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nimda
Curator of art Faggory
Joined: 18 Mar 2003
Posts: 12180
Location: on a mountain in colorado
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i got used to my 3 monitor setup at work 1 - 1600x1200, 2 - 1680x1050, so now that i'm doing freelance stuff at home, my 2 at 1280x1024 just aren't cutting it.
i'm looking for the best bang for the buck on lcd's. i've got 2x19" and would like to add a third, or maybe ditch em both and get 2 others, if the price is right. basically i want more desktop real estate. i was looking at 2x22" vs getting adding a 24" into the 19's mix. dell's got a new 24" for less than $500, i could have it here tomorrow for $535, but i've found a few $500 or less 24" monitors at best buy and microcenter (will prolly go look at them later today).
the dell outlet has 22" @ 1680x1050 for $240, so i could pick up 2 of those and still be cheaper than a single 24".
the only thing i don't like about these cheaper monitors is some don't have dvi-d and height adjustment on their stands, something i care about having.
i just don't know what to do. help me spend some money. _________________ site5 hosting • facebook • flickr
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Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:27 am
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Shinare
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Joined: 17 Mar 2004
Posts: 13332
Location: Up your butt with a coconut!!
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Nim, I think if your looking for real estate, then 3 22"ers are probably going to be more benificial to you than a single 24" jobbie. Personally, it just rubs me the wrong way to mix sizes and types of monitors in a multi-monitor setup. I just cant use a setup like that. Its too distracting. So If I were you I would find some good deals on some 22"ers out there. Dell makes some good models, but just like almost everyone else, they use cheaper panels for their 22" monitors. So only get a Dell if its a good deal. I personally really like my 22" ViewSonic, and its only $200 at CompUSA right now (refurb), so you can go and look at it in store to see if you like it, and if you do order up 3 of them. Its a TN panel tho but it does a good job dithering IMHO.
Your a graphic designer? So colors are important to you, so it might not be the best idea to cheap out on you rmonitors if you are going LCD. Read this Wiki for some interresting diferences between the panel types. _________________ For with what measure you measure it will be measured to you.
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Mon Nov 05, 2007 1:58 pm
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