Saturday, April 3, 2010

Re: Two regular monitors vs. one wide

You could have two 22" monitors for around <$380. Staples has 22" monitors
on sale for $150-$190.

Brian Lee
Manlius Pebble Hill School

> From: James Lerman <pronto30@earthlink.net>
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> Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2010 02:54:06 -0400
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> Subject: Two regular monitors vs. one wide
>
> Hi everyone,
> I'm contemplating the move from a single monitor to more screen real estate.
> Basically, I want a bigger screen than my 19-inch standard unit because I want
> to be able to view two documents side-by-side and not go blind doing so. I
> want bigger images with good clarity. I'm trying to decide between getting two
> 19-inch monitors or one 24-inch widescreen.
> I realize the 2x19s give more overall real estate, but they also take up a lot
> more room on the desk. I don't watch a lot of or create much video or do any
> gaming. Do do some limited graphics work. This is basically for creating
> documents, web browsing, and communicating.
> Those of you who have a 24" widescreen (not 23") unit, can you comfortably get
> two word documents side-by-side on it?
> Any brand or model recommendations to either definitely check out or stay away
> from? Don't have to go for the cheapest, but would like to stay under
> $500-600.
> Thanks for any ideas or thoughts.
> Jim Lerman
>
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