As the title says. I want to go multi monitor, and will propably be getting a second screen at christmas. (Dunno why making a thread this early...) I don't have a specified budget but I'm not going to spend 1000€ on it and rather not even 400. What I do on the PC is basically some games, mostly internet browsing, and other general PC usage. Not much at all image/video editing. Currently I have a Samsung SM 2232BW (which cost about 250€): http://images.google.com/images?&q=samsung+2232 I realize you can't get a good monitor for less than 500€, and that is the issue, but TBH I think I wouldn't be able to tell a difference between some cheapo and the new HP LP2475w if they weren't side by side. I'm not a golden eye after all. But here are the choices I've though of: 1. Buy a random cheapo 22/24". I can get one for just a tad over 100€. This is not good choice though, not only wouldn't it match the look of the existing one, but the picture would be worse/different. 2. Buy a Samsung 2233BW. It would match the look and wouldn't be too expensive (~200€), but then again, it's not a superb monitor. 3. Buy a good screen. It wouldn't match the look, and might end up expensive. #3 is definitely tempting, but the HP LP2475w for example costs over 600€! I can't pay such money! Any thoughts? Any suggestions for decents monitors in the 300-400€ range?
Personally I'd get another samsung, if you can calibrate them so they look exactly the same then I reckon you'd be happy, there's nothing worse than one monitor looking slightly different to the one next to it. Although that's just me, I get irritated by very small things.
I use to run an old 17in screen next to my 24in screen, it only had a VGA input and you could see the difference between them, after a while i just gave up and disconnected it as it bugged me! Do your really need another screen? I like things to match so my option would be another identical screen and except it for what it is.
Just for the sake of neatness, I'd vote for getting another monitor exactly the same. If I had two different-sized, different-height, possibly different-res monitors it'd drive me crazy.
Thanks! I think I'll be getting a similar screen then. Easier on my wallet aswell. The 2232 I have already isn't for sale anymore, and the otherwise same 2233 has a different panel altogether. Do you think it's going to bother me much?
well i have a 22" 16:10 and a 19" 4:3 so i reckon most people here would struggle with that! Ive decided on selling both of these, get the HP and then later on get a cheapo 15". tbh i have my second screen turned off a lot of the time anyway, i just turn it on when im doing 3D work or some particulaly heavy browsing. so an inferior second screen is fine
I run a dual screen off my laptop which is a Toshiba 15.4" and my external a Viewsonic 20". I can tell there's a difference in color between the 2 monitors and the size is pretty obvious. If I had a choice, I'd personally run 2 of the same monitors but laptops don't come Viewsonic+20" wide
Agreed on the 2 monitors the same. Although 2 of different size or slight colour wouldn't annoy me itself, its more for the sake of neatness and symetry.
Got the 2233 a few weeks back! It doesn't exactly match the looks of the old 2232, and as the panel is different, the picture doesn't look exactly the same. But good enough for me.
