Widescreen vs Square Monitors

I had always thought that 19" square, 3 wide would be ideal for me - But after seeing Syprik's setup, the 4 widescreens may work nicely (using the top center for Windows XP Fusion and the bottom 3 for the trading screens).

Thanks for all the opinions.
 
widescreens are brilliant n I use loads of em.

Go for 22's or 24's. If you use lots of charts you'll soon regret using 19's if you get a chance to sit down in front of bigger ones.
 
resolution does not matter....................what matters is the HEIGHT of the screen of a square compared to a widescreen.

Tiny, itty bitty stuff is not for me.

Bottom line, a TALLER screen works best .
 
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resolution does not matter....................what matters is the HEIGHT of the screen of a square compared to a widescreen.

Tiny, itty bitty stuff is not for me.

Bottom line, a TALLER screen works best .
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Physical screen height is a function of resolution and DPI.

If you've got a 19" monitor with a 1600x1200 resolution then you're going to need a 23" at 1980x1200 widescreen to maintain the same physical height.
 
Currently have the triple 19" setup. But I traded one day off a single wide-screen 26" display which was NICE! Two of those would work out just fine.
 
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Once you decide on the size you must decide which panel :D

http://www.anandtech.com/displays/showdoc.aspx?i=3584
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I'm surprised that there have not been more comments on panel type in this thread. I have used a 3 monitor setup for several years (square panels made by AU Optronics - unknown type) and finally decided to get a 4th monitor to use the 4th output from my video card. Got a widescreen Viewsonic panel that hid the fact that it was a TN panel in the description. Not having used a TN panel before (but have read about shortcomings) - I was floored! TN panels are complete POS's! I kept the unit, hoping that I would learn to ignore the issues. Not! I use that monitor for broker entry only. Panel type will be one of my top criteria with any replacements ...

R
 
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I'm surprised that there have not been more comments on panel type in this thread. I have used a 3 monitor setup for several years (square panels made by AU Optronics - unknown type) and finally decided to get a 4th monitor to use the 4th output from my video card. Got a widescreen Viewsonic panel that hid the fact that it was a TN panel in the description. Not having used a TN panel before (but have read about shortcomings) - I was floored! TN panels are complete POS's! I kept the unit, hoping that I would learn to ignore the issues. Not! I use that monitor for broker entry only. Panel type will be one of my top criteria with any replacements ...

R
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FWIW... HP has some of the best and least expensive S-IPS panel monitors... the LP2065, and LP2475W.
 
Quote from bighog:

resolution does not matter....................what matters is the HEIGHT of the screen of a square compared to a widescreen.

Tiny, itty bitty stuff is not for me.

Bottom line, a TALLER screen works best .
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if it's not improtant then why are you weighing in here?

I think choosing the right tools of the trade are not "ittybitty stuff"
 
Seems personal preference is most important.

However... though TN panels are cheaper, their viewing angle isn't as favorable. And if user rotates the screen to vertical, the viewing angle is then even more compromised.... if that matters to user, of course.
 
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