Monitor Size Dilemma
-
Well after 7 years of loyal service my home 17” monitor bit the dust. I have always used a 17”, but since I have to buy a new monitor I am going to go up in sizes. Currently I run my resolution at 1152x824. Well I am deciding between a 19” and a 21”. It’s about a $200 difference, but I really like my brothers 21”… it’s really nice. Both of the monitors I am looking at have the same max resolution, just one has more screen space. So my question to everyone is what monitor size you are currently using, and everyone’s experience/thoughts on the (tv – like) 21” monitors :) Thanks! ------ I am the sole owner of all comments/statements made by myself, and they do not represent those of my company in any way. Furthermore, it’s a shame it has come to the point where we have to make statements like this. Cheers! ====================== Matthew R. Miller www.computersmarts.net[^]
I had almsot the same thing happen a few months ago. I went for the Dell UltraSharp 20.1 2001FP LCD. Works great, perfect for coding, and even games like Unreal Tournment 2004 run perfect on it. Dell is currently having a sale on it. Normal price is $899 but it's on sale for $674 w/ free shipping right now. Check out www.slickdeals.net for more info on the price and discount code. Good luck finding a replacement :)
-
Nothing beats a dual monitor setup. Really. I really prefer 2 x 17" than a single 21". So, my recommendation is: buy another 17" and the 19". Use two video boards (one AGP, one PCI) or a dualhead board. I use NVidia boards for dual monitors and they work great. Yes, even I am blogging now!
I totally agree, I have 2 x 17" LCD and I love it :) - Anders My Photos
WDevs - The worlds first DSP, free blog space, email and more
-
Well after 7 years of loyal service my home 17” monitor bit the dust. I have always used a 17”, but since I have to buy a new monitor I am going to go up in sizes. Currently I run my resolution at 1152x824. Well I am deciding between a 19” and a 21”. It’s about a $200 difference, but I really like my brothers 21”… it’s really nice. Both of the monitors I am looking at have the same max resolution, just one has more screen space. So my question to everyone is what monitor size you are currently using, and everyone’s experience/thoughts on the (tv – like) 21” monitors :) Thanks! ------ I am the sole owner of all comments/statements made by myself, and they do not represent those of my company in any way. Furthermore, it’s a shame it has come to the point where we have to make statements like this. Cheers! ====================== Matthew R. Miller www.computersmarts.net[^]
well... if you want the best solution... go for three monitors... just think... when using visual studio, have the code displayed on monitor one, the actual program on monitor two, and the watch/locals/ output on monitor three... all 17" lcd monitors 1280x1024.... yep, hey, why not stop there, monitor #4 displaying msdn or whatever....
-
Well after 7 years of loyal service my home 17” monitor bit the dust. I have always used a 17”, but since I have to buy a new monitor I am going to go up in sizes. Currently I run my resolution at 1152x824. Well I am deciding between a 19” and a 21”. It’s about a $200 difference, but I really like my brothers 21”… it’s really nice. Both of the monitors I am looking at have the same max resolution, just one has more screen space. So my question to everyone is what monitor size you are currently using, and everyone’s experience/thoughts on the (tv – like) 21” monitors :) Thanks! ------ I am the sole owner of all comments/statements made by myself, and they do not represent those of my company in any way. Furthermore, it’s a shame it has come to the point where we have to make statements like this. Cheers! ====================== Matthew R. Miller www.computersmarts.net[^]
Pop for two 19"! Dual monitors are the only way to go for a programmer. Have the code on one side while the app is running on the other. Also, with the technology of today, two monitors are handled as if they where one large monitor. Mouse moves from screen to screen and you can even have windows dragged to part on one and part on the other. Rocky <>< www.HintsAndTips.com - Now with "Recommendation" postings www.MyQuickPoll.com - Now with Recent Poll List
-
Well after 7 years of loyal service my home 17” monitor bit the dust. I have always used a 17”, but since I have to buy a new monitor I am going to go up in sizes. Currently I run my resolution at 1152x824. Well I am deciding between a 19” and a 21”. It’s about a $200 difference, but I really like my brothers 21”… it’s really nice. Both of the monitors I am looking at have the same max resolution, just one has more screen space. So my question to everyone is what monitor size you are currently using, and everyone’s experience/thoughts on the (tv – like) 21” monitors :) Thanks! ------ I am the sole owner of all comments/statements made by myself, and they do not represent those of my company in any way. Furthermore, it’s a shame it has come to the point where we have to make statements like this. Cheers! ====================== Matthew R. Miller www.computersmarts.net[^]
Several years ago I worked somewhere where they had 2 24" inch and 2 21" inch monitors all plugged into 1 PC. Unfortunately this was just for a trial basis and lasted about a week.:( Man, could you loose your mouse on that lot!
