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17" vs 19" - LCD

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OK question for you guys:

I'm considering either a 17" or 19" LG-brand LCD monitor from newegg. The DVI-equipped models.

Anyway, since both are native at 1280x1024, will the 19" be less sharp/crisp? Meaning that -- since the actual pixel pitch (size of each pixel?) is larger/wider, would the 17" from 24 inches away look almost identical to the 19" at 48 inches away?

I hope that makes sense. Pretty much, am I just paying for the text to be a little easier on the eyes? If that's all it is, I can just save money on the 17" and move the thing a little closer on my desk, right?

Thanks!!
 
I'd definetly buy a 19" LCD, that two extra inches are more than you think and the price difference is not much.

Solving the size difference by moving the LCD closer is definetly not the right thing to do. I find that I have a sweet spot sitting about 20" from the LCD and that is regardles of its size. My eyes seems to focus better on text and other details at that distance. When watching TV I don't have to read much text or focus on details as much as when using the computer, therefore it can be futher away.

If it were a TV you would buy the bigger one, right?
 
Yeah, the pixels would be bigger, so everything would look a "tad" more pixlated. But I doubt you'd notice. The thing is, people like having a bigger screen for more desktop space, and you wouldn't get that from your 19". Unlike a TV where they just want to have a bigger screen so that it is more like a theater, and b/c people sit farther away from a TV. I would say, if you want more room to work with on the desktop, gor for a 1600x1200 19".
 
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