One 24" MVA or two 20" IPS?

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stevemedes

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I currently have one LG L246WP-BN 24" MVA LCD and two NEC 20WMGX2 20" IPS LCDs. Due to a problem with running my 9800GTX and 8500GT together for triple monitors in Vista 64, i have to run either one or the other. Should I sell the 24 and run the 20's? Or sell the 24 and run dual 20's? What would you do?
 
You actually have all the monitors sitting in front of you, who could possibly judge this better than you?

Seriously, this is completely subjective and you are the one that it matters to, is yourself.

This is like asking random people on the internet what flavor of ice cream should be your favorite. Or what your favorite color should be. :rolleyes:

How about you try out each setup and see what works for you.
 
Snowdog said:
You actually have all the monitors sitting in front of you, who could possibly judge this better than you?

Seriously, this is completely subjective and you are the one that it matters to, is yourself.

This is like asking random people on the internet what flavor of ice cream should be your favorite. Or what your favorite color should be. :rolleyes:

How about you try out each setup and see what works for you.
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yeah i realize it is very subjective. the NEC's obviously have better IQ, but I like the 1920x1200 resolution of the 24"... Its not like the LG looks bad, far from it. Such a hard decision.
 
Myself, as a graphic artist, I would keep the two IPS panels.... although I do have a 24inch and love the screen realestate for movies, games, etc. If your 24 displays 1920 x 1440 that would be hard to let go of.

So it's really just a matter of (A) IPS (B) PVA

A) Better color reproduction and so-so blacks, Superior Viewing angles, Probably lower resolution.
Better idea for a business.

or

B) Not so great color reproduction but deeper blacks, Bad Horizontal Viewing Angles, Higher resolution.
Better Idea for entertainment.

It's really up to you man, but there's my thoughts.

Payce,

,,ll
 
stevemedes said:
I currently have one LG L246WP-BN 24" MVA LCD and two NEC 20WMGX2 20" IPS LCDs. Due to a problem with running my 9800GTX and 8500GT together for triple monitors in Vista 64, i have to run either one or the other. Should I sell the 24 and run the 20's? Or sell the 24 and run dual 20's? What would you do?
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It seems you only gave yourself one option...the correct one.
 
do a triple monitor setup? :)

and get a 30inch sips and 'downgrade' from vista :D
 
stevemedes said:
yeah i realize it is very subjective. the NEC's obviously have better IQ, but I like the 1920x1200 resolution of the 24"... Its not like the LG looks bad, far from it. Such a hard decision.
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What I would do is ditch the MVA because I can't stand MVA panels, but that is just me.

I often see the "one big panel or two smaller ones question" and go the third way on that.

For myself I say screw symmetry. I get the biggest possible main. Two screens are great, but they don't have to match. Plus with two identical screens there is the tendency to sit between them both. Get a big main and sit directly in front of it. Your are usually doing some minor unimportant crap on the second screen, keep it as a cheap small off to the side part time check screen.

With that in mind. I ordered a Dell 3007-hc for my main. I will use a small 17" cheapo LCD as a side. This can hold the menus for photoshop, or web lookup while gaming/moving watching on the main etc. So you can have the biggest screen possible and have dual screens for not much more.

My recommendation. Sell the 24" and one (or both) of the 20" and buy a 30" main screen. :)
 
yea i think ill just sell the one monitor... the 24" would be too hard to give up for gaming
 
Question: So you can not do a triple monitor setup like Speedy has (1X3007wfp & 2X2007fp video cards: 8800GTX & 6800gt (?)) in Vista?
 
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