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I've been thinking about this for weeks and could use some input from you guys on this.
As the subject says, I'm after a second monitor to go with my OCUK DGM 24" (VA panel).
60% of the time I'm just on email and browsing, the rest of the time will be gaming or software/web development (Visual Studio, SQL Management Studio, Photoshop)
My first thought is to get another of the same, I've found a 24" Yuraku that is the same as the DGM (VA panel) for £170, which was a bit more than I'd been thinking of spending. My main concerns are: 1. does anyone know if Yuraku are good on their warrenties? 2. Would I really use another 24" enough to make it worth buying? I have a 17" CRT just now that I don't use often, usually just when I've working with Visual Studio and databases or playing Supreme Commander. Do the people out there with 2 24s make good use of all that space? Will be 512MB 8800GTS be enough to run them both?
My second thought was to get a 22" 1680x1050 such as the Hyundai Blue H224W (1), or the OcUK X2220WMS (2), both look quite nice, though there are a lot of others in that price range as well (some of the LG ones seem good)
1. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-062-HY&tool=3
2. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-036-OK
Benefit of this size is the cost and less additional strain on the GFX card, but it will still be more space than what I currently have and would be a useful addition.
Of course, I then noticed that for not much more, I could get a 1920x1080 monitor (such as the two linked below; a BenQ G2410HD (3) and an Acer X233Hbd (4))
3. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-030-BQ
4. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-043-AC
Both are nice and I could manage the cost, but they are so close to the Yuraku in resolution, size and cost that I then think I'm as well getting the Yuraku - both these monitors will have the same benefits and drawbacks as the Yuraku.
Any input would be greatly appreciated; both on experiences with the monitors mentioned above and on experiences using 2 screens of same or different sizes (I use 2 19" 1280x1024 monitors at work, but they feel small now, while I rarely have anything maximised on the 24). My head is spinning thinking about this!
Thanks in advance
As the subject says, I'm after a second monitor to go with my OCUK DGM 24" (VA panel).
60% of the time I'm just on email and browsing, the rest of the time will be gaming or software/web development (Visual Studio, SQL Management Studio, Photoshop)
My first thought is to get another of the same, I've found a 24" Yuraku that is the same as the DGM (VA panel) for £170, which was a bit more than I'd been thinking of spending. My main concerns are: 1. does anyone know if Yuraku are good on their warrenties? 2. Would I really use another 24" enough to make it worth buying? I have a 17" CRT just now that I don't use often, usually just when I've working with Visual Studio and databases or playing Supreme Commander. Do the people out there with 2 24s make good use of all that space? Will be 512MB 8800GTS be enough to run them both?
My second thought was to get a 22" 1680x1050 such as the Hyundai Blue H224W (1), or the OcUK X2220WMS (2), both look quite nice, though there are a lot of others in that price range as well (some of the LG ones seem good)
1. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-062-HY&tool=3
2. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-036-OK
Benefit of this size is the cost and less additional strain on the GFX card, but it will still be more space than what I currently have and would be a useful addition.
Of course, I then noticed that for not much more, I could get a 1920x1080 monitor (such as the two linked below; a BenQ G2410HD (3) and an Acer X233Hbd (4))
3. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-030-BQ
4. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-043-AC
Both are nice and I could manage the cost, but they are so close to the Yuraku in resolution, size and cost that I then think I'm as well getting the Yuraku - both these monitors will have the same benefits and drawbacks as the Yuraku.
Any input would be greatly appreciated; both on experiences with the monitors mentioned above and on experiences using 2 screens of same or different sizes (I use 2 19" 1280x1024 monitors at work, but they feel small now, while I rarely have anything maximised on the 24). My head is spinning thinking about this!
Thanks in advance
