Looking for a new monitor

[yonnie]

hello folks,

I am a self-employed share trader for the last year and my broker is Westpac Broking.
Now I am really sick of always having to use the horizontal scroll bar on the bottom of the screen to see the right hand side of the page all day. The resolution is 800x600, because my eye sight is not that great.

I have a 17" monitor right now and if I buy a 19" monitor, will the width of the page fit my screen?

I`m getting on and would like to buy one with a very good picture.
I saw a lot of specials at $ 299 for these 19" monitors: Acer, HP, Samsung etc. Which monitor has the best picture quality?

thanks

 

[wayneL]

yonnie,

Here's an idea that can help, even with higher resolutions on smaller screens:

You can control the font size yourself. If you want to increase font size hold down the "control" button and press "+" until you get the size you want. To decrease again, simple press "-".

Good luck.

 

[Stan 101]

Hi yonnie,
depending on funds, you may like to try a bigger screen. Dell make a great 22inch widescreen. Of course if you have your heart set on a 17 or 19 inch, you may like to try www.staticice.com.au to find the best bargin and www.tomshardware.com to find reviews on different models.


If you are worried about font size running resolutions that suit the larger monitor, it can be eleviated somewhat with some built in windows functionality.

1. In Internet Explorer, click on the VIEW drop down menu, then text size. Play with that and see if the results will satisfy.
2. Right click on the Desktop > PROPERTIES > ADVANCED.
Here you can change the font sizes of specific parts of the windows program.
You will see a window in the top of the actual APPEARANCE window. You can click on the specific parts of that window and the options will be available.
3. Hold the WINDOWS button (directly left of the left ALT button) and the U button. This is the short cut to windows magnifier. Some love it, some not so.
4. Right click on desktop > PROPERTIES > SETTINGS > ADVANCED > GENERAL and adjust the overall font size..

that may be a solution, I'm sure others will have more options.

Cheers,

 

[nizar]

22" widescreen is the way to go.
My benQ model cost me $435.

Go 2-inches more and its closer to a grand...

 

[falconx]

I've had a 19" benq and it hasn't skipped a beat, offloaded it to my brother a few months ago and bought a wide screen 22" chimei and I cant fault it either, its quite good value now around $360 considering the benq was around $500 a couple of years ago. It is also big enough to use as a TV and watching DVDs works well with no massive black bars on the top and bottom of the screen. So basically get a chimei if you're on a budget otherwise spend a bit more and get a benq, philips or samsung they all have good reps. If you can't decide take the one thats got the best pixel policy and warranty.
thats my

P.S Speaking of samsung they recently entered the hard drive market with really competitive price points. I thought Id give them a go and just bought a 500gb HD for my new setup for $162. It runs cooler and quieter than my seagate did and its just under 33 cents per GB and flawless so far *touch wood*.

 

[Cyber Man]

hello folks,
I have a 17" monitor right now and if I buy a 19" monitor, will the width of the page fit my screen?

The page you are trying to view is optimized for 1024 x 768. A 19 inch CRT monitors optimal resolution is 1024 x 768 and a 19 inch LCD monitors optimal resolution is 1280 x 1024. 19 inch LCD's are around the $250 - $300 mark and great value for money. If your a chartist then a wide screen LCD would come in handy but it will cost a little more.

 

[Mousie]

Have used and am using a 2nd-hand 17" ViewSonic pretty much round the clock (minus approx. 8 hours of sleep every 24 hours) since beginning 2004 and haven't looked back at all.

I have no idea how long the 1st owner had used it before me. Pic quality still looks as bright and sharp as ever, provided you take care of it (eg switching off the monitor when you're not using it, screensavers turned on, etc).

 

[yonnie]

yonnie,

Here's an idea that can help, even with higher resolutions on smaller screens:

You can control the font size yourself. If you want to increase font size hold down the "control" button and press "+" until you get the size you want. To decrease again, simple press "-".

Good luck.

thanks wayne,

I can choose a higher resolution for this 17inch CRT monitor and enlarge the font size, but will the width of a page of ASF fit on my screen?

 

[yonnie]

thanks Stan 101.........will have a look at reviews

 

[yonnie]

Have used and am using a 2nd-hand 17" ViewSonic pretty much round the clock (minus approx. 8 hours of sleep every 24 hours) since beginning 2004 and haven't looked back at all.

I have no idea how long the 1st owner had used it before me. Pic quality still looks as bright and sharp as ever, provided you take care of it (eg switching off the monitor when you're not using it, screensavers turned on, etc).

thanks mousie, are you able to get the width of the ASF page on you monitor
or do you need a magnifying glass to see anything?

