Dual Screens, answers and advice needed.

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I'll just list my questions, I think they all compliment each other so should be easily answered although some will be down to personal opinions I suppose.

TVs or PC monitors? I'll want be wanting 1920x1080

Is two 32" screens excessive or will it be as awesome as I imagine (coming from a 23" screen)?

What stats do I actually need to be concerned about? How important is refresh rate, contrast ratios etc?

What sort of price range should I be focusing on? The last TV purchase was my 23" LG Flatron which I bought 4 years ago for £200, now I see I can get a 32" for £200 does this mean it's a cheapo one or have TV prices come down drastically in 4 years?

Thanks for any help, also if there are any online resources that have FAQs on such subject matter a link or two wouldn't go amiss either.
 
-for 32'' you can only get 1080p tvs, not monitors. I'm fairly sure of that.. 30'' monitors have better resolutions eg. 2560x1440. I know of 27'' 1080p monitors though.
-1080p at 32'' will look utter tat if it's right in front of your face.
-tvs have extra input lag which can effect fps gaming etc
-contrast ratio is a corporate willy-waving BS measurement that means nothing to consumers beyond 'bigger must = better' imo
-tv refresh rate can't be trusted iirc because it works by duplicating frames or something similar. Whereas a true 120hz monitor like the xl2420t is lovely.

As for whether you want a TV or a monitor that would depend on your usage I guess.. If the pc is a media pc in the lounge I would say a huge TV, if a desktop in a bedroom or study I'd get monitors.
 
OptimaLnrg said:
-1080p at 32'' will look utter tat if it's right in front of your face.
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Hmm, this forces me to rethink my options. Thanks for the other info though!

edit- is 1440 really that much better over 1080p on a 30/32?
 
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Well, 1080p on a 32" screen comes out at 81 pixels per inch. 1440p on a 27" screen is 109 pixels per inch. So a 35% higher pixel density on the 27" screen. You will notice.
 
If you like the idea of 2 larger monitors, and want to see a big difference, may I suggest 2x 27" monitors. Even at 1080p they look good, but if you can stretch to £350 per monitor, you can get 2x 1440p monitors, which I promise you is at least as epic as you think it is :)
 
desires said:
TVs or PC monitors? I'll want be wanting 1920x1080

Is two 32" screens excessive or will it be as awesome as I imagine (coming from a 23" screen)?

What stats do I actually need to be concerned about? How important is refresh rate, contrast ratios etc?

What sort of price range should I be focusing on?
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Lots of questions there mate, but you haven't told us what you want out of your monitor(s), whether you're dead set on multiple monitors and if so why, and also what your overall budget is
 
Well I've been using my tv screen alongside my laptop for about 3 years. I have double monitors at work. I actually have a better set up at work than I do at home which is a wee bit annoying. Perhaps I only need one bigger one to go with my 23 tv. I quite like the idea of two same screens side by side though. I couldn't be without dual screens though! My budget I suppose is whatever mid range is, if I can't afford mid range I'll either forget the idea or save for longer.
 
What I mean is: Are these screens going to be for gaming? Movies? Photo editing? Word processing? A combination?

Depending on what you will be doing with the screen, the ideal panel, resolution, size, refresh rate etc., can all vary quite a bit
 
Well they will have a pc and Xbox connected to them. Xbox is self explanatory. Pc will see a mixture of video playback at 1080p where available, word processing, spreadsheets, programming. Having not so much, at the moment for example I'll play an hour of a source game maybe once a week, if that. So I'm not to fussed about super high res gaming and needing super quick reaction times.
 
In that case I would get a 1440p 27-inch IPS monitor, to be connected to your PC (that high resolution being for your multitasking, not for Source gaming!)

For the Xbox I would hook up whatever HDTV takes your fancy.

But I would avoid using the TV for PC work and similarly would avoid connecting the Xbox to your monitor.
 
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