Well, since both monitors are relatively the same physical height, word documents and webpages (which are vertically, not horizontally organized) will appear just about the same size on both monitors. The 25.5" though will have 120 more lines of pixels in the same height, so the picture may be...
I have both the 25.5 and the new 27 inch monitors.
PROS for 25.5:
Cheaper
Some people like 16:10
Extra 120 lines of vertical resolution
PROS for 27:
Picture quality marginally better (but did have some backlight bleed)
Thinner bezel
Added horizontal space (the vertical is about the same)...
This 27" is almost exactly the same vertical height as the older 25.5". Its also a couple inches wider.
I've had mine next to the older 25.5 and there is no visible difference with the 120 less lines of resolution.
If it helps people that have 16x9 anxiety, just think of it as purchasing a...
Thanks for posting the pics.
Here's what mine looks like. This is in a 100% dark room (besides the keyboard screen).
For some odd reason it really only stands out to me when Im on one of the Metro 2033 loading screens.
Which mode are you guys running in (Theater, Gaming, sRGB, etc.) ?
Is the consensus that the bleed is acceptable? Ive got about 3/8" along the bottom of my screen. I really want to be sure of what I'm doing because I am pursuing a triple monitor setup and I don't want to get stuck with 3 bum monitors.
I just recently purchased one of the new ASUS 27" monitors from NewEgg in preparation for a triple monitor setup. Most of the reviews I've read about this particular model say everything looks great.
My particular monitor seems to have a backlight bleeding problem on the bottom edge of the...