Thanks...hey leave some of your trade set ups on screen, for us groveling traders 
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DELL 30" Ultra Sharp
- Thread starter saxon22
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my reasoning why I want a bigger/more expensive display is that I don't like to squint. I like my screen objects/font big, but I also want a decent amount of stuff on the screen. hence going bigger. also, my vision isn't that great, so I would like to reduce strain on the eye if possible.
Quote from bandit77:
my reasoning why I want a bigger/more expensive display is that I don't like to squint. I like my screen objects/font big, but I also want a decent amount of stuff on the screen. hence going bigger. also, my vision isn't that great, so I would like to reduce strain on the eye if possible.
By an LCD TV then for monitors won't fulfill your needs.
2560x1600 pixels has to pass QA,
the yield on larger LCD's are substantially lower than smaller LCD. A few bad pixels will ruin a otherwise perfectly fine LCD.
the yield on larger LCD's are substantially lower than smaller LCD. A few bad pixels will ruin a otherwise perfectly fine LCD.
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anyone know why a 24" LCD is 2x the price of a 22" LCD? I'm leaning towards having a 30" with 2 smaller side LCD's like two 24".
Quote from whackamole:
You will be better off with 2 x Dell 24" LCDs vs the 1 x Dell 30".
More screen real estate with 2 x 24" vs 1 x 30".
Each 24" has 1920 x 1200. I run the 2 24" monitors using a dual DVI video card. Most modern cards have dual DVI output. Just look on newegg.com if you need to upgrade.
which video card do you have?
Quote from ElectricSavant:
I just do not get it...But that does not mean much, cause' I cannot get why people would use Mac's for trading either...
Spending extra on high-end monitors makes perfect sense to me, since I'll get a ripping migraine if I use a crappy monitor or badly-lit workspace (glare from sunlight, usually).
Anyone who's ever had a migraine knows that they'd give all their worldly possessions to avoid having them.
(I use a Mac for trading. Currently, it's a Macbook running WinXP via BootCamp. I bought it because I priced out similarly-configured PC laptops and found that the Macbook was actually cheaper for what you get in it. I used to use a G4 Cube to trade, running Mac OS X 10.2 and IB's TWS, along with browser-based charting. Both Mac-based setups proved to be super-reliable, requiring less total downtime for tech support.)
is my math wrong? on 1920x1080 resolution, you have 2.63 times as many pixels as 1068x768, and 1.58 times as many pixels as 1280x1024. going from 20" to 24 = 1.2 times, 20 to 30 = 1.5 times. so if you move from a 20" with 1280x1024 to a 24" with the 1920x1080, everything becomes smaller and you have to squint more?
Quote from whackamole:
You will be better off with 2 x Dell 24" LCDs vs the 1 x Dell 30".
More screen real estate with 2 x 24" vs 1 x 30".
Each 24" has 1920 x 1200. I run the 2 24" monitors using a dual DVI video card. Most modern cards have dual DVI output. Just look on newegg.com if you need to upgrade.
I agree, I have one 24" as my center screen, with two 19" on each side. Then three 19" above for a total of six. Cost about $2100 for the flat panels, then $500 for the stand.
you forgot that 20->24 is an increase in screen area.....
for example: everything became smaller when i order my inspiron 600m with SXVGA+ 1400x1050, compare to the standard 1024x768 resolution with the same 14inch screen size. That's 1.87 times the original screen resolution
for example: everything became smaller when i order my inspiron 600m with SXVGA+ 1400x1050, compare to the standard 1024x768 resolution with the same 14inch screen size. That's 1.87 times the original screen resolution
Quote from bandit77:
is my math wrong? on 1920x1080 resolution, you have 2.63 times as many pixels as 1068x768, and 1.58 times as many pixels as 1280x1024. going from 20" to 24 = 1.2 times, 20 to 30 = 1.5 times. so if you move from a 20" with 1280x1024 to a 24" with the 1920x1080, everything becomes smaller and you have to squint more?