1x 30" vs 2x 24"

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Hi all,

I recently upgraded my rig to SLI GTX (previously only had one) and currently run on 2x S Panel 226BW.

But I want bigger.

I've been thinking about getting a big screen, ie, 30 or 27. I'm a photographer and website designer, so I do find the dual monitor useful. Since I went SLI I keep it disabled unless I game. Turning SLI on takes about 1 minute and is easy to do.

Would you rather go with 2x 24" (which wont be a big difference than my current setup) or sell one 226BW, buy a 30" and sell the other 226BW. I could always screw the 22" to the wall and keep the 30" centered?

Just want to hear some thoughts
 
Can you do dual monitors with SLI?

If you can, I'd go with two 24" monitors. You can have email, IM, TV, whatever open on one while you work on the other.
 
You cannot dual monitor when SLI is enabled.

With my current double 22" setup, I keep it disabled and run two monitors. When I game I turn SLI on (takes 1 minute and doesnt require reboot anymore) and voila.
 
Well.. a 24" to a 22" may not be a big difference in its size but, the higher resolution on the 24" you gain will benefit you with your high res photos. If you do alot of things other than just gaming or watching a movie, a dual 24" will be ideal for you. I personally like 1 big screen for gaming and watching movies. I would just get a 27" like the Samsung 275T. But, in your case, a 30" would be ideal for you because of its 2560 x 1600 resolution. That is a noticeable increase in size from your 22" displays. Plus, you get the higher resolution also. That would be nice to have the 30" in the middle and a 22" on each side.
 
Also wanted to add with the 780i/790i tri-sli would probably suffice to game in full res on the 30".

I do not have the desk space for 3 monitors though. I would if I could screw the 22"s on the wall somehow.
 
It is a good 30" LCD but, its pricey at $2000 because it is new. The HP and Gateway can be bought below $2000
 
If you want alot of windows open then for sure 2x24. But for high res photography, a nice 30" digital canvas is the way to go. You can still have several windows open at once. I edit video and prefer dual 24's, but when you move up to a 30 you can get 2560x1600 resolution and all you will likely get is 1900x1200. So if your looking at an 8mp photo you can see more of the pixels at once. But if you want more windows open...def 2x monitors.
I just upgraded to the gateway 30's and its great. I would have gotten the Dell simply because i think dell makes better products but oh well. Still one of the best lcd monitors ive ever seen. I also use it as a 1600p hdtv for hdtv and 360. tons of inputs
 
I'm a photographer and website designer,
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if your serious about it you would have CRT's or some $2k LCD's.

i love my 24' for doing photoshop work and such from my 20D, a 2nd 24' would be nice, as with 2 monitors you put one in portrait mode and the other normal, if you take any sideways pics :d
 
I would personally go with the duallies but it really comes down to personal preference. Either way, make sure you calibrate the new monitor using a hardware calibration tool. In all likelihood, if you get 2x24, before calibration you will be able to tell differences in color representation between the two out of the box.
 
You cant run SLI with 2 monitors, but you can run em without enabling SLI.

When your on desktop, keep SLI disabled. When you launch a game, enable SLI. You might even be able to get that profiled.

And how about three monitors? A 30" with two 22" satilities? thats my dream rig man. Donno where you can get 3 monitor driver tweaks and desktop extenders but I'm sure their out there.
 
MrWizard6600 said:
And how about three monitors? A 30" with two 22" satilities? thats my dream rig man. Donno where you can get 3 monitor driver tweaks and desktop extenders but I'm sure their out there.
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I didnt know 3 monitors was doable... or practical ?
 
If the video cards aren't in SLI mode, you could have four monitors right?
 
yup, you can have about as many displays as you can fit graphic card outputs into the PC.
(you might need extra software to configure more than 10 displays, there was a limitation with win 2000, don't know if it still exists...)

I have a 20'' in landscape next to my 30'' (a HDTV also connected to the system), rarely use it for more than a bit monitoring. My recommendation is to use most of the funds for the main display.
If it's not already the case you might want to read a little about screen calibration and display gamut, or it might happen that website color is over or undersaturated when displayed on a different PC.
Having a standard sRGB screen arround will be convinient to display web colors like they will be seen on most systems, a wide gamut screen will help previewing photo prints.
 
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