Second monitor size?

gropingmantis · 16 Mar 2011 at 11:19

I'm currently looking for a second monitor to fit alongside my 24" Samsung running at 1920x1080 but I'm pretty low on space so don't have room for another widescreen monitor.
So in order to get the screens to match up I would need a 17" monitor that is 1080x1080 res.
That would allow me to place them both side by side and, with a bit of height adjustment, have the screens lined up and a nice clean desktop flow from one to the other.

Trouble is I cant find any monitors that are 17" and could do 1080x1080.
How do people get their monitors to match up if they are not all the same model?
Is it even possible?

I apologise for being so anal about getting things lined up but it really bugs me when I move my mouse from one screen to another and it moves up or down several cm.

R.C.Anderson · 16 Mar 2011 at 11:56

The best thing to do, is just get the closest you can, and in your case, that's probably a 1280*1024 res, it's not quite the same, but as far as I know no 4:3 monitors have a height of 1080. Personally, I'm running a 26" 1920*1200 central, with a portrait 19" 1280*1024 on either side, and although I wish they were the same resolution height, the 80 pixels of extra height doesn't bother me.

gropingmantis · 16 Mar 2011 at 11:59

Ah I hadn't thought of having monitors in portrait. I shall look into it.

Garee · 16 Mar 2011 at 12:22

I also highly suggest a portrait monitor. I am using mine right now.

I have two Dell U2311Hs and I must say I use my portrait one more so than my widescreen. You no longer have to scroll constantly for large passages of text and reading eBooks/pdfs is a joy.

sybaris · 16 Mar 2011 at 15:38

Have you thought about or have room for a twin monitor stand?

413x · 16 Mar 2011 at 15:59

I run mine side by side one is 2560 and the other is 1920 res may go portrait too

R.C.Anderson · 16 Mar 2011 at 16:00

sybaris said:
Have you thought about or have room for a twin monitor stand?

^^ that aswell, especially if you want a monitor portrait, as most monitors don't come with stands that allow you to turn a monitor portrait (you will need to make sure the monitor you get/have has VESA mounts on it though, if oyu are going to use a monitor arm. Both my side monitors are half hanging off the edge of the desk because they're on arms :rolleyes:

gropingmantis · 16 Mar 2011 at 18:35

R.C.Anderson said:
^^ that aswell, especially if you want a monitor portrait, as most monitors don't come with stands that allow you to turn a monitor portrait (you will need to make sure the monitor you get/have has VESA mounts on it though, if oyu are going to use a monitor arm. Both my side monitors are half hanging off the edge of the desk because they're on arms

Thats a very good point actually. If I have to get a new stand for a portrait screen I may as well get another of the same monitor and a dual mount.

Can anyone recommend a dual monitor stand?

Gammawolf · 16 Mar 2011 at 18:48

R.C.Anderson said:
The best thing to do, is just get the closest you can, and in your case, that's probably a 1280*1024 res, it's not quite the same, but as far as I know no 4:3 monitors have a height of 1080. Personally, I'm running a 26" 1920*1200 central, with a portrait 19" 1280*1024 on either side, and although I wish they were the same resolution height, the 80 pixels of extra height doesn't bother me.

The height is the 1024

, 176 height difference, technicalities but still

farmer · 16 Mar 2011 at 23:41

Gammawolf said:
The height is the 1024 , 176 height difference, technicalities but still

Ahh but he was talking about PORTRAIT view, so his 1280 would then be 80 pixles larger then the 1200......

R.C.Anderson · 17 Mar 2011 at 00:32

gropingmantis said:
Thats a very good point actually. If I have to get a new stand for a portrait screen I may as well get another of the same monitor and a dual mount.

Can anyone recommend a dual monitor stand?

Depends how much adjustability you want, and how much you want to spend.

For a very nice mount (or from what I've read on reviews, don't have them myself), something like the arms made by Ergotron are good. However if your on a budget, you could get some like mine, mine are made by Allcam, and although are not height adjustable on the fly (you can't just push your monitor up, you have to loosen some bolts on the stand to raise/lower), however are still fully adjustable side to side, and front to back. (I got 3 single mounts for a little over £30 a piece, rather than the ~£90 (if I remember right) that Ergotron mounts cost) personally I haven't had any problems with them, except for a slight issue I have had due to a mount I made for my 26", as it doesn't have VESA mounts.

farmer said:
Ahh but he was talking about PORTRAIT view, so his 1280 would then be 80 pixles larger then the 1200......

^^ this

I suppose technically, I should have said I'm running a portrait 19" in 1024*1280 res, but same difference

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