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| inconspicuous |
I had an old 4:3 19" for a few years & finally upgraded, but I'm thinking this new one might be too much. What do you guys use, & how big do you think is too big for gaming if you're using it at a desk?
While we're at it, are there any games that have dual monitor support? |
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| Capitalizt |
| I got a 32 inch 720P LCD TV for $500 last year...works great as a monitor. ;) |
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| Darkarbiter |
| quote: | Originally posted by Capitalizt
I got a 32 inch 720P LCD TV for $500 last year...works great as a monitor. ;) |
720p is all though. Thats only 1280x720.
I'm quite happy with my 17" crt capable of 1280x1024 at 75hz (1600x1200 at 60, but thats not useable). I hate the crappy colour you get on lcds... and its much easier to see the pixels, which means you really need a higher resolution to get the same effect for games/movies). Might upgrade to a plasma or one of those lazer tvs/moniters at some stage though. As much as its really hard to lift, I'll stick by it's better colour/smooth tranisition of pixels/solidness. |
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| Fledz |
My 17" widescreen laptop does 1920x1200 at native resolution.
I'm so used to the real eastate on the screen that when I get a desktop I won't be able to get anything smaller than a 24" due to needing 1920x1200. It's bloody fantastic for production too.
Anything over 24" is just not cost effective though.
Would be nice to run a 30" Dell monitor at an insane res but that would cost tens of thousands of dollars to setup the whole system. |
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| r5a |
24" is probably the biggest you want to go.
I have a 24" Viewsonic native at 1920x1200 and a Samsung Syncmaster at 20" 1680x1050
WiC has dual screen and same with Supreme Commander.
Tried both, its probably not the dual screening your thinking of though. |
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| Fledz |
Yea definitely. I see no need for anything above 24" unless, like I said, you have money to burn and are just building the craziest PC you can.
I would have a use for dual screen in production and games like Eve Online and maybe Far Cry 2, but generally it's not needed. |
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| Project-K |
| Depends on a lot of things like how your desk is set up, the lighting in the room, etc. I have a 19" widescreen LCD. I find it somewhat too big, but I couldn't find a 17" in a model I liked. I tend to prefer smaller monitors because you can run games at very low resolutions (thus maximizing performance for the same hardware) without having it look too ugly. |
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| Zild |
| I personally wouldn't go back to anything that runs at less than 1920x1200. So I vote for 24". |
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