Monitor Resolution

ElectricSavant · May 23, 2011

hmmm....let me see...lets define the playing field...I wonder how many monitor makes and models there are ranging in size from 19" to ??

This is huge and will take a community effort to pull it all together...

ES

MAESTRO · May 23, 2011

Quote from ElectricSavant:

Good Thread...We need to break it down to cost per pixel...

ES

Since a pixel is not a lenear measure of resolution the formula should be cost/squareroot(pixels)

I know a thing or two about monitors

Cheers,
MAESTRO

Scataphagos · May 23, 2011

Quote from ElectricSavant:

hmmm....let me see...lets define the playing field...I wonder how many monitor makes and models there are ranging in size from 19" to ??

This is huge and will take a community effort to pull it all together...

ES

Did a quick check... not including 17", found 410 different PANELS.. by manufacturer, model, size, resolution, panel type. How many monitor manufacturers are or have there been, each using one of those panels in one of their monitors? Thousands of monitor possibilities?

Good luck.

Or, you could just go buy one for $159.

AAAintheBeltway · May 23, 2011

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A lot of variables here...

Does your current mobo have AGP or PCIE slot(s) for video cards? Will you be running XP or W7? (Some old video cards don't have W7 drivers)

What is "without spending too much"? How much will you spend on video cards, and how many monitors do you want to run... presuming your mobo will accommodate the video cards.

PCIE slots, XP. Probably run three monitors per computer. I find that is a good compromise because I run different platforms on each computer. It eliminates compatibility issues etc and keeps things nice and simple. I am running radeon x300 dual cards now with the extra screen on a pci card. Works great and very cheap.

I guess ES thinks this is a big joke but there is no reason to get a widescreen monitor that is not going to display any more data than a smaller one. I'm looking at charts and MM boxes, not watching movies.

Scataphagos · May 23, 2011

Quote from AAAintheBeltway:

PCIE slots, XP. Probably run three monitors per computer. I find that is a good compromise because I run different platforms on each computer. It eliminates compatibility issues etc and keeps things nice and simple. I am running radeon x300 dual cards now with the extra screen on a pci card. Works great and very cheap.

I guess ES thinks this is a big joke but there is no reason to get a widescreen monitor that is not going to display any more data than a smaller one. I'm looking at charts and MM boxes, not watching movies.

You should be able to run any monitor up to 28 in the PCIE slots... the PCI might be limited as to the resolutions it supports.". The widescreen 20" and 22" have the same resolution, 1680x1050. 24-28" usually 1920x1200 or 1920x1080.

ElectricSavant · May 23, 2011

hEhE...YEAH...I saw your pic of your set up... some years ago...

ES

Quote from MAESTRO:

Since a pixel is not a lenear measure of resolution the formula should be cost/squareroot(pixels)
I know a thing or two about monitors

Cheers,
MAESTRO

AAAintheBeltway · May 23, 2011

Am I wrong to assume that two monitors running at 1920x1080 can display the same amount of data as three running at 1280x1024?

Scataphagos · May 23, 2011

Quote from AAAintheBeltway:

Am I wrong to assume that two monitors running at 1920x1080 can display the same amount of data as three running at 1280x1024?

1920x1080 x2 > 1280x1024 x3... but not by much.

While the 1920x1200 are less available, I find them preferable. For charts, I use 1600x1200 in portrait mode... seems the perfect size.

AAAintheBeltway · May 23, 2011

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1920x1080 x2 > 1280x1024 x3... but not by much.

While the 1920x1200 are less available, I find them preferable. For charts, I use 1600x1200 in portrait mode... seems the perfect size.

Interesting idea. This may sound dumb, but how do you get it to display in portrait mode?

Scataphagos · May 23, 2011

Quote from AAAintheBeltway:

Interesting idea. This may sound dumb, but how do you get it to display in portrait mode?

You need monitors will tall, rotating stands. Then, you need video cards which support portrait mode (driver). Most probably do, but not all. I imagine you could use monitors without tall, rotating stands if you mounted them in a VESA stand... AND the video card supported portrait mode. With my Nvidia Quadro NVS cards, I go into the driver utility and select each display to "rotate 90 degrees" to achieve portrait mode.

2 x 1600x1200 in portrait mode are almost the same exact size as a 30" monitor... though the 30" would have 2560x1600 res.