 

[wayneL]

thanks wayne,

I can choose a higher resolution for this 17inch CRT monitor and enlarge the font size, but will the width of a page of ASF fit on my screen?

yes it will

 

[yonnie]

The page you are trying to view is optimized for 1024 x 768. A 19 inch CRT monitors optimal resolution is 1024 x 768 and a 19 inch LCD monitors optimal resolution is 1280 x 1024. 19 inch LCD's are around the $250 - $300 mark and great value for money. If your a chartist then a wide screen LCD would come in handy but it will cost a little more.

thanks Cyber Man, yes I heard the best picture is if you use the native = optimal? resolution.
Also a super low response time of <8ms seems better for quality
then there is talk about digital DVI input over analog VGA input with high quality video card

and no wonder I get all

and I just want to get that damned page on my screen!

so like a ASF page
if I buy a 19 inch LCD (not wide screen) with 1280x1024 and I change the fonds to what I normally see on 800x600 is the whole width of this page on my screen????

thanks

 

[Mousie]

thanks mousie, are you able to get the width of the ASF page on you monitor
or do you need a magnifying glass to see anything?

if I ever have to

If you need to look at several windows at the same time you might want to consider setting up several monitors side-by-side, though other ASF members will be better able to advise you with that. For me though, a single 17" monitor works like a charm

 

[Cyber Man]

Also a super low response time of <8ms seems better for quality

8ms is about the standard these days but it does go as low as 2ms. This response time only matters to fast moving pictures so if your just using it for internet and charting etc. forget about this number

then there is talk about digital DVI input over analog VGA input with high quality video card

Most but not all LCD monitors now days have DVI inputs but in order to benefit from these your video card needs to have a DVI output. A DVI output is wider than the standard blue video output and it is usually white in color. It does improve the picture quality slightly but it is not really important.

so like a ASF page
if I buy a 19 inch LCD (not wide screen) with 1280x1024 and I change the fonds to what I normally see on 800x600 is the whole width of this page on my screen????

The width of the page is 1024 pixels wide so it would not fit on if you changed the resolution to 800 x 600. What you would do if you wanted bigger fonts is to change the resolution on the 19 inch LCD to 1024 x 768 and everything would look bigger and it would all fit on the screen. You could also leave it at the native 1280 x 1024 and increase the font size. This can easily be done.

 

[yonnie]

thanks everybody

and you are all so good and helpful
ever been on elitetrader.com in the US? man that`s a rude forum.

 

[disarray]

i recommend a 22" widescreen. MSY at ultimo sells ACER or Viewsonics for $413 inc. tax, truly a bargain. the cheapest suppliers of monitors in sydney are MSY and itestate. itestate.com.au will deliver, MSY best bet is to head into the city and pick it up.

both acer and viewsonic are solid models (i checked the reviews before i purchased mine) and it's tax deductible so you might as well splash out a bit extra to get something good.

 

[Captain_Chaza]

Ahoy there

I have just had a look at the Dell site and Love the idea of their NEW 30" Screen and wish to add 2 X 22" winged screens

Can anybody see any problems with such a set-up?

I anticipate I will have to ditch my old set-up and start from scratch
(Tax Deductible) and seek the help of a Computer expert

Are there any special requirements I should warn the "Experts" regarding "Our' specialized nature of business?


Salute and Gods' speed

 

[BIG BWACULL]

Here is a couple to have a look at, Its what happens when your stocks dont go the way you want them to

 

[BIG BWACULL]

DOH!!

 

[investforwealth]

Ahoy there

I have just had a look at the Dell site and Love the idea of their NEW 30" Screen and wish to add 2 X 22" winged screens

Can anybody see any problems with such a set-up?

I anticipate I will have to ditch my old set-up and start from scratch
(Tax Deductible) and seek the help of a Computer expert

Are there any special requirements I should warn the "Experts" regarding "Our' specialized nature of business?


Salute and Gods' speed

Before I became a f/t trader, I worked in IT. I'm running a similar setup; I won a 30" Samsung widescreen a few days after I bought 2 x Dell 24" widescreens. It would have been silly to just let one sit there collecting dust, and together the three provide a hell of a lot of screen real estate. There's certainly no problems with such a setup, although working out where to position different applications ergonomically can prevent the sore neck you may get if you're having to turn your head from side to side constantly.

As well as fiddling with where I placed different applications, I bought a bigger desk so that I could sit further back from the monitors and that also helped reduce the amount of head-turning I had to do.

Charts (and everything else) on good quality monitors at those sizes look fantastic!

As long as the provider of your new PC knows how many monitors you want to run and what their native resolution is, they shouldn't have too much trouble spec'ing the hardware to drive them. It's probably worth lettting them know if the system will be used only for "office" type applications (which includes charting, web, etc) otherwise they may spec up a machine well beyond your requirements and you'll be paying more than you have to. To run the native resolution of a 30" screen though, you do need fairly serious video cards, generally the latest or next to latest generation that support DualView (which, incidentally has nothing to do with multiple screens).

I'm in Sydney at the moment, and working from the 17" widescreen laptop takes some adjusting after having that much screen real estate!