summary: Experts rate this product 81/100 and users 61/100. Comparing these reviews to 63352 other Monitors reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 94/100 = Excellent.

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No Rating

techgage.com

By Rob Williams | March 11, 2008

Review Summary: Gateway, not content to let Dell and others hog the limelight in the display market, have recently launched their XHD3000 monitor. It offers a wide-range of connectivity options along with bright picture and an incredible upscaler. When said and done, thi

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8.0

digitaltrends.com

By Jason Tomczak | December 12, 2007

Review Summary: The XHD3000 has some impressive stats and a very competitive price point of $1699 USD..

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No Rating

digitalreviews.net

By William Cheong | October 22, 2007

Review Summary: Looking for a 30 inch LCD monitor to watch movies, play games and do some spreadsheet work- Gateway has released a 30 inch monitor that could be just the answer - the Gateway XHD3000. Like the Dell UltraSharp 3007WFP, 30-inch Apple Cinema HD, HP

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Manufacturer: Gateway

Part number: 1541272R

General

Display Type Flat panel display / TFT active matrix
Built-in Devices USB hub
Width 27.5 in
Depth 9.5 in
Height 22.2 in
Weight 27.1 lbs

Display

Diagonal Size 30 in - Widescreen
Viewable Size 30 in
Dot Pitch / Pixel Pitch 0.251 mm
Max Resolution 2560 x 1600
Color Support 24-bit (16.7 million colors)
Max Sync Rate (V x H) 60 Hz x 74 KHz
Response Time 6 ms
Display Positions Adjustments Swivel, Height, Tilt
Display Screen Coating Anti-glare
Video Output None
Backlight Life 50,000 hour(s)
Signal Input HDMI, DVI-D, VGA
Features HDCP, Picture in picture, EzMenu, Silicon Optix Realta HQV video processor, ExtremeHD, Gateway DXP Audio

Image

Display (projector) image aspect ratio 16:10
Image brightness 400 cd/m2
Image Contrast Ratio 1000:1
Max horizontal view angle 176
Max vertical view angle 176

Video Input

Digital video standard Digital Visual Interface (DVI)

CNET Labs' Benchmarks

Contrast Ratio 734:1
Maximum Brightness 348 cd/m2

Audio Output

Type Speaker(s) - Integrated

Input Device

Input device type None

KVM

Type None

Expansion / Connectivity

Interfaces 1 x DVI-D - 24 pin digital DVI, 1 x - 19 pin HDMI Type A, 1 x VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 1 x Component video input - RCA X 3, 1 x Audio line-in - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Composite video input - RCA, 3 x Audio line-in - RCA X 2, 1 x Audio line-out - RCA X 2, 1 x - TOSLINK, 1 x S-video input, 6 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A, 1 x Audio line-out - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
Connections - HDMI, - VGA, - Component video-in, - AC power-in, - DVI-Digital, - USB 2.0, - Composite video-in, - SPDIF-out, - S-Video-in