I'm using the UltraSharp 2007WFP Wide Flat Panel with Height Adjustable Stand (copied that right from the Dell site) and it's fantastic. The price is currently around US$549, but the wide aspect helps with a "place" to store designers, catalogs, structure view and so on. I recommend this one.
I'm looking to get a new 30" model as soon as it drops under 1K just so that I can see two 8.5/11 pages, at 100%, side by side. The current monitor lets me see two at 80% without an issue, so if your fonts and layout are set up right, the wide monitor may be a real benefit. Compare the 20, 24 and 30 here: http://tinyurl.com/fzceg By the way, we bought a second system that uses the same monitor and watch movies, play video games and so on with no issues. It's not a "big screen TV" but still really nice. The only caveat is that you really should get a video card that supports DVI-D to take best advantage. Hope that helps, Bernard Bernard Aschwanden Publishing Technologies Expert Publishing Smarter bernard at publishingsmarter.com www.publishingsmarter.com -----Original Message----- From: framers-bounces+bernard=publishingsmarter.com at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+bernard=publishingsmarter....@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of George Newfield Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 11:39 AM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Monitor issue Hi Framers, After four years of operation, my Dell monitor, Model D1626HT just went south. So if I may, I'd like to solicit your thoughts on a high quality 20" monitor that won't bankrupt my resources. Are today's LCD monitors in the $350-$500 price range up to the task, or does one have to spend over $1000 for equivalent results? I do a great deal of work in Photoshop and of course FrameMaker, using WinXP Pro, SP2. Many thanks in advance, George _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as bernard at publishingsmarter.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/bernard%40publishingsmarter.com Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.