Re: monitors?

["Byron Nash" <byronnash(at)gmail.com>]

I'm on the 30" here and enjoying it. You would get more real estate if you had dual 24" though. I'm just coming off of dual 19" for the last 5 years and having one monitor is refreshing. I agree that if you are going to HD footage, the elbow room on the 30" makes working with 1080 easier. I use a custom interface with XSI where the viewports are in the center of the screen and I have permanent toolbars and editors framed around it. It's working well so far. I wish the 30" wasn't over 2x as expensive as a 24" though.

On 8/1/07, Jeffrey Dates <jdates(at)kungfukoi.com> wrote:

Yeah, I don't know..  I'm running at 2560 X 1600.
What does two 24's work out to?

as for better for having side-by-side apps..   I guess it's preference.  I prefer to toggle apps, and have mucho space.  But there is no problem putting them side by side on the 30..   It's subjective I guess.

Kris Rivel wrote:

Lol...I love the 30 but you get more real-estate with two 24s than one 30.  Granted you have the separation of the two but thats quite a bit of screen space and probably better for having side-by-side apps running no?  Its not like the 30 has the same ratio of two older square monitors.

Kris

On 8/1/07, Jeffrey Dates <jdates(at)kungfukoi.com> wrote:

I'm using the 30" dell and I love it.
I find the contrast amazing, and the screen real-estate is unbeatable.  ( no damn vertical divide in the middle )

It's a joy.  The wide aspect ratio, is awesome.  It's just widescreen.. it acts no differently than 2 monitors only you don't have your divider in the middle.
So I actually run XSI a dual monitor layout...  or, some times I'll run it on single monitor layout, and move it to one side, while I have email and photoshop open on the other side of the montitor.   I won't go back to 2 monitors.. I'm in love with this 30".

those folks with the 24's... ( Kris! ) are just trying to make themselves feel better because they didn't get the 30"!  ;-)
*kidding*

I'd recommend the 30"! 

jeff.



Wayne Williams wrote:

Does working with a wide aspect ratio monitor cause any issues with the gui's of any apps you use......or does it just seem odd to work with say XSI stretched wide like that?

-wayne

----- Original Message -----

From: Kris Rivel

To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM

Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 3:05 PM

Subject: Re: monitors?

I personally love the Dell 24 inch.  I was going to purchase one 30 inch but for the same price, you get two 24s.  The 30 inch has a higher resolution but will consume both your DVI outs (if you even have that) and I don't think the extra resolution is necessary.  The 24s at 1920 x 1200 seem to be a great balance of screen size and resolution and you can't beat it for the price.  Picture quality is fantastic and monitor is well built and sturdy.

Kris

On 8/1/07, James De Colling <james.decolling(at)gmail.com > wrote:

Hey guys, my little 17" macbook pro display is becoming a little too restrictive, so im shopping around for an additional screen,

 

Anyone using Dell 24 / 30" screens? If so are they upto task? Specificly black levels / banding? (more so on the 30", as the laptop has dual link dvi on it…may as well use it)

 

Cheers

 

James,

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