> It's now time to hand these monitors down to other folks and set myself > up with some new toys. I was just going to get new versions of these > guys, but then it struck me, hey, why not get greedy? What about 21" > monitors? Or even bigger? They're so inexpensive now... > > But as I scan newegg, the rage seems to be widescreen monitors. Here are > a couple of examples: > > ViewSonic 28" 3ms(GTG) HDMI W/ HDCP Widescreen LCD Monitor > 1920 x 1200, 800:1, D-Sub HDMI > > ViewSonic 24" 8ms(GTG) HDMI W/ HDCP Widescreen LCD Monitor > 1920 x 1200, 1000:1, D-Sub DVI HDMI > > ViewSonic 19" 2ms Widescreen, > 1440x900, 700:1 (typ), 2000:1 (DCR), D-Sub DVI > > Questions: > > I don't seen any point to Widescreen. I'm not much of a 'watch movies on > my comptuer' kind of guy. Anybody have another reason why a widescreen > would be a good choice?
Go wide-screen. Two of them. I didn't think wide-screen was a big deal, but that's what was out there. Now that I have wide screens(dual 22", I believe), I wouldn't ever want to go back. As a programmer, it gives you your screen back-- your property sheet/toolbox sits on the extended portion of the screen, leaving the rest at a regular aspect ratio for you to work in. Keep your 19" around too, and setup 4 monitors-- I have the dual 22" screens and dual 17" above them, and you'd be surprised how much I use all 4 monitors when working(less while playing, but multiple browsers viewed at once, along with Email is still a very good thing). > D-Sub DVI vs D-Sub DVI HDMI? Again, do I care? Dammit, Jim, I'm a > programmer, not an artist. Get a DVI input, yes. Get a video card with DUAL DVI output, and hook them up digital-- the images are awesome this way. Many video cards are DVI/VGA, but in a dual monitor setup the slight differences caused by digital vs. analog drive me nuts when placed side by side. You can get a quality PCI dual VGA output card for about $50 or less for your remaining 19" LCDs... -- Derek _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
