22" Widescreen or two 17" monitors?

Flexifoil · 08-23-2007, 10:03 AM

Im currently in the middle of building a pc but stuck between buying:

- 22" wide screen
or
- 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?

veedubfreak · 08-23-2007, 10:29 AM

Why not 2 22"? or even 2 20's? You get higher resolutions once you go over 19".

Flexifoil · 08-23-2007, 10:40 AM

not enough desk space.

motoxer4533 · 08-23-2007, 11:04 AM

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.

Nick · 08-23-2007, 01:22 PM

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

veedubfreak · 08-23-2007, 01:40 PM

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.

Flexifoil · 08-23-2007, 03:04 PM

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.

b1gapl · 08-23-2007, 03:08 PM

Or get two 19s or 20s.

veedubfreak · 08-23-2007, 03:16 PM

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.

Nick · 08-23-2007, 03:19 PM

Quote:

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

08-23-2007, 10:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
Flexifoil 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 or - 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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veedubfreak Official DFI Bricker Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6,091	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. __________________ EVGA 750i FTW Q6600@3.6gz 1.4v (1.2VID) EVGA GTX260 SLI 2x2gb OCZ Reaper DDR2-800 @4-4-4-12 Corsair 750TX MountainMods Ufo Horizontal 2x Swiftech 320 2x Swiftech 655 2x MM 3bay res 2x XSPC FC Blocks Swiftech GTZ Have you heard? http://www.tech-forums.net/pc/f6/hav...-heard-187280/

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Flexifoil 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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