Store your favourite bookmarks online: my-faves.co.uk
-
Well after 7 years of loyal service my home 17” monitor bit the dust. I have always used a 17”, but since I have to buy a new monitor I am going to go up in sizes. Currently I run my resolution at 1152x824. Well I am deciding between a 19” and a 21”. It’s about a $200 difference, but I really like my brothers 21”… it’s really nice. Both of the monitors I am looking at have the same max resolution, just one has more screen space. So my question to everyone is what monitor size you are currently using, and everyone’s experience/thoughts on the (tv – like) 21” monitors :) Thanks! ------ I am the sole owner of all comments/statements made by myself, and they do not represent those of my company in any way. Furthermore, it’s a shame it has come to the point where we have to make statements like this. Cheers! ====================== Matthew R. Miller www.computersmarts.net[^]
If I had the money I'd go for one of these: http://www.go-l.com/monitors/index.htm ... Coding on one of those would be cool... although I'd have no space left on my desk :(( Regards, Brian Dela :-) http://www.briandela.com IE 6 required.
http://www.briandela.com/pictures Now with a pictures section :-D
http://www.briandela.com/rss/newsrss.xml RSS Feed -
Well after 7 years of loyal service my home 17” monitor bit the dust. I have always used a 17”, but since I have to buy a new monitor I am going to go up in sizes. Currently I run my resolution at 1152x824. Well I am deciding between a 19” and a 21”. It’s about a $200 difference, but I really like my brothers 21”… it’s really nice. Both of the monitors I am looking at have the same max resolution, just one has more screen space. So my question to everyone is what monitor size you are currently using, and everyone’s experience/thoughts on the (tv – like) 21” monitors :) Thanks! ------ I am the sole owner of all comments/statements made by myself, and they do not represent those of my company in any way. Furthermore, it’s a shame it has come to the point where we have to make statements like this. Cheers! ====================== Matthew R. Miller www.computersmarts.net[^]
Mi configuration: 2 x 21''. I could never go back to a smaller size and whenever I have to use a computer with a single display I keep trying to move windows through the borders of the display. :) As for the size, this is a perfect case of the old "the bigger the better". :) Regards Francisco Viella Silver at last!!
-
well... if you want the best solution... go for three monitors... just think... when using visual studio, have the code displayed on monitor one, the actual program on monitor two, and the watch/locals/ output on monitor three... all 17" lcd monitors 1280x1024.... yep, hey, why not stop there, monitor #4 displaying msdn or whatever....
-
Mi configuration: 2 x 21''. I could never go back to a smaller size and whenever I have to use a computer with a single display I keep trying to move windows through the borders of the display. :) As for the size, this is a perfect case of the old "the bigger the better". :) Regards Francisco Viella Silver at last!!
Francisco Viella wrote: As for the size, this is a perfect case of the old "the bigger the better". Exactly, that sums it up. I like my 21 and 19 set up. I have the 21 set further back on the desk , so it's like moving stuff into the background. :-) Regardz Colin J Davies Attention: It's finally arrived, The worlds first DSP.
-
Nothing beats a dual monitor setup. Really. I really prefer 2 x 17" than a single 21". So, my recommendation is: buy another 17" and the 19". Use two video boards (one AGP, one PCI) or a dualhead board. I use NVidia boards for dual monitors and they work great. Yes, even I am blogging now!
Daniel Turini wrote: I use NVidia boards for dual monitors and they work great. Me too, but for games the NVidia seems to run crappy when using one monitor for games. I guess you can't have everything. :-(:-) Regardz Colin J Davies Attention: It's finally arrived, The worlds first DSP.
-
jrem wrote: go for three monitors That thought occured to me yesterday, that way I could have Visual Studio on one monitor, Dreamweaver on another then the third for browsing CodeProject :-D SuzyB If I had a better memory I would remember more.
