Hi all!

I'm going to be getting a new flat screen monitor soon and I have heard from some that the different sizes make a big difference in how font's, pics, etc and such appear on the monitor.
For instance I heard that the 22" screen is actually better than the 24" screen for reading fonts(???).

So I know when I'm in over my head and am requesting that the good folks here help me in narrowing down my choices. Please feel free to deliver the good, bad and the ugly that anyone has heard.

In advance...thanks for your input and time.

Get the 22" one. I tried both and now that I have a 22" I realize how way too big the 24" one was.  The 22" one is just perfect IMHO.

neither, buy a projector and turn your wall into a screen, like a theater :) 

just dont have it on when the wife comes in the room and you're playin with V4....

Depends on what you want to do.

My main workstation has two 19" LCD screens 1280x1024, which works perfectly with Poser. One screen for the scene, the other screen for the palettes and everything.
Works also very comfortably with 3D Studio Max: one screen for the main window, the other screen for the toolboxes and floating toolbars.

Some other applications can't make use of two screens efficiently. Vue for example keeps everything witnin its boundaries, and in that case a large high resolution widescreen is more comfortable to work with. My second workstation has a 24" 1980x1200 widescreen LCD, that's the one I use for Vue work.

Thanks all for your replies and suggestions.

Stevie, I do the same kind of work as you do...can you read the font on your 24" or is it drastically different from the 22" for you?

I can read the fonts pretty well on that 24" screen. It's small, true, but my eyes still can handle it, mostly because the image is razor sharp.
I must admit that the standard fonts are easier on the eyes on the 2x 1280x1024 setup.

Thank you svdl, and all.

One thing I've noticed...some of the larger screens have a lower resolution than the smaller ones... so, to me, all you get is a bigger version of low res Vs. "slightly" smaller with high res... for me, that would do, for most things.... However, at times I run 2200 out of necessity, on an older, ( five years old ), CRT... it has made me sensitive to the max resolution that monitors will display.  I suppose it's like cars...... if you race, then faster is better.... but sitting in gridlock? it doesn't help much. Lou.

using 2 x 22" IIyama Displays and 2 x 19" Acer Displays on the other comp.

Just ordered the Acer AL2216wBD LCD.

Best bang for the buck I believe.

I use both an Apple 23" display, which handles fonts and just about anything else beautifully, as well an HP 23-inch, which is almost (but not quite) as good. Both work very well for Poser. SS

Attached Link: http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?pfp=BROWSE&N=200011+401443&product_code=341977&Pn=AL2216Wbd_22_inch_LCD_Monitor

I've got two Acer widescreen LCD's on a dual-monitor setup.  You won't go wrong with them.  Excellent value for the money.

That's good to hear Xenophonz.
It was so low on price I'm thinking on maybe getting a second one. I was expecting to pay $6-800 but got it from newegg for $250 including tax and shipping.
wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

http://www.iiyama.de/default.asp?SID=&LNG=DE&NAV=236&DOC=15193&PAGE=0&PARAMS=&PARAMS2=&PCAT=2&PTUBE=&PROD=7270&SPCAREA=

Got two of them for under 600 Euro for both.

Quote - That's good to hear Xenophonz.
It was so low on price I'm thinking on maybe getting a second one. I was expecting to pay $6-800 but got it from newegg for $250 including tax and shipping.
wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Great!  I've had mine for several months.  I think that they've dropped in price since then.

It's a fantastic monitor.  You'll love it.

Attached Link: Lenovo

Attached Link: Click to see Dell Ultrasharp 24

One advantage is the top resolution: 1920 x 1200 which is necessary for HDTV/Digital film cell size.

The above link has over 200 user comments attached to it.

Listed at Dell for $600, you can get it for less by googling for coupons and shopping smart. And even by calling Dell and bargaining! (I did that once.)

I have poor in-close vision (over 50 and won't wear reading glasses) but I can read and function with text just fine at full 1920 x 1200.

::::: Opera :::::

That looks like a top-notch monitor, Opera.

To me, the advantage of the Acer's is the price vs. value ratio.  You are still getting excellent quality -- but at a lower cost.

I was sold on Acer monitors when they bought a 19" LCD (not widescreen) for my use at the office.  We purchased a number of them on special for something like $126 apiece.  I was expecting el-cheapo results.  But I ended up being very pleasantly surprised.

Of course, if someone is willing to part with a king's ransom -- then they can go with a 96" HDTV.  But it seems to me that moving a cursor around with a mouse on such a large screen would get a little awkward.

Attached Link: Dell 30"

Street: about $1100

Still, two 19" or two 20" in tandem at ~$250 each would be a better bargain for multi-window work, such as Poser (as noted above by others).  But if you need to see one contiguous massive image file at 1920 or above, can't beat thes Dells.

::: og :::