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Technical & Scientific => Hardware => Topic started by: KnuckleBuckett on October 08, 2013, 07:28:27 AM

Title: New monitor for Obes?
Post by: KnuckleBuckett on October 08, 2013, 07:28:27 AM
http://www.woot.com/offers/benq-27-120hz-1080p-3d-ready-monitor
Title: Re: New monitor for Obes?
Post by: Jake on October 08, 2013, 08:14:58 AM
hahaha. I didn't think that brand is still around.

We sold many 5 or 6 years ago as they were dirt cheap. Not a bad little monitor - only shortcoming (or not, for some) is that it needed a power brick.
Title: Re: New monitor for Obes?
Post by: ober on October 08, 2013, 11:16:16 AM
27 is honestly a little too big. 
Title: Re: New monitor for Obes?
Post by: KnuckleBuckett on October 08, 2013, 12:22:47 PM
Quote from: ober on October 08, 2013, 11:16:16 AM
27 is honestly a little too big.

You don't KNOW that!
Title: Re: New monitor for Obes?
Post by: ober on October 08, 2013, 01:39:57 PM
Dude, I have trouble seeing everything on 21.5.
Title: Re: New monitor for Obes?
Post by: hans on October 08, 2013, 02:36:20 PM
Boooo. I don't think you can every have too large of a screen. (desktop as least)

Although I understand the tiny size thing, but I jacked up the size on everything for my 27" at work. I'm getting old and just don't care about tiny fonts anymore. But I'll still take a big screen any day.
Title: Re: New monitor for Obes?
Post by: ober on October 08, 2013, 03:45:19 PM
I have 2 24" monitors at work.  I love them.  I wouldn't mind having a 24" at home but at some point there is only so much your eye can consume in a gaming environment.  Don't get me wrong... from a dev standpoint, I agree 100%.  Give me a huge one.  For gaming... eh?
Title: Re: New monitor for Obes?
Post by: KnuckleBuckett on October 08, 2013, 05:04:34 PM
The trend is dual and triple monitors are on the way out to be replaced by a single unit and a curved single in due time.

I like my dual setup 24/21, however the next time I may consider a single wider unit. 

I could see using a 27" now that they are starting to ramp pixel density.

You have more than enough space and I bet you would dig a 27".
Title: Re: New monitor for Obes?
Post by: micah on October 08, 2013, 07:00:11 PM
meh, I work with 19" monitor plugged into my macbook pro and use the laptop as my primary screen.  At home I just have 19" screen and I'm happy with that.

as an aside, when my wife and I came home from our honeymoon in 2003 with pockets full of wedding-gift cash, we bought our first flatscreen monitor: a 15" Sony on sale at CompUSA for $499.
Title: Re: New monitor for Obes?
Post by: Betazep on October 08, 2013, 07:25:00 PM
At work: two 19" connected to a physical laptop, one 22" connected to my surface pro, an iPad, two 24" connected to a thin client that runs 8 virtual desktops.

At home: a Mac Mini connected to my TV that I never get to use and wife/family has a 19" Dell All in One that I rarely get to use.