> -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 5:16 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: 24 inch monitor advice > > I am looking to get a new monitor. I want a really, really good one and > I am willing to spend the money for it. Which monitor provides the best > picture without an outrageous price?
If you can see them in action someplace then that's best - you'll be surprised how little difference there is nowadays between the premium models and the mid-range models. Most all of them will have the response time and resolution for videos and gaming - just watch them and see if you can tell a difference. The biggest difference I've noticed is the color reproduction. No two monitors are going to have exactly the same "feel" to the picture (although you can do professional color calibration). Make sure to look at a range of images - skin should look like skin (not porridge). In this respect dynamic range is also important (darks to black and whites to white - neither should look gray). > I am leaning towards a 24" as that seems to be the best balance and it > has a resolution that I think I will be able to use. Personally - and this is completely personal preference - I prefer two smaller monitors to one large one. You get more flexibility and more desktop space to play with. For example the 24" models generally have 1920x1200 native resolution - 2,304,000 pixels. Each of my 22" widescreen displays has 1680x1050 resolution - 1,764,000 pixels, or 3,528,000 pixels across both. Both displays together cost just a bit more than $500 (I considered more expensive ones but just couldn't see a difference - I ended up with two Acer AL2216W's). So you end up with more than a third more real-estate for a modest increase in price. It's also a bit easier to game on small displays as even a mediocre video card (like my recently purchased geForce 8600 with dual DVI for $30) can push native resolution with high-quality effects. Of course there's some downsides as well: two displays take up more space than one (but two LCDs take up a LOT less space than the two 21" CRTs I used on my first dual display). You'll also have two power supplies and two sets of cables. Just something to think about. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:281518 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
