One 21" LCD or two 19" LCDs

[jtvang125]

I got $600 from my tax refund that I need to burn. It came down to something for my PC or for my car but since I just ordered a $450 part for the car recently, it was going to my PC this time.

I'm currently running a dual monitor setup with the primary being an old 21" CRT and the secondary is a 17" CRT. Summer is coming up and these 2 CRTs are going to turn my non-air conditioned room into an oven so I've decided to replace these with LCDs. I may even regain valueable table space in the process.

So, which should I go for? A 21" LCD @25ms or 2 - 19" LCDs @ 16ms? I know it really depends on what I most do on my PC but I still want the Wow factor too when someone sees my setup. And what I mostly do is run multiple apps and gaming every now and then.

 

[RollWave]

if you run multiple apps the painfully obvious choice is 2 19" monitors....Durh?

 

[Chosonman]

Originally posted by: rnp614
if you run multiple apps the painfully obvious choice is 2 19" monitors....Durh?

:thumbsup:

 

[Zucarita9000]

Of course, two 19 inchers. I envy you.

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

2 19"

 

[Arcanedeath]

Based on your usage I'd say 2 19" would be your best bet

 

[jose]

dell has a deal $359 for a 19" LCD.

 

[Tiamat]

2x 19" gives you "2560x1024" worth of desktop space while 21" gives 1600x1200.

 

[DanDaMan315]

If gaming is important to you than the 21", you can not run games on two monitors, unless you like looking at 2 of the same thing. If multitasking is your main goal than the dual 19" will be the solution.

 

[saltedeggman]

why not go with 2 21" lol

 

[jtvang125]

Just took a trip to CompUSA during lunch to check out the differences between 19" and 21" LCDs. I thought there was going to be a noticeable difference between the two sizes but I was surprise to see that there really wasn't any. So it's going to be 2 19's...plus I could use the faster response time with the 19's in games.

 

[IanE]

2x19" or a 24" Dell 2405FPW/Apple Cinema 23" would be cool...

Or two Samsung 193Ps would slay you.

Either way, you'll be happy! I too envy you.

Ian

 

[imported_bum]

25ms won't really cut it for games...

dual 19's fo sho

 

[RollWave]

the only problem here is that your original impetus was to impress others rather than make yourself happy! noone likes a showoff!

 

[Green84061]

maybe the dell 2005fpw and save some money but thats if you like gaming if not then 2 19" should be sweet. also 2400fpw if you can get it for that cheap.

 

[akugami]

Dell 2005FPW for web browsing and other work, retain your old 21" for gaming. Dual monitor setup. Sweet.