Recommendation on dual 19" TFTs

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Would appreciated some ideas guys. I'm looking to replace my aging 18" ultrasharp + CRT with 2 new TFTs.

My requirements would be:

19" 1280x1024
No ghosting in games
Thin frame as they will stand side by side in dual head configuration

The Viewsonic VP930 seems to be the obvious choice but also a bit pricey. Worth the extra dosh especially since it seems to have quite a thin frame for a dual head config?

TIA
 
Thanks guys (and thanks for the pics).

In the end I compromised on price (and desk space) a bit and went with dual Viewsonics VX922s. Should be here tomorrow :)
 
I've been using dual head configuration for about 4 years now. For normal use I run Firefox in the primary and outlook and Trillian open on the secondary monitor. It's also the default monitor for explorer sessions.

With games, you can monitor emails and who is on IM on the secondary while playing games in full screen on the primary. Or you can have a walkthrough / browser session in the secondary and the game running on the primary for example

WoW is particularly dual head friendly, as you can run it in a window with no borders; which means it appears full screen on the primary but you can just mouse over to the secondary, say with a browser window, maps, etc without alt-tabbing and without minimising the game.

MS flight sim allows you to spread instrumentation across the monitors, so you can have main view on one, and instruments on the other.

Once you get used to the larger desktop estate you will find it a bit restricted to use a single monitor.

Most new cards no have two outputs, either analog + DVI or two DVI connections, so it's just a matter of hooking any spare monitors up and telling windows to extend the desktop to them.

BTW I recommend the ultramon utility to anyone using multiple monitors, it adds a taskbar to the secondary monitors.
 
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