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What Size Monitors are You Using?

What Size Monitors are You Using?

I have a 22" widescreen and a 19" widescreen for my desktop PC's.  I'm very tempted to replace the 19" with another 22", but I'm still a bit undecided.  I would like the bigger screen, just not sure if it's worth the investment right now.

What size monitors do you have on your desktop, and do you plan to upgrade anytime soon?

 

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Reply #26 Top

I have two laptops. My XP(old) one is 15.4" at 1280x800 and my Vista Lappy is 17" at 1440x900

Reply #27 Top

ASUS MW221u 22" at 1680x1050 [native] ...;)

Reply #28 Top

52" on media PC

30", 24" (portrait), and (2) 22" on Main work (at home) PC

others on secondary computers, laptop, etc.

:grin:

Reply #29 Top

A 40 inch Wide Screen LCD ,20 inch Wide Screen LCD,and a 19 inch Wide Screen LCD.

 

 

Reply #30 Top

22" ViewSonic and 19" ViewSonic widescreens connected to my main rig... 1680 x 1050 - 1280 x1024 respectively.

19" BENQ widescreen connected to my second rig @ 1280x1024

Reply #31 Top

A HP w2207, 22" widescreen LCD. At 1680x1050 it's by far, the clearest, brightest color I've seen in a monitor.

Reply #32 Top

dual monitor setup..

Sony 19" regular LCD monitor &

30 inch Apple Cinema HD Display LCD monitor

when I get around to it....gonna hook up a 32" Philips LCD tv and wall mount it behind setup...multi monitors gets quite addictive...

Reply #33 Top

My mac, pc, and linux machines all run at 1440x900 widescreen. Also my wife and i share a 30' dell [ 2560X1600 ]

Reply #34 Top

19" Samsung Fullscreen w/DVI input.  I want to upgrade to a 22" widescreen, but my current monitor works just fine. Paying $300+ for 3" of extra space doesn't seem worth it right now.

Reply #35 Top

I wish...

An Alienware 2880x900 curved monitor. :drool:

 

Reply #36 Top

Funny thing, since both of my  LCD monitors were stolen on Friday and all I had left in the house, hidden under a bed, was a 14 inch CRT, I had to rush out Saturday and buy something to fill the void until homeowners settles up. My main monitor that I used everyday was a Samsung 910 19 inch 1280x1024 and my new one was a 22" Dell high resolution 1650x1050. MicroCenter only had one 19" standard LCD in stock and I got it for under $200 and I swear it has a better picture than my $500 Samsung had and its a generic brand,HANNS-G. I really wasn't that fond of the22inch but soon, wide will be all that is available.

Reply #37 Top

I wish...

An Alienware 2880x900 curved monitor
End of quote

Yeah, I could see having half dozen of those curved monitors sitting on a circular desk, with me in the middle on my swivel PC chair....with WC on one; devArt on another; Impulse open on another; spider solitaire on another; working apps on the fifth and the Playboy site on another.....

O:)

Reply #38 Top

26" widescreen HD TV /Monitor. Love it!  1360 x 768. I wish the resolution could be changed. But I like it pretty good as is. Especially when I want to flip inputs and see the scores of the games, while working...lol. Nice to have a tuner built in to your monitor.   :grin:

Reply #39 Top

multi monitors gets quite addictive...
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   Yes!  I miss my multi monitor setup.  X(

Reply #40 Top

I use two Acer screens on my Vista machine, a 22" and a 19", both widescreen plus i run Ultramon. I also use two 19" LG screens for XP machine, but only one of those are WS. I don't bother with Ultramon on that one.

I too would like to get a 2nd 22" then i could get rid of the non WS LG screen that is now about 3 years old.

 

And.....Holy Crap!!! I want that Alienware screen... 8(|

Reply #41 Top

1600x1200 @85hz, native resolution NEC Multisync fp2141sb.  The ultimate in 22inch CRT's. :)

 

A rock solid picture that compares with an LCD for stability, contrast that makes your LCD's look like crap, and no jaggies!

 

It's gonna suck to upgrade to a widescreen flatpanel in the next year or so, maybe I'll get lucky and they'll come out with something that's good for watching movies and playing games on.  Even an NEC wont last forever :(

Reply #43 Top

I have 2 LG 22" monitors. Highly recommend a two monitor set up. I started with a 19" and a 15" and have slowly upgraded over the years. I don't think it matters on the size of your secondary. Though it depends on what you use it for. I mainly use one main monitor and throw windows I'm only glancing at on the secondary (emails, web search keepers that I want to get back to later etc...)

I have two 22" mainly because I got a BIG tax cheque and as I don't have a girlfriend and I already have a nice car I really didn't have anything else to spend it on. I would suggest sticking with a 22 and a 19 unless you had a specific reason to (i.e. your 19" blows up) or you can forsee yourself actually using the space on a second 22.

anyhow, that's my $0.02

Reply #44 Top

Acer X222W widescreen on my main PC, CTX 19 standard on my win98se PC. Both are DVI.

Reply #45 Top

17" IBM G74 CRT monitor. Nothiing fancy, but does it's job. Funnily enough, its hooked up to a GF9600GT, so i thinks it's like pulling a haycart with a Ferrari :D

Reply #47 Top

Work desktop: 2- 22" wide monitors (1680x1050 each)

Home desktop: 1- 19" standard (1280x1024)

Laptop: 17" display (1440x900)

Reply #48 Top

Just a 14.1 ins HP2799ea laptop with 1280x800 but I intend to get 17ins 1920x1200 lappy in the US at Christmas while the Euro has buying power. Existing lappy will become desktop when I get another monitor as it is 2.5ghz with 4 gb RAM.

I had a better laptop but its graphics crashed 3 times nVidia 8600 substrate problem so it was money back. Only now are the newer graphics chips probably fine to buy the 9200, 9400, 9600, 9800 - for laptops that is.

Reply #49 Top

My work computer is 4 inch square screen 640x320 a military spec DAP capable of surviving extreme cold and hot, water to 1000 feet and high impacts  worth over $4000 3 years ago with software.

Reply #50 Top

I use a 21" IBM CRT monitor with a sony tube.