Cheapest 24" or 27" monitor that can do portrait mode

[Leros]

My dad sent me an email asking me about a 12" wide and 24" tall monitor.

Can anybody suggest the cheapest option?

 

[corkyg]

Take your pick. Nothing is exactly 12x24 - that is not a standard aspect ratio.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...tors-_-NA-_-NA

The Samsung 2443BWT is probably as close as you can get.

 

[Leros]

Right. That was my dad's request. I was thinking a 27" would be the closest to his request, but a 24" seems much cheaper.

Also, I don't think any of the cheaper (24"+ <$500) monitors in that list actually did pivot.

 

[zagood]

Pick up an aftermarket LCD stand. Normally they're much easier to pivot to portrait anyway.

You can find this one at your local staples (should be fine up to 24"):
http://www.staples.com/3M-LCD-Monito...product_683901

Or check monoprice:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=109&cp_id=10828

Or ergotron (just get model numbers from the main site, then check elsewhere for cheaper pricing):
http://www.ergotron.com/Products/DeskMounts/tabid/71/Default.aspx

 

[Chapbass]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Gateway-HD-Disp...temQQptZComputer_Monitors?hash=item3cabfcf229

 

[0roo0roo]

why 27?
24" in portrait is pretty tall for desk use.

 

[jobz]

Though only 22", from what I heard, a great e-IPS monitor.

http://www1.ap.dell.com/hk/en/home/...spx?refid=monitor-dell-2209wa&s=dhs&cs=hkdhs1

 

[ultimatebob]

Take your pick. Nothing is exactly 12x24 - that is not a standard aspect ratio.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...tors-_-NA-_-NA

The Samsung 2443BWT is probably as close as you can get.

I have one of those monitors... and it looks ridiculous in portrait mode! I found myself bobbing my head up and down to see everything on the screen.

On the flip side, you can look at practically any web page in existence without using the vertical scroll-wheel on your mouse

Oh, and good luck finding games that support 1200x1920... not gonna happen!