Should I get dual 15" LCDs or one 19" LCD?

[NTB]

Of those three - personally, I'd go with the NEC

EDIT: You might want to look at these as well. I know the two big ones there are 17's, but they have the same max resolution - 1280x1024 - as the three monitors listed in your post. Keep an eye on Dell and the Hot Deals forum here for a good LCD deal, if you can afford to wait a little while.

IMO, a 17" or 18.1" @ 1280x1024 is fine, but anything larger (19 or 20 inch) should be 1600x1200 - like the new one that Dell just introduced.

Nate

 

[toant103]

how about dual 18.1 like mine

 

[ReiAyanami]

get 8 15" CRTs....

 

[Yzzim]

Originally posted by: iloveme2
I've been looking at the following LCDs.....

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?description=24-155-021
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?description=24-184-006
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?description=24-002-064

I really want a 19" but it's $555. The proview has a $50 rebate and looks like it may be a good deal. I dunno how good proview is though.

Last week there was a guy selling a 19" Dell LCD for about $555 shipped in the FS/FT forum.

With a little patience you might be able to find a good deal from Dell directly. They seem to be popping up every couple weeks it seems like.

 

[Yzzim]

Originally posted by: ReiAyanami
get 8 15" CRTs....

lol

 

[BDawg]

Originally posted by: NTB
go with the single 19. with the 2x15 setup, you'll regret the lower vertical resolution if you do any amount of typing - term papers/reports, programming, etc. This is why I ended up buying a 17" when I found a good deal. I started out with a 15, and it worked well. But it got on my nerves when I was programming because I wanted to be able to see more of the code without having to scroll back and forth all the time. I didn't want to hook my 19" CRT up again; that would take up the vast majority of the realestate left on my desk. So I started looking for a 17" instead.

Nate

The Dell 1504FPs I bought for work rotate. Then, you can use NVRotate (or the comparable ATi product) and rotate them for a full size document page.

 

[BDawg]

DP!

 

[BDawg]

TP!

 

[NTB]

Originally posted by: BDawg

Originally posted by: NTB
go with the single 19. with the 2x15 setup, you'll regret the lower vertical resolution if you do any amount of typing - term papers/reports, programming, etc. This is why I ended up buying a 17" when I found a good deal. I started out with a 15, and it worked well. But it got on my nerves when I was programming because I wanted to be able to see more of the code without having to scroll back and forth all the time. I didn't want to hook my 19" CRT up again; that would take up the vast majority of the realestate left on my desk. So I started looking for a 17" instead.

Nate

The Dell 1504FPs I bought for work rotate. Then, you can use NVRotate (or the comparable ATi product) and rotate them for a full size document page.

Good point; I didn't think about that...

Nate

 

[Shawn]

bump

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Umm what is this DP TP stuff?

I would get a 19". 15" is tiny.

 

[Kenazo]

are there any games where you can use dual monitors? I'm thinking RON or AOE2 would be much easier w/ two monitors. On one monitor have your village, on the other have whatever battle you are fighting.

 

Originally posted by: kt
Get the 19" LCD.. you'll regret with the 2x15" LCDs.

 

[slinetz]

You should get dual 17" lcd that's best or if you don't have enough money, get one 17inch for main one 15 inch for 2nd monitor..