24" vs. 28" LCD

[Tekime]

Is a 28" just going to be ludicrously huge? I run a lot of simultaneous apps and sit in front of my damn computer a lot. But I don't want too much. 28" just seems crazy but I'm really thinking about it.

[Technophile]

I've never seen one up close, but from looking at the ones on Newegg, the 28" LCDs have the same resolution that the 24" ones do. So I would say if you are going to be looking at your screen from across the room maybe you want a 28" but if you are right in front of it you'll probably want a 24". Personally I would go with the 24" and spend the extra $250 on something else. Maybe some extra hard drives.

[Tekime]

Very true... I've been trying to picture it on my desk and I do want to sit further away but not that far. The extra cost is hard to justify but I saw a few nice deals. I doubt I'd be unhappy with the size but for the extra cost I could probably get a much higher quality LCD which is a bigger priority.

[Tekime]

I thin the Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP just won me over. Now I need to finish spec'ing my rig out and find some deals. =)

[Technophile]

Pretty sweet. More money than I would want to spend though. My current 19" does the rotation thing... It's a neato feature but I never use it. Just make sure you don't get a glossy screen. That negates one of the best features of an LCD: no glare.

[Tekime]

Mainly going for the best color depth and precision with S-PVA... sounds like it rocks. Haven't heard any glare issues at all but I did look at a few similar Dell LCDs in the stores and they were nice and clear. Haven't actually seen the 2408WFP on the shelf but I'd like to see it first.

[Technophile]

Sweet. From this review it sounds like they're non-glossy. I did notice there is a 38ms input lag though, so you might want to look into that if you're going to be playing games on it.