what screen size is best for daytrading?

lojze · Jan 25, 2006

Quote from syrre:

It is possible to run 1600x1200 in a 19"

No, never.

nononsense · Jan 25, 2006

Quote from WD40:

I noticed there are high-aspect ratio LCD on the market now. Has anybody got them? What do you think?

What do you mean exactly? Wide screen types?

WD40 · Jan 25, 2006

Quote from nononsense:

What do you mean exactly? Wide screen types?

yes... wide, like a cinema screen.

In that case, you can use 2 LCD instead of 3? would it work?

simonee · Jan 25, 2006

I have three 19" LCDs and one of them is a wide screen, I placed the wide screen in the middle and the regular on each side,
Works fine.

gnome · Jan 25, 2006

Quote from WD40:

"... make sure you migrate to DVI. it is a waste of money to use VGA on LCD..."

Not necessarily, and there are advantages to VGA... some settings are not available on DVI.

Many who have DVI and VGA running side by side claim to see "no difference". Some say you'll only see the difference at 1600x1200 or higher.

Having a quality video card is essential, especially for VGA.

siki13 · Jan 25, 2006

Quote from zf trader:

When ever I walk past the sony store I always have to ask what the projectors are worth. Your still looking at $3000 but would it be great to have a four feet by four feet screen.

And what would you do with four feet by four feet screen if
projector has 800x600 resolution(maybe 1024*768)?

gnome · Jan 25, 2006

Usually the best resolution is the native. In this case, 800x600 and sit way back from the screen.

syrre · Jan 25, 2006

Quote from gnome:

In this case, 800x600 and sit way back from the screen.

I think one should rather get stronger glasses before going down to 800*600...
Personally I run 4*19" w 1600*1200 plus 2*21" w 1600*1200, I have som space between me and them, and it works FINE.

zf trader · Jan 25, 2006

Quote from siki13:

And what would you do with four feet by four feet screen if
projector has 800x600 resolution(maybe 1024*768)?

I guess I would have a problem.

chisel · Jan 25, 2006

Quote from gnome:

Both 17 & 19 have the same native resolution... 1280x1024. Pixels are smaller on the 17".... hence the sharper image.

If you want to display more per monitor, you need to go to 20" where native is 1600x1200. Pixels are smaller than 17", of course, but there's limited availability of multi-video card solutions.

The price sweet spot for LCDs these days is the 17" / 19". The cost per square inch of display is about the same, and lots of video cards can accommodate.

Gnome,

Thanks for wording your post the way you did. I have two 17.4" monitors and was looking to buy three 19 inchers to add to my setup. I didn't realize that I would be seeing the exact same screen since the resolution on both sizes are the same. Therefore, I think I'll buy some 17" monitors or wait for a deal on the Dell 2005FPW.

And I thought I was computer savvy!