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  1. February 7th, 2009 01:46 PM #1
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    I've got that itch again (New LCD)

    Well I've got that itch again to get a bigger display and really want to scratch it. What are your thoughts on these 28' displays?

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    As a previous post of mine stated I am looking for some more realistate to work with. I also do gaming as well as watch some movies on it so that needs to be factored in too.

    I've read reviews on both and for every 5 positive there seems to be one negative that keeps me from pulling the trigger.

    Does anyone here have any first hand experience with either model and/or care to give your thoughts if you don't have any experience with them?

    Any input is greatly appreciated.
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  2. February 9th, 2009 03:48 PM #2
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  3. February 10th, 2009 11:52 AM #3
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    Are you going to use it as a TV?

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  5. February 10th, 2009 11:44 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Burnt Powder View Post
    Watch an occasional movie on it
    28" seems big to me personally.

    But hey if that's what you want to do.

    I would look at the Viewsonic from those two choices, another brand I would recommend looking at is Samsung.

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    28" sounds like a Gamer talking. I am trying to hold out for an LED LCD @ 28".
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  7. February 13th, 2009 11:23 PM #7
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    28inches is way to big to be sitting in front of (desk and chair distance), unless of course your chair is on the back wall.
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    don't forget a bigger display will ideally need a more powerful GPU, as it'll be running in a higher resolution, plus all those jaggies will look even bigger which means more anti-aliasing needed to retain the same image quality.

    For TV's I agree that bigger is better, but for gaming monitors I do think there's a happy medium especially if, as whatsupdoc says, you're going to be sat just a couple of feet away from it.
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    personally, i think 22inches is about as large a computer monitor one would need.... anything else is just to darn large..... u'll give urself a headache/eye soreness
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  10. February 14th, 2009 11:19 AM #10
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    we have a 24" wide lcd at work and it is hard to see the entire screen without having to turn your head when you are at a comfortable text reading distance.

    that said, these larger screens do come in handy when you have multiple windows only.
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