2nd small monitior for use with u2711

tris101

tris101

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Hi guys..

I have just got a nice new Dell U2711 and its great... Now I would like a 2nd smaller monitor to run along side it. the 2nd screen would be for emails and internet use.

I would like the screen to be rotated in portrait mode and a good match for height and res to the U2711.

The best match I can see is the Dell E1709W or Dell IN1720 res 1440X900.

Are there any better choices? PVA or IPS 17" 1440X900 panels? Do any have rotating stands?

Also does anyone know of a good twin monitor desktop stand at a cheap price?

Thanks all
 
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Thanks for the input..

I have a NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT currently and it is happily running the dell u2711 and my old xerox pva 19" at different resolutions.

My new U2711 is A09 I know these are currently A10 so it must be older stock, November 2011. I got it for £515 delivered I was looking at 2nd hand one's and refebs on ebay but went new for the warranty and 7 day return encase the AG was an issue

I would have thought 21"-22" would be too high when in Portrait as the 17" looks quite a good match and the 19 where too large.

u2711 Preset display area:

Horizontal 596.74 mm (23.49 inches)
Vertical335.66 mm (13.22 inches)


E1709W Preset display area:
Horizontal 367.2mm (14.5 inches)
Vertical 229.5mm (9.04 inches)

So the 17" is 31mm larger so no a bad match

Could you post a pic of your screens?

Most screens 17" seem to be TN and vga only, not found one which rotates either... why is nothing ever simple....
 
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BobbyUK said:
Hi, here's a picture of my 2nd monitor, I know it's big but I had this monitor for 3 years now and still a good monitor!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/76280310@N03/6850250816/in/photostream/
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That is the sort of thing I was thinking... I have been using a 4:3 19" xerox pva 1280X1024 as 2nd screen as it was my old one to see how I would get on. The size is not a great match and res is also not a match, moving the mouse across the two screens is not great as it ends up in diffrent place.

How do you find using your two screens?

I'm thinking maybe the 17" dell E1709W might be the best option for me. I have been looking at other make to see if I can find DVI or PVA screen options, not found any yet....
 
timlee79 said:
i picked up a 2nd hand dell 1703fpt which is doing me very well as a second monitor stand is height adjustable plus can do portraite and landscape, dvi plus vga and 4 port usb hub. has served me very well as a 2nd screen
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Whats the screen size I think in portraite is very close size match? I think the res is 1280 x 1024 not 1440 X 900 does this casue you any issues moving between the screens?

It has nice stand and DVi input, it was just the res that put me off this screen
 
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