23" monitor, now what?

Tokyo Slim · Dec 21, 2009

Welcome to 2005 dude.

DNW · Dec 21, 2009

Originally Posted by Tokyo Slim

Welcome to 2005 dude.

Bigger != Better, especially if you don't game much. I haven't fired up Battlefield 2 or Counter Strike in years.

But, working in excel is noice.

Milhouse · Dec 21, 2009

Originally Posted by DarkNWorn

Bigger != Better, especially if you don't game much. I haven't fired up Battlefield 2 or Counter Strike in years.

But, working in excel is noice.

I don't game at all. Bigger is better for monitor real estate. Using two monitors is pretty good. I think that is probably at the sweet spot in the value curve.

spencers · Dec 21, 2009

'grats on the upgrade. I went from a 20" iMac to a 27" iMac this week. 720p seems small now

DNW · Dec 21, 2009

Originally Posted by Milhouse

I don't game at all. Bigger is better for monitor real estate. Using two monitors is pretty good. I think that is probably at the sweet spot in the value curve.

I don't know dude. So far I've had to move my eyes and mouse a lot more, whereas I could see everything in the 19" without having to refocus much.

NaTionS · Dec 21, 2009

If you're like me and have a crappy tv but a nice monitor, then get a tv tuner card and start watching/recording tv shows on your computer.

laughwithm3 · Dec 21, 2009

isn't getting a 24" - 26" the standard nowadays? so 23" is definite not too big.
i think any monitor over 28" is a little unnesscary though

Milhouse · Dec 21, 2009

Originally Posted by DarkNWorn

I don't know dude. So far I've had to move my eyes and mouse a lot more, whereas I could see everything in the 19" without having to refocus much.

The way I often think about it is dividing the screen real estate into two areas. . .

Functional and Reference

I need to DO something, like work in Excel, so I want a nice big piece of screen for what I am doing, without scrolling and changing the view.

Then, I may need to check documentation for things (like a PDF or a .doc explaining the data coding, or a website with data on it, etc). I want to be able to look back and forth as needed without interrupting my train of thought by switching windows, leaving the keyboard and using the mouse, etc. I prefer doing things side by side.

I think 4 monitors is becoming the wave of the future. But for now I'm small time.

DNW · Dec 21, 2009

Originally Posted by Milhouse

I think 4 monitors is becoming the wave of the future. But for now I'm small time.

If you're gonna dream, dream big!

Dragon · Dec 21, 2009

I`d like to get one of the wall monitors I saw at the Microsoft Store. The whole wall is a screen, and it looked like you can use different areas of the screen as separate monitors.

DNW · Dec 21, 2009

Originally Posted by Dragon

I`d like to get one of the wall monitors I saw at the Microsoft Store. The whole wall is a screen, and it looked like you can use different areas of the screen as separate monitors.

I didn't know MS has its own retail stores. Where was this craziness?

Dragon · Dec 21, 2009

Originally Posted by DarkNWorn

I didn't know MS has its own retail stores. Where was this craziness?

I saw a store in the Orange County, CA area (Shops at Mission Viejo? or something like that...near Dana Point). I didn`t take those pics myself though...just copied from the net.

Ace Rimmer · Dec 21, 2009

Originally Posted by Milhouse

I think 4 monitors is becoming the wave of the future. But for now I'm small time.

I think you can run three monitors with current technology. The ATI Radeon 5xxx series video cards feature something called Eyefinity, which permits you to run three monitors independently.

Personally I think most people will opt for multiples of three when it comes to multi-monitor setups. This permits one screen to act as dead center, with the others in the wings. If you're a gamer, you want your crosshairs (which are typically centered) in the middle of your panel so you can see what you're aiming at. If the center of your display group happens to be split up into two bezels (with a two- or four-monitor setup) you probably wouldn't be very happy.

PS I'm small time as well, I only have one monitor. Running a Sapphire Radeon 5850 in my rig. But I can dream, right?

chorse123 · Dec 21, 2009

This may be a stupid question, but has anyone ever mounted their monitor to a wall in front of a desk? I want to get a 23"+ monitor, and would prefer to not have it sitting on the desk.

GQgeek · Dec 21, 2009

Originally Posted by chorse123

This may be a stupid question, but has anyone ever mounted their monitor to a wall in front of a desk? I want to get a 23"+ monitor, and would prefer to not have it sitting on the desk.

Not a dumb question at all. The day I upgrade to a 30", it will be going on the wall or some sort of mount. With a larger monitor you want it farther away from you so that you don't have to turn your head to look at different parts of the screen.

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