But my Visual Studio already uses both my monitors (Source code on one and all the other tabs, boxes, help, properties etc on the other), I already nead a third to run the applicatation I am developing. Are you suggesting I need five monitors?:~
-
But my Visual Studio already uses both my monitors (Source code on one and all the other tabs, boxes, help, properties etc on the other), I already nead a third to run the applicatation I am developing. Are you suggesting I need five monitors?:~
-
Well after 7 years of loyal service my home 17” monitor bit the dust. I have always used a 17”, but since I have to buy a new monitor I am going to go up in sizes. Currently I run my resolution at 1152x824. Well I am deciding between a 19” and a 21”. It’s about a $200 difference, but I really like my brothers 21”… it’s really nice. Both of the monitors I am looking at have the same max resolution, just one has more screen space. So my question to everyone is what monitor size you are currently using, and everyone’s experience/thoughts on the (tv – like) 21” monitors :) Thanks! ------ I am the sole owner of all comments/statements made by myself, and they do not represent those of my company in any way. Furthermore, it’s a shame it has come to the point where we have to make statements like this. Cheers! ====================== Matthew R. Miller www.computersmarts.net[^]
-
Well after 7 years of loyal service my home 17” monitor bit the dust. I have always used a 17”, but since I have to buy a new monitor I am going to go up in sizes. Currently I run my resolution at 1152x824. Well I am deciding between a 19” and a 21”. It’s about a $200 difference, but I really like my brothers 21”… it’s really nice. Both of the monitors I am looking at have the same max resolution, just one has more screen space. So my question to everyone is what monitor size you are currently using, and everyone’s experience/thoughts on the (tv – like) 21” monitors :) Thanks! ------ I am the sole owner of all comments/statements made by myself, and they do not represent those of my company in any way. Furthermore, it’s a shame it has come to the point where we have to make statements like this. Cheers! ====================== Matthew R. Miller www.computersmarts.net[^]
Work - 22" at 1600x1200 Home - 19" at 128-x1024 Both are Ilyama flat face CRTs, I prefer that to LCDs but that is a personal prefence. Elaine :rose: The tigress is here :-D
-
Well after 7 years of loyal service my home 17” monitor bit the dust. I have always used a 17”, but since I have to buy a new monitor I am going to go up in sizes. Currently I run my resolution at 1152x824. Well I am deciding between a 19” and a 21”. It’s about a $200 difference, but I really like my brothers 21”… it’s really nice. Both of the monitors I am looking at have the same max resolution, just one has more screen space. So my question to everyone is what monitor size you are currently using, and everyone’s experience/thoughts on the (tv – like) 21” monitors :) Thanks! ------ I am the sole owner of all comments/statements made by myself, and they do not represent those of my company in any way. Furthermore, it’s a shame it has come to the point where we have to make statements like this. Cheers! ====================== Matthew R. Miller www.computersmarts.net[^]
get two 21' monitors and run them side by side both in 2048x1534 resolution (4096 pixels wide yay!) like me. It's the only way to go. :)
-
Well after 7 years of loyal service my home 17” monitor bit the dust. I have always used a 17”, but since I have to buy a new monitor I am going to go up in sizes. Currently I run my resolution at 1152x824. Well I am deciding between a 19” and a 21”. It’s about a $200 difference, but I really like my brothers 21”… it’s really nice. Both of the monitors I am looking at have the same max resolution, just one has more screen space. So my question to everyone is what monitor size you are currently using, and everyone’s experience/thoughts on the (tv – like) 21” monitors :) Thanks! ------ I am the sole owner of all comments/statements made by myself, and they do not represent those of my company in any way. Furthermore, it’s a shame it has come to the point where we have to make statements like this. Cheers! ====================== Matthew R. Miller www.computersmarts.net[^]
Unless you absolutely need perfect colors get a LCD. Much easier on the eyes. Look at viewable area, not size. Nothing has changed here in years, marketing still likes to put the biggest number on front in most cases. Everyone once in a while you will see a 18 inch monitor with more viewable area than a different 19 inch. (not offten because 18 inch monitors are rare) I agree with the dual monitor recomendtation. It makes a big difference. Adding more is better, but not by as much as adding a second.
-
Nothing beats a dual monitor setup. Really. I really prefer 2 x 17" than a single 21". So, my recommendation is: buy another 17" and the 19". Use two video boards (one AGP, one PCI) or a dualhead board. I use NVidia boards for dual monitors and they work great. Yes, even I am blogging now!
-
There are few things that can make me giggle for 5 minutes, but that was one of 'em. :)
Jon Sagara "the good thing about hitting your head against a wall is when you stop" -- l a u r e n's Web page
My Articles