Dual 19"LCD's or a single 24" wide LCD?

[Anonymous]

Currently using 2 x 21" CRTs and both are dying.
Was wondering if anyone's using a single 24" wide or similar type setup.
Hows AC work on a single widescreen format?
Enough real estate for the 2D and 3D screens?

[Anonymous]

Antonin

Setup two stations w 21" Samsung lcds w old 19" Sony CRTs six months ago. Tried the 21's together just to see ...... realllll estateeeeeee.
Pleased with the Samsung's and with a rebate at the time the price/performance was great. If I were setting up from scratch or in your position I would sure consider these monitors.

Dave

[Anonymous]

I can live with the dividing "line" between the 2 screens. ( gotta be better than the chunky CRT dividing line)

[Anonymous]

Wow, 24" must be like sitting at the front row at the cinema.

I'm looking for some advice here too please.

I've just been given an HP1702 (17" LCD) monitor to try out. Had a Phillips 19"CRT prior to this. New one seems very sharp, colours are fantastic (photos and renderings), text seems almost too sharp, and at times thin fonts are hard to read. No reflections what-so-ever from fluoro lights. Might just be that I'm getting tired (3pm on a Friday) but it seems a little harsh.
Does anyone have any comments / technical reasons as to why I should like (or dislike) such a monitor. Size wise it suits me fine, as good as what I have been used to.

Comments welcome please.

Ahhh, nearly time for a beer.....

[Dwight]

Sometimes two smaller displays provide a cleaner division between work tasks.

I found it difficult to manage my 30" display while working simultaneously in ArchiCAD, Photoshop, Adobe Bridge, Word and InDesign. Things slid around a lot. The book layout was 22" wide, so at least the full spread would fit at full size.

Occasionally you just need a place to put something off to the side.... so no matter what huge display you might have, a tiny tick bird display is helpful.

As for smaller is better: if you have any strain whatsoever while testing, things won''t get better, especially as you age. The smaller displays can deliver the pixels, but to the point of being impractially small, especially dialog boxes.