Community poll forum: What size monitor do you have for your main computer?

This monitor was given to me and it is terrific. The resolution is incredible, and I use it and my laptop for an extended desktop situation. It has Trinitron or a similar technology so it is like watching an lcd but it just takes up more room. I also use my laptop in my room or away from home.

Until 24 to 30 single monitors challenge 2 x 17 or 2 x 19 I am sticking with dual monitors. When they I still may stay with dual monitors.

TV isn't the driving force - just doing multiple things at one time get soooo much more done!

42" Sytanax LCD by Olivia
It's an HDTV with a computer input (VGA). (Most modern HDTV's have some type of computer input)

Now my computer sits just off to the right of my entertainment center.

I use it for my main TV as well as my computer monitor. It's got a built in HDTV tuner so after I'm done watching CSI in HD and can press a button to switch inputs and I'm on my computer playing WoW or surfing the net. I'm sitting on the couch right now using my wireless keyboard and mouse to type this. With the resolution of 1360 X 768 Windows Vista looks amazing. And I got this TV/Computer monitor for only $800 the day after thanksgiving from MicroCenter.

How much did you pay for that 20"+ LCD "Computer Monitor" with no TV tuner?

Some people... *LOL*

I purchased this monitor only yesterday with reward points. Gotta luv it! So far I am absolutely blown away. Of course, it's only day two and there's a lot more to explore.I find it difficult to give it a fair comparison to my old NEC 17". There is no comparison.

Microtek 17" LCD

I have a 14 inch and it is a LCD and it is a gateway

19" and a 710N 17"......and I love them both.

I have a 22" samsung syncmaster 225BW my resolution is 1680x1050 and I really like it but I dont want to spend time watching movies on it. I'm on it enough every day. So I sit in my living room and watch tv on our 32" GE and listen to our RCA surround sound. Lay back and enjoy. It gives me a break from the pc which I enjoy also. Sometimes I really need a break from it the pc.

I've got a 19" ViewSonic A90f+ flat CRT main monitor that gets constant use, and a 17" LG Flatron L1720P LCD as a guest monitor or if I need extra space.

With a second keyboard and mouse and a second monitor, two people can share a computer easily and easily work together on a project.

Day by day, I use my 19" for everything from typing a letter to watching TV and movies, playing games, and everything in between.

Chimei actually makes LCD panels for Dell, Gateway and many others...Newegg has a really good deal on them. Top quality panel and bezel looks great, buttons in really good place.

I also have 3 19" LCD monitors as well (i trade stock so need the extra real-estate)http://forums.cnet.com/5224-7810_102-0.html?forumID=77&threadID=240470&messageID=2443571
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I use a Compaq S510 CRT monitor. It was originally purchased with a new Compaq Deskpro EX back in 2000, but I am still using it even though I bought a new Dell computer. A 15" screen is all you need, and nothing beats a good quality CRT.

My old Computer had a 17" LG Studioworks 775N monitor, so when I upgraded to a new computer I went for a LCD monitor. With 4 teenage kids around all the time and fighting over what to watch on TV, I tend to just slip away into my study and piecefully watch what ever I want. I watch movies on my computer all the time, and being in a smaller environment I have found the newer LCD almost the same as watching the TV in the loungeroom, without all the arguments and talking between the kids. Cheer's Joe...

I have a Gateway FPD2185W 21" pivoting monitor, which allows me to pivot the monitor 90 degrees to get a vertical orientation (which comes in really handy if I'm editing a large vertical photograph). The Pivot software that runs it actually is configured for rotating 90, 180 or 270 degrees, but I've not even tried any of the other rotation options, as I see no point in anything other than 90 degrees, which works well, and automatically reorients everything on the screen, including how the mouse reacts.

Some software, like the AOL I'm using right now, doesn't seem to take too kindly to being re-oriented like that, but since I use that almost exclusively for editing vertical images, that's really not an issue for me. I've had the monitor since about last September and I'm pretty pleased with it, but less pleased with the tech support I've gotten from Gateway when I've had issues (and MUCH less pleased with the REALLY SNARKY ATTITUDE I've gotten in some emails I got back from some of their tech support people when I complained).

I'd actually say that overall, although I really like the monitor, Gateway would have to REALLY SHOW ME SOMETHING to get me to buy another one of their products after the way their tech support people have talked to me.

My somewhat newer computer (Dell bought about Thanksgiving) has had a few issues with the Vista upgrade, and although their tech support folks have had a degree of trouble resolving my issues, they've essentially BENT OVER BACKWARDS TRYING, spending A GREAT DEAL OF TIME attempting to online, sending me emails, and making numerous follow-up calls to me, as promised, here at home... Better support than I ever got from HP when I had tech support issues with THEM, either.

As an aside, I had the opportunity late last summer to view a widescreen Samsung and Viewsonic monitor side-by-side at OfficeMax, running the identical feed, and I went into their control panels and set them both to DEFAULT settings to make sure I was doing as close of an A-B comparison as possible (I had previous experience with A Samsung monitor with the computer I was using as my main monitor at that time, a 17: 3x4 format). I let the feed (an African wildlife scene like something from Wild Kingdom or Discovery) run through a couple of times, and all I have to say is the Samsung (which was actually priced $10 BELOW the Viewsonic) BLEW THE VIEWSONIC AWAY!

I've also been pretty impressed with my Olevia Syntax HD TV, and for the price, they can also double as a pretty decent large-screen computer monitor, although you won't get the super-high resolution like you will on a true high-end monitor (for instance, the "native" resolution for this 21" monitor is 1680 x 1050, whereas the MAXIMUM resolution for my 27" Olevia Syntax HDTV as a computer monitor is 13?? x 768). It still looks pretty good on the rare occassions I use it as a second monitor, although doing that double-monitor thing can be kind of a pain in the butt, so I don't do it that often.

Take care,
Jeff

Bought it a year ago from Staples - heavily discounted. Excellent picture - not a moment's trouble. An extremely worthwhile purchase - I watch all my films on ti [I have no TV]. I put it on the floor and use my mini-speakers to watch action films at the end of a very hard day.

i am restricted for space, wear corrective lenses, and it is a crt monitor, which all means that my choice satisfies me completely. Frederick Santos