Summary: First, high resolution makes your display look TREMENDOUSLY better, particularly text! Knowing this, when my old 19" curved-screen CRT went out I had the following requirements:
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``1) Minimum 1920 pixel horizontal resolution
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``2) 85hz refresh rate CRT (lower refresh rates causes noticeable flicker) or an LCD
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``After hours of on-line research, I discovered the following possible solutions:
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``1) Viewsonic G225fB
`````21" CRT
`````Cost: $410 (includes shipping)
`````1920x1440 at 85Hz
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``2) Dell 2407WFP
`````24" LCD
`````Cost: $713 (includes shipping)
`````1920x1200
`````possible need for DVI video board for best image - additional cost about $40 (includes shipping)
``3) Two Iiyama LS902UT plus AGP dual VGA output video card
`````Two 19" CRTs gives a 28" x 10.625" viewable area - diagonal equivalent to 29.95" !!!
`````Total cost: $240 (includes shipping)
`````2800x1050 at 85Hz
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Comparison overview:
`````````````````````` 2 19" CRTs ``` 21" CRT ``` 24" LCD
Viewable Diag. `````` 29.95" ``````` 20" ``````` 24"
Pixels (thous.) ````` 2940 ````````` 2764.8 ```` 2304
View area (sq ") ```` 297.5 ```````` 192 ``````` 258.9
Total Cost `````````` $240 ````````` $410 `````` $713
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The downside of having two monitors:
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``1) There is the casing which separates the two screens - this model has 1.75" of casing which separates the viewable areas by about 3.5". I have found that this doesn't bother me at all, since Windows allows you to maximize a program window on each monitor. I never find myself trying to span both monitors with a single program.
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``2) Color doesn't match, even with two monitors of the same model. After installation I spent over an hour of fooling with the monitor color/temperature settings. I resolved myself to the fact that I just can not make the two monitors look identical in color. After several weeks of use I have discovered that this is a very minor issue. The monitors *are* very similar, and the only time I notice is when I move a window from one monitor to the other.
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``3) Desk space. These two monitors take up about 36" (wide) by 10" (deep) of my actual desk space - and quite a bit of the monitor extends off the back of my desk. On the other hand, the fronts of these monitors are about 17" from the front of my desk, and I don't really *want* them any farther from me than that.
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Conclusion: unless deskspace is at a premium and money is no object, get two of these monitors!!!
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