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pchew Offline Buy and Sell: On p.1 #1 · two 24" vs one 30" LCD Hi, Plan to upgrade my CRT monitor and has been thinking about the above. The monitor will be used for both photo processing and other multi-media application such as light gaming, video playback, etc. What's your view in terms of pros and cons with two 24" vs. one 30" ? What I have in mind is Samsung 245T and 305T. Two 24" is actually cheaper. Thanks Perry Mar 29, 2008 at 05:15 PM

CTYankee Offline Image Upload: Off p.1 #2 · two 24" vs one 30" LCD I always prefer 2 smaller displays vs one larger. Right now a 24" and 20". Great for multitasking as apps can 'live' on certain displays. I have my email on the 20" all the time....PS pallets there as well. Basically the 24" is my work screen, the 20" is the extras screen. Much cheaper and more versatile imo. Mar 29, 2008 at 05:37 PM

k7xd Offline Image Upload: Off p.1 #3 · two 24" vs one 30" LCD I don't think I could ever go back to a single monitor. Having 2 monitors is just too handy for so many things. Mar 29, 2008 at 07:53 PM

John_T Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #4 · two 24" vs one 30" LCD I can't remember when I didn't have dual identical monitors. Now it's two identical Eizo 24"s. One 30" isn't going to give you the real estate of two 24"s and organizing things right and left screen helps keep priorities and a clear, efficient work flow, doesn't matter whether surfing or photos. Mar 29, 2008 at 09:56 PM

pchew Offline Buy and Sell: On p.1 #5 · two 24" vs one 30" LCD Thanks, everyone. You guys bring up a very good point, i.e., work space with 2 24" is a lot more than one 30". CTYankee: your idea of one 24" with one 20" is appealing from cost perspective. I can use the Samsung 245T as the main screen for Photoshop etc. and get a cheaper or smaller LCD for other stuff, although initially I was thinking about putting one horizontal and one vertical for portrait photos. Need to think about that ... Perry Mar 30, 2008 at 01:57 AM

John_T Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #6 · two 24" vs one 30" LCD I can turn both my monitors landscape or portrait, but find I never do. Portrait I find is only really useful if you do a lot of full page creation/editing, because it is too much hassle for just now and then. I do recommend having identical monitors, so that when both are calibrated you can work equally on both when comparing images, sorting, organizing, etc., though you will find you favor one for processing/editing, usually the right hand monitor. Mar 30, 2008 at 08:10 AM

Rodolfo Paiz Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #7 · two 24" vs one 30" LCD At this point I have a Samsung 245T (24", 1920x1200) as primary in landscape, and a 204B (20.1", 1600x1200) next to it in portrait orientation. The colors are definitely slightly different even though both have been calibrated. Still, it does not bother me at all... the smaller monitor is used to hold PS palettes, my email and task applications, Skype chats, and other secondary stuff. The 24" is the main monitor. Can't beat two displays! Mar 30, 2008 at 08:17 AM

pchew Offline Buy and Sell: On p.1 #8 · two 24" vs one 30" LCD Thanks, Rodolfo. I may just get one 24" first and see if I can live with putting both LCD and my old CRT on the desk and use CRT for sidebar/email etc. Perry Mar 30, 2008 at 02:30 PM

SoundHound Offline Buy and Sell: On p.1 #9 · two 24" vs one 30" LCD Obviously two 24"s are cheaper than one 30". But it doesn't end there. You really need one main color corrected monitor to match to. That's where you spend your cash. I chose a ViewSonic CRT because it gives great edge to edge color and brightness at a wide angle (and doesn't care what resolustion it runs at) for less than $600. I run 5 monitors (+ a LCDl TV set). I have a 30" Cinema monitor to run Windows XP (in parallels) for a big (PC only) Stock program to display 20+ data windows. Parallels doesn't work well driving 2 monitors (not enough virtual V RAM). When I am working in Photo Shop I run Bridge's "Content" on the 30" to display a lot of 1x2" thumbnails. I view Bridge's "Preview" image on a cheap 19" monitor ("Tools/New Synchronized Window") for focus and detail. Any image I open from Bridge (Bridge is a totally separate program from PS-needs it's very own RAM) displays on my Color corrected CRT in Photo Shop. I use a cheap 22" LCD for PS' tools. The 5th(22') monitor serves as an image tray or utility monitor to display mail/internet, etc. This system is very fast to use. I seldom have spend time to tile or move images. Although 5 monitors need 2 extra graphics cards (@ 150) the monitors are less than $500 (except for the 30" which I need for the investment program). So don't be shy to leverage your big investment in a computer by getting a few extra monitors. Mar 30, 2008 at 07:31 PM

Mike V Offline Image Upload: Off p.1 #10 · two 24" vs one 30" LCD Seems like I'm going against the grain here, but I prefer one bigger monitor to a pair of smaller monitors. It's great to be able to work at 100% view on bigger files and see more of the image. Once you get used to a 30" moniotr, you will never want to go back to a 24". The 24" just seems tiny now. Also if you get the big monitor, you can always scrounge up a cheap second monitor to use for palettes. My current work set-up is a 30", plus a 24" in portrait mode for palettes. Mar 31, 2008 at 01:54 AM

PKuglin Offline Buy and Sell: On p.1 #11 · two 24" vs one 30" LCD t's great to be able to work at 100% view on bigger files and see more of the image. I was wondering when someone was going to say that I prefer 30" monitor's for that reason, course I use 2 of them. If you use 2 monitor's I suggest you get both the same. If one is smaller in resolution then it is a pain going back and forth. The mapping of the work space isn't 1:1. For example is one is 1600x1200 and the other is 1280x1024 you must decide if the 1280x1024 lines up a the bottom or at the top of the 1600x1200 (assuming the work space is side by side (1600 pixel side). If your go from the big one to the small one with the mouse (say you aligned bottom to bottom and you are at the top of the large display) you could go into space and lose your mouse until you dragged it down into the visible workspace on the 2nd smaller monitor. Hopefully that makes sense... Edited on Mar 31, 2008 at 04:01 AM Mar 31, 2008 at 04:00 AM

Jonathan H Offline Buy and Sell: On p.1 #12 · two 24" vs one 30" LCD While two 30" monitors is a perfect sweet spot for almost anyone, that's a massive chunk of change. I'm running a 23" Apple display (calibrated) as my main display for most of my work, with a 20" Samsung 206BW on the side. I used to calibrate it, but found the Apple much, much more accurate and so I don't even bother with the Samsung anymore. Truthfully, about 70% of the time, I don't even turn the Samsung on. It only turns on when I need the screen real estate - editing/processing, or following video tutorials. Mar 31, 2008 at 06:37 AM

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