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08-23-2007, 10:03 AM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 41
|  22" Widescreen or two 17" monitors?
Im currently in the middle of building a pc but stuck between buying:
- 22" wide screen
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- 2 17" monitors and set em up as dual screens.
I will be using them for gaming, video editing and photo editing.
What monitor choice would you choose? | 
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08-23-2007, 10:29 AM
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Lord Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6,834
| Re: 22" Widescreen or two 17" monitors?
Why not 2 22"? or even 2 20's? You get higher resolutions once you go over 19".
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08-23-2007, 10:40 AM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 41
| Re: 22" Widescreen or two 17" monitors?
not enough desk space.
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08-23-2007, 11:04 AM
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Try again! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 896
| Re: 22" Widescreen or two 17" monitors?
Well, I have a 22" WS and love it. However, I would like the functionality of having Photoshop & Premiere open on 2 different screens, so you don't have to constantly flip back and forth.
If it were me, I would shoot for 2 19" if you have the space.
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08-23-2007, 01:22 PM
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Courtesy of Mak. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chichester, England Posts: 4,005
| Re: 22" Widescreen or two 17" monitors?
entirely up to you my friend, i found having to screens fiddly and couldnt quite get my head round it but it may be different for you 
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08-23-2007, 01:40 PM
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Lord Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6,834
| Re: 22" Widescreen or two 17" monitors?
I'll say this, having had a single widescreen for over 4 years, i could never go back to a normal screen. The other 2 techs here at work have 2 19" panels and its nice if you have a lot of programs open at once, but for gaming a single widescreen monitor is better.
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08-23-2007, 03:04 PM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 41
| Re: 22" Widescreen or two 17" monitors?
See im in a funny position.
I like to have lots of aps open ( i use photoshop, adobe premiere ) to photo edit and video edit but i also want a nice screen for gaming. argh.
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08-23-2007, 03:08 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 12,162
| Re: 22" Widescreen or two 17" monitors?
Or get two 19s or 20s.
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08-23-2007, 03:16 PM
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Lord Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6,834
| Re: 22" Widescreen or two 17" monitors?
To be honest, anything under a 20" widescreen is going to be disappointing in games and unless you are in a really tiny cramped closet you should be able to get 2 20s on a desk, although they might hang off a bit.
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08-23-2007, 03:19 PM
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Courtesy of Mak. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chichester, England Posts: 4,005
| Re: 22" Widescreen or two 17" monitors?
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Originally Posted by veedubfreak  To be honest, anything under a 20" widescreen is going to be disappointing in games and unless you are in a really tiny cramped closet you should be able to get 2 20s on a desk, although they might hang off a bit. | i have a 19" widescreen, not disappointing at all
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