> All those pixels make for a luxuriously sharp picture. Text sparkles and images pop, and when you to switch back to a computer with a normal screen, your eyes beg you to reconsider. At least, mine did. Years of staring at bad screens has turned my eyes into ruined orbs, but now, finally, I’d encountered a computer display that was good to them.<p>I've been told by an optometrist that higher resolution may cause eye-strain and it makes some sense although I read that many prefer higher resolution displays. I can't find any reliable resources either confirming or rejecting my suspicions. Is this question settled yet?
This speaks to something I predicted a few years ago: professional workstation machines will go up in price substantially as the economies of scale start to disappear for the major manufacturers producing them. The only way for them to build them sustainably will be to increase margins by raising prices. By 2016, we may be paying close to $4K for such machines.