What would you do..

[scottish]

Okay, well atm i wouldn't be able to get both so what would you get (will be purchased within next month i'd assume)


Two 22/24" monitors (unsure which yet, looks to be Samsung or LG from ebuyer though)
Watercooling for CPU/GPU/MOBO
Yeh, as i can't own a credit card i need to use my uncles, and he gets annoyed when i waste my money on stuff so i can't buy both :( but yeh whatever i don't get i'll probably get closer to xmas/for my xmas..

[cocaine]

monitors...

[DarrenToogood]

Monitors deffo - Water Cooling won't really effect your time on the computer.

[N!ck]

Monitorzzz.

[Robbie]

Monitors

[Recursion]

Monitors

[scottish]

Any recommendations on monitors? (preferably Maplin/Argos/ Other high street stores rather than online order :P, preferably under 150 pound a piece and 22" or 24" idc about rest)

[Wayne]

Monitors. Why do you need 2 though?

[scottish]

Two's better than 1

[Robbie]

Monitors. Why do you need 2 though?

To dualscreen :8

[xxMATTGxx]

I voted at the start but forgot to post :P, Yeah monitors for sure. Nothing beats extra work space :D

[scottish]

4Monitors on a desk ftw! :P

Which monitors though xD

[--ss--]

Monitors. Why do you need 2 though?
Do work one while watching porn on the other ;).

[Robbie]

Haha, + rep -ss- :P

[Jordy]

Do work one while watching porn on the other ;).The letters NSFW don't mean a thing to you do they?

[scottish]

Is that all you think about shane? even on msn :P

[mb-group.net]

2 Monitors isn't great, I tried it. The gap between them gets in your way and hurts your eyes when you look at it for hours, moving your eyes a lot.

[GommeInc]

Any recommendations on monitors? (preferably Maplin/Argos/ Other high street stores rather than online order :P, preferably under 150 pound a piece and 22" or 24" idc about rest)
Staples sell monitors for a reasonably good price. You can go on their website to find the prices, but I recommend the Acer ones, the 22" monitors are under £190 I believe...

[Recursion]

2 Monitors isn't great, I tried it. The gap between them gets in your way and hurts your eyes when you look at it for hours, moving your eyes a lot.

Thats why you dont have a gap ;)

[mb-group.net]

You can't help but have a gap! The frame around the monitors create a gap of about an inch.

[Recursion]

Not really, a small bit of plastic if you get the right monitors.

[scottish]

I've used dual screen before theres no problem with a small bit of plastic in the middle, as for acer nty ryan :P

[GommeInc]

I've used dual screen before theres no problem with a small bit of plastic in the middle, as for acer nty ryan :P
:O! Why not? Acer monitors are really good for their price!

[scottish]

ROLLZEYEZ

I'd rather samsung/LG, also no staples near me :P

[Technologic]

Monitors. Why do you need 2 though?
To feel superior and yes, dual monitors

[scottish]

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.204-5771.aspx

Errr i guess i just saved a bunch as i read the magazine and it was £129 for that monitor, but think this monitor is ok?

I'm considering getting two of them (£201.05 from discount + postage)

Gud deal? :P

[mb-group.net]

Good Luck

Check your graphics card will support it before buying. I beleive you need a 1680x1050 resolution.

One bad thing about that monitor is that is uses a VGA connection, DVI is in most new graphics card, if the monitor you buy has DVI, you wont need to buy any adapters.

[scottish]

Er, no you don't thats the maximum......

[mb-group.net]

If you're going to buy a new monitor, its best to run it at the maximum resolution for the best image quality. Of course, you don't have to.

[scottish]

Which is another point that you didn't even read it before attempting to post.

"I beleive you need a 1680x1050 resolution." Failed.

Anyone elses views on the monitor please? :)

[mb-group.net]

I apologise for that. I was supposed to put "I beleive you need a 1680x1050 resolution for the full quality this monitor can offer".

Also, i'd recommend having 2x22" if you are not sitting with the monitors directly in front of you, you will need at least 30CM of space to stop your eyes straining. I was sitting about 20CM away with 2x19" monitors and my eyes were straining as they were too close to my face. When I moved them to 25CM, my eyes were not straining as badly.

[scottish]

:rolleyes: i've sat within 20cm of my monitors for about 7 years now, it's never strained my eyes.

[mb-group.net]

I guess I have poor vision then :(

Sorry about that

[HotelUser]

Two's better than 1

What do you do that requires you to have two 22" monitors :P?

[scottish]

Shane pretty much summed it up

Monitor 1: Forums, cod4 and cod5
Monitor 2: Porn

simple really

[Hayd93]

Shane pretty much summed it up

Monitor 1: Forums, cod4 and cod5
Monitor 2: Porn

simple really
Why not instead of 2 monitors get 1 large 30" monitor ?

[scottish]

not as cool and the largest i can see from retailers around here is 24" lol.

[mb-group.net]

lol

Good luck finding a decent pair of monitors?

are you planning to run them at their native resolution?

[scottish]

1280x1024

[N!ck]

1280x1024

Lol, you're silly.

1) Not running LCD monitors at their native res looks blurry and sucks.
2) You've not even chosen a widescreen resolution, so it's going to be a stretched image as well as blurred.

[Wootzeh]

1280x1024
ewwww thats going to look horibble

[scottish]

idk i'll see at the time.

[HotelUser]

Why not instead of 2 monitors get 1 large 30" monitor ?

Because 48 is larger than 30. Cheaper, and for the price of a 30" you might as well just buy an HDTV...although you wont get as good of a resolution I suppose:P..

[iUnknown]

Monitors, 2 just makes it cooool.

[mb-group.net]

You really need to run it at native resolution, if you dont, theres no point in buying the monitors, you wont be impressed at all :(

[HotelUser]

You really need to run it at native resolution, if you dont, theres no point in buying the monitors, you wont be impressed at all :(

Erm...this is sort of obvious, and goes for having just one monitor too:P.

[mb-group.net]

Erm...this is sort of obvious, and goes for having just one monitor too:P.

Yeah. There are some reasons for not running at native resolution, such as having a visual impairment, but you would just raise the DPI for that.