Wide vs regular 19" screens

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Shraga18

Hi everyone,

I had ordered two 19" screens for my new trading computer, but the fellow by mistake got them in widescreen. Now I'm wondering if I should keep them or not. They take up more space on my desk, so that's a minus. But are there any advantages for charting in widescreen, or are regular screens better?

TIA

Shraga
 
You more horizonal axis display (good for quote pages and spreadsheets), and a bit less vertical.

My view is that widescreens are quite good for trading setups.
 
if y r buing today, two 30" 2560x1600 widescreens is a nobrainer..(just $2k each) the more pixels in x/y the better and trust me you fill em both with charts quick, and of course if you can't afford them u shouldnt be trading.. some prefer 3 or more monitors setup, but then u also need a special pc for the job
 
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Hmm. I get your point about quote pages, but as it happens to be they're mainly for charting, so I'm still not sure.
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My primary rig has 4 x 19", 1280x1024 monitors. 3 are for charts, but I've considered replacing 1 with a widescreen... it's the one I have quotes, browser, TV tuner on. Seems to make sense... 1650 horizontal would be welcome.
 
if they are 19" wide screen, the resolution is most likely 1440x900=1,296,000 pixels

a regular 19" has 1280x1024=1,310,720 pixels.

if you do charts, I would suggest to go to a higher resolution. It makes a big difference when you have lots of indicators on the screen.
20"W 1680x1050=1,764,000 pixels (35% more than 19")
 
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if y r buing today, two 30" 2560x1600 widescreens is a nobrainer..(just $2k each) the more pixels in x/y the better and trust me you fill em both with charts quick, and of course if you can't afford them u shouldnt be trading.. some prefer 3 or more monitors setup, but then u also need a special pc for the job
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Thanks for the advice :-). I think I'll pass for now! Btw, I'm flattered that your first post on ET is to help me! Did you register just for this thread? ;-)
 
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Thanks for the advice :-). I think I'll pass for now! Btw, I'm flattered that your first post on ET is to help me! Did you register just for this thread? ;-)
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LOL! He SELLS 30" monitors... and has he got a DEAL for you... :D
 
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