Going from Dual CRTs to Flat screen
 

So I just got married and I'm living in a new place and need more room. I've always used dual CRTs, one 21" and one 19" but now I'm thing of going to one single Flat screen. What size would be comparable to my current setup? And where's a good deal? Thanks!

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umm...well 19 + 21 you'd need a pretty big screen.

Fortunately, there's no reason to get a screen that big since the resolution would still be limited. I'd get a 2560x1920 in whatever size you can find.

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I also thought about going with dual 19"

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I used to have twin 19" widescreens, it was really too much and too wide. Now I just use a 22" wide and it's enough for me. If I were to use 2 19" monitors they would be normal aspect ratio.

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if you are used to dual screens then you will probably want 2 19"s. they are cheap now.

i use one 21" and i am happy

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i gots a 17" gateway nigga

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I can possibly get you a great deal on a couple 19" monitors if you want me to check :)

I got my 22" 3000:1 contrast full hd resolution LCD monitor in sexy black for $crackhead prices.

They are either refurbs, have cosmetic flaws, or minor issues like light leakage (an edge or two of the screen might look a little brighter when it's black/dark), or "mura" defects...which are usually impossible for me to find...they use special tools to find contrast differences because it's so hard to see with the naked eye.

I've sold around 40-50 monitors, or more, and have only had one fail which was because of UPS.

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I have twin 17" via Jorsher (vouch), but I only ran them as duals for a couple weeks. It was really too much, kind of annoying. If you like the 19" and 21" you won't experience that, but I'd personally go for a large single. Goforth has a single 32" widescreen, it's pretty sweet from across the room but too large otherwise, IMO.

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Oh definitely! PM me with a price if you could. Thanks bro!

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824001098

This is what I have at work. I have a 19" Normal Aspect LCD at home. I like them both, but would at least like a widescreen at home.

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Dual monitors are great when you need them. Working in AutoCAD or Illustrator/Photoshop sometimes they can become insanely useful. At work I have a 24" monitor and a 14" laptop screen running in dual. I generally just keep other applications in the laptop screen and use the 24" as my active screen. This is especially useful when needing to look at a PDF while doing actual work on the big monitor. I had to write some instructions out for my boss on Thursday and I kept the Word document open on my laptop screen while I did my actual CAD work on my large monitor. It saved a bunch of time not having to constantly minimize the screens.

With that said, if you are used to them, dual 17-19" normal aspect monitors should give you a nice wide platform without being too overwhelming. Otherwise, a single 22" Acer setup is $210 shipped most days of the week from newegg or tigerdirect and should be enough for most people not doing detailed CAD work or the like.

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824001098

Yeah, i was gonna suggest newegg.com also, but if Jorsher can hook you up, go with it. My buddy got a 48" flat from newegg kinda like Jorsher was talking about, had two pixels that were dead, so they couldn't sell it for full price. The dead pixels aren't even visible with a naked eye, tho

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I'll pm you. I might need the money in advance since I'm broke, but I'll let you know. I no longer work there so hopefully can get in touch with a friend that does, and I'll get prices and get back to you. I have a 22" widescreen now but would like to upgrade to a 24" if someone would be interested in 22" of wide glory. I honestly cannot see what the defect was on this monitor (could have been something stupid like the power switch) and I'm 99.43% sure nobody else can.

Like someone else said, you can get bigger screens, but usually once you get above the 20-somethin inchers, you just start increasing size instead of resolution, and there's not too much of a benefit to it. My friend uses a 42" LCD panel he bought from LG as well as his computer monitor, it's really too damn big for the puny 1366x720 resolution it has.

I also used dual monitors before, it's helpful if you're doing programming/web development and can see the page/program running on one screen, and debugging info/code on the other. I'd definitely stick with 4:3 aspect for that purpose though. It's really weird having a 32" wide viewing area that's only 10" high.

Would anyone be interested in a monitor with these specs:
22"
16:10 aspect
Black
LCD
1680x1050 resolution
3000:1 contrast
2-4ms response (not sure exactly)

I'll sell it for the cost of my 24-26" monitor + shipping, should be dirt cheap (200 or less shipped for sure)