Monitor: 2x 19" Widescreen or 2x 17" Regular?

[dmurray14]

So I need to pick up some monitors for my computer. I want two of them, just debating on which I should get. For about the same price, I can get either:

Two of the HansG HW-191 19" Widescreen monitors

or

Two of regular Dell 17" flat panels.

What do you reccomend? My only reservation on the 19" monitor is the resolution - 1440x900. That just seems a little low for a 19" monitor, considering my laptop with a 15" screen is running that. The dells on the other hand, while smaller, are 1280x1024 and will therefore probably appear to be more crisp.

Any opinions?

Thanks,
Dan

 

[HannibalX]

I would pick two of the Newegg speacials. Sale ends today by the way. Can't go wrong for $180 bucks.

 

[savvy]

Widescreen all the way, for me.

But it depends. Rectangles might not be as efficient for you. But if you have several windows open at the same time, not fullscreen, it'll work.

But it's up to you. I'd choose the 19" widescreens.

But 1280x1024 is a solid resolution.

Also, laptops almost always have higher resolutions.

 

[HannibalX]

Originally posted by: savvy
Widescreen all the way, for me.

But it depends. Rectangles might not be as efficient for you. But if you have several windows open at the same time, not fullscreen, it'll work.

But it's up to you. I'd choose the 19" widescreens.

But 1280x1024 is a solid resolution.

Also, laptops almost always have higher resolutions.

Only if they do if they are SVGA. For instance the majority of HP business notebooks are limited to 1024x768

 

[Viper GTS]

http://tvcalculator.com/index.html?01b8f7f7e1062a555a58eb83f6606b94

The 19" is bigger overall, the 17" has a few more pixels (very, very few, a little over 1%).

It's really a tossup, in the end I'd probably take the overall size advantage of the 19 vs the slight pixel advantage of the 17.

Viper GTS

 

[dmurray14]

Originally posted by: Trinitron
I would pick two of the Newegg speacials. Sale ends today by the way. Can't go wrong for $180 bucks.

Really? Where did you see that it ends today?

Hmm...

 

[dmurray14]

Originally posted by: dmurray14

Originally posted by: Trinitron
I would pick two of the Newegg speacials. Sale ends today by the way. Can't go wrong for $180 bucks.

Really? Where did you see that it ends today?

Hmm...

Quick bump...trying to make up my mind...if it ends today then maybe I need to go ahead and do this...

Dan