Two 4:3 monitors or one widescreen monitor

bubusam13

bubusam13

Human
Hi Guys, I am having a 17" 4:3 Acer monitor which do most of my job thou I'm feeling the need of a a wider screen for few applications like After effects and casual gaming.
So should I buy a 16:9 widescreen monitor or buy another 17" 4:3 size monitor and use it as an extended display which will be much cost effective.

P.S: Watching movies is not the concern here.
 
topgear

topgear

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@ OP - sell your current monitor and try to get at-least a 22 inch monitor with HD res. ( around ~ 8.5K ) - it will help your work greatly
 
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bubusam13

bubusam13

Human
Hi I am thinking of buying this Dell S2240L 21.5 inch LED Backlit LCD Monitor: Flipkart.com

But few people mentioned its glossy. I have never used glossy before. Is there any issue with glossy monitor ?
 
harshilsharma63

harshilsharma63

DIY FTW!
bubusam13 said:
Hi I am thinking of buying this Dell S2240L 21.5 inch LED Backlit LCD Monitor: Flipkart.com

But few people mentioned its glossy. I have never used glossy before. Is there any issue with glossy monitor ?
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that's the best monitor available at that price. Glossy monitors show reflections if a light source is facing the monitor. Plus, they are prone to fingerprints.
 
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bubusam13

bubusam13

Human
Ok then, thanks, decided the dell will be what I am buying.

Just another ques out of topic, is a tablet worth buying ?
 
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bubusam13

bubusam13

Human
Ok the issue is I dont own a personal laptop. And Now I have to return my company provided Thinkpad due to change of job. I will definitely get a new one but I am feeling the need of a personal device too. So wandering should I buy a Laptop or a tablet. Other than multimedia and web browsing, is there any other use of a tablet, coz I have most features in my android smart phone other than the big screen.
 
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mastercool8695

Cyborg Agent
^^ yup.. many uses.
like games,etc.
tablets are more "mobile" than lappy's and if you want to invest more money, get Tablets-Laptop convertibles just like Lenovo ones or Transformers
but before that, make a new thread if you are serious about buying as mods may not allow Tablet/Laptop related discussions in tv-monitor section :wink:
and also make sure what features you need and post all of them on the first post itself.
 
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bubusam13

bubusam13

Human
Yaa Ok will make a new thread if I feel I am too serious about it.
In monitors, just a simple question, how long do you this the Dell monitor will last, how many years. My present one which is a TFT-LCD is bought at 2006.
 
topgear

topgear

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if your present monitor can last for 7 years ( and more ) then expect the new monitor ( if everything is ok ) should last equially same but nothing can be guranteed so let's just hope for the best as you are getting monitor from one of the most reputed brand.
 
topgear

topgear

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Staff member
the HP one is not recommended primarily for two reasons - medicre A.S.S. and what's the use of of speakers with a monitor .. most of them are very bad in quality only adds upto the overall power consumption of the monitor and makes it bulky.
 
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