WANTED: HP's 30-Inch Monitor, and Its 1.07 Billion Colors

HP's oh-so-HP-named ZR30w monitor is an S-IPS type LCD, similar to the beautiful display in Apple's iPad--but so much better. It's a 30-incher, so you already know it means business, with a 2560 x 1600 resolution (over four million pixels in all) and a 3,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. It has a DisplayPort and DVI-D input, as well as four USB inputs built right in.

Where it really shines is the color display, making it ideal for graphic artists, designers, and animators. The ZR30w can display...