James G. Sack (jim) wrote:
- Budget is not really pinned down, but the 24" panels occasionally
found at $300 sound quite attractive and tolerable. I do wonder whether
paying more like $400 might give a noticeable improvement, and would
probably consider that. I'd prob^wcertainly have difficulty talking
myself into thousand(s) of dollars, though.
- I've never spent any time in front of such a large screen though.
Maybe 24" might actually be too large? Perhaps dual head is
significantly better than one wide? I would like to hear of others'
impressions on this issue.
I don't really like dual-head. It's useful when I'm doing VLSI design
and I can put things like "documentation" or "simulation analysis" on
monitor 2 while keeping my working stuff on monitor 1.
Otherwise, it's a pain to have to change focus to look at something on
the second monitor.
I have a Gateway XHD3000 30" ExtremeHD™ Widescreen. The response is
probably a bit slow (6 ms) if you're a gamer. The color gamut is a bit
weak if you are a heavy photoshopper.
Personally, I love it. I program. It's 2560 x 1600. I'd like a little
more resolution, but I think the size is approaching my limit of ability
to utilize. I find that I focus on areas of the screen now rather than
the screen as a whole. That's a good sign that I finally have enough
screen real-estate.
I grabbed it because it had good input connectivity (HDMI, DVI, S-Video,
etc.) so I can use it as a computer monitor *and* as an HDTV. And the
monitor was only about $200 more than the 1920x1080 30" HDTV's at the
time. It looks like 32" 1080p is now around $1200 while the gateway is
$1600. It's still an interesting tradeoff if you're looking for an
HDTV, but it's not as compelling as it used to be ($400 vs. $150 when I
bought it)).
Now ask me how many times I've actually used it as an HDTV ...
-a
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