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1920x1080 in 21,5" or in 24" what is your preference?

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  • D DanW52

    For many years I've been using 3 monitors. These are 20" Viewsonic VP2030b at 1200 X 1600 resolution. These all failed after about 4 years - I had a shop replace all the capacitors on the Main boards and they all work great again - hopefully forever? Contrast = 60 and brightness = 40. Recently dropped brightness - big help! In Windows 10 try CALIBRATE DISPLAY COLOR which is hard to find. Select settings and then type in 'Calibrate Display Color'. Set Gamma (makes a difference), test for correct brightness and contrast, and go through the Clear Text setting last. I now have all the monitors set correctly and set the same. Now I can last for 10 - 12 hours.

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    DanW52 wrote:

    These all failed after about 4 years

    Ouch. My pair of NEC 2090's have been going strong for over 9 years now, and an HP I've got as a spare/KVM monitor's done maybe 7 without problem. All bought as refurbs. I really wish someone'd launch a new entrant in this space. They're the perfect size to flank my 2560x1600, and will be only a half inch taller than the 32" 4k I'm currently lusting after. 16:9/10 are IMO too narrow for portrait use at any reasonable height. And while my current displays are still in working order, in addition to be rather old at this point; they're power pigs compared to new LED backlit models. At this point I'd settle for even just a new 1600x1200 panel; but would gladly trade up for 3200x2400 or other premium additions.

    Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt

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    • S sam silvercreek

      That just means you need a bigger desk! ;P

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      Joan M
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      Yay! :laugh:

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      • J Joan M

        What would you choose? Same monitor series, no price difference. 1920x1080. A) 21,5" => 102 dpi.[^] B) 24" => 93 dpi.[^] For programming. Two monitors side by side. Mounted on articulated arm. Thank you all!

        www.robotecnik.com[^] - robots, CNC and PLC programming

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        Honestly, for programming, two monitors is too few. For me: One monitor right, code One monitor left, google, code project, et al... One monitor middle, program run I feel I need one more monitor, maybe two..

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          Honestly, for programming, two monitors is too few. For me: One monitor right, code One monitor left, google, code project, et al... One monitor middle, program run I feel I need one more monitor, maybe two..

          Amateur

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          Joan M
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          Hi starmerak! OK, I'm more than satisfied with one laptop and two 24" monitors... I do not need anything else... at least not now. but I guess that this is like a lot of things... more means better...

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            Hi starmerak! OK, I'm more than satisfied with one laptop and two 24" monitors... I do not need anything else... at least not now. but I guess that this is like a lot of things... more means better...

            www.robotecnik.com[^] - robots, CNC and PLC programming

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            Hmmm.. that IS more than two monitors.. ;)

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            • D Dan Neely

              That's what I figured. 4k's still a fairly large premium and with your starting at 1080p I didn't think yours would scale that high.

              Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt

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              Joan M
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              :thumbsup: I really would have missed that opportunity without your comment... I really would have skipped it directly... stupid me... :doh: But yes, 4K is too much for my budget... I guess with QHD I will get a huge improvement from what I have now. Thank you again!

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              • S starmerak

                Hmmm.. that IS more than two monitors.. ;)

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                :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: You are right! I got a wonderful Lenovo T460s laptop and a ultra dock docking station where I have two 24" monitors plugged in. Usually the laptop display is used for mail, music... and the two 24" for everything else... But I guess I'll stay that way for a long time. :cool:

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                • D Dan Neely

                  DanW52 wrote:

                  These all failed after about 4 years

                  Ouch. My pair of NEC 2090's have been going strong for over 9 years now, and an HP I've got as a spare/KVM monitor's done maybe 7 without problem. All bought as refurbs. I really wish someone'd launch a new entrant in this space. They're the perfect size to flank my 2560x1600, and will be only a half inch taller than the 32" 4k I'm currently lusting after. 16:9/10 are IMO too narrow for portrait use at any reasonable height. And while my current displays are still in working order, in addition to be rather old at this point; they're power pigs compared to new LED backlit models. At this point I'd settle for even just a new 1600x1200 panel; but would gladly trade up for 3200x2400 or other premium additions.

                  Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt

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                  It turned out that during the timeframe that these were being made, all capacitors in all electronics were unreliable. So it's not ViewSonic's fault. To get two of these you can go to ebay. Then take them straight to a shop and have them look at the boards to replace any capacitor that might not be working. You should get many years out of them after that. Unfortunately these monitors are 3 X 4 size ratio and I haven't been able to find any new ones. I still use these old ones because three of them make a nice semi-circle. Good Luck!

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                  • J Joan M

                    What would you choose? Same monitor series, no price difference. 1920x1080. A) 21,5" => 102 dpi.[^] B) 24" => 93 dpi.[^] For programming. Two monitors side by side. Mounted on articulated arm. Thank you all!

                    www.robotecnik.com[^] - robots, CNC and PLC programming

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                    obermd
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                    Neither - I'd pay the slight premium to get 1920x1200 in a 24" display. The extra 60 pixels at the top and bottom actually make a significant difference.

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                      Neither - I'd pay the slight premium to get 1920x1200 in a 24" display. The extra 60 pixels at the top and bottom actually make a significant difference.

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                      Joan M
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                      Hi obermd, At the end I've went a little bit more premium and bought a couple of p24h-10 which are 2560x1440. For only 60€ more... I'll have a much better resolution, dpi and response time from 6 to 4ms. Thank you for your post!

                      www.robotecnik.com[^] - robots, CNC and PLC programming

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