I know most people are going to say 22", but I got a 19" widescreen the other day, and I'm liking it. I went from a 19" fullscreen, so size-wise, I didn't notice any improvements. I like the added peripheral vision...but I don't like that my monitor seems short now, and I can see over it. I placed it on a tv-stand slab on my desk, and it looks a bit taller now.
I'm now debating whether to return it and drop another $60-70 on a 22" version of this monitor (it's an LG Flatron with 2ms response time). Here are the pros of a 22" and a 19", as I see it:
Pros of 22":
- 3 inches is a big improvement in the world of widescreen
- supports up to 1680x1024
- seems like the standard size these days (?)
- more immersive, since I won't be able to see things around my desk as much
Pros of 19":
- cheaper...with Christmas coming up, I need to save the dough for the family and the girlfriend
- still fairly large...but I do need to sit a tad closer to not see background items on my desk
- 1440x900 is pretty good-looking, and my 9600GT GPU can run everything smoothly on this resolution on high settings
- I wouldn't need to upgrade my GPU as soon...from what I gather, 1680x1024 res could make my system take a performance hit
Please advise! Try not to be too biased maybe just a little.
I'm now debating whether to return it and drop another $60-70 on a 22" version of this monitor (it's an LG Flatron with 2ms response time). Here are the pros of a 22" and a 19", as I see it:
Pros of 22":
- 3 inches is a big improvement in the world of widescreen
- supports up to 1680x1024
- seems like the standard size these days (?)
- more immersive, since I won't be able to see things around my desk as much
Pros of 19":
- cheaper...with Christmas coming up, I need to save the dough for the family and the girlfriend
- still fairly large...but I do need to sit a tad closer to not see background items on my desk
- 1440x900 is pretty good-looking, and my 9600GT GPU can run everything smoothly on this resolution on high settings
- I wouldn't need to upgrade my GPU as soon...from what I gather, 1680x1024 res could make my system take a performance hit
Please advise! Try not to be too biased maybe just a little.