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Old 19th Jul 2009, 14:54
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cant decide what to do i have around £150 to spend

i want as much screen as i can get for it and be good for games

got to choices this one
http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.200-3517.aspx
or this one but i would get two of these and dual screen
http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.205-1369.aspx

can anyone give me any advice or recommend me one?
thanks
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Old 20th Jul 2009, 06:16
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For gaming I'd guess that the 23" would be better, as with 2 monitors side by side, the game will only be on on 1.

But for general usage, I love having 2 monitors, really increases productivity, and the 4" loss might not make much difference in-game.

Just depends what you do more of to be honest.
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Old 20th Jul 2009, 06:54
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I switched from two 19" to a 22" recently and it wasn't as big of a hit to my productivity as I thought it would be. Alt-tabbing is even more responsive than before and there's a lot of screen real estate.
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Old 20th Jul 2009, 06:58
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That's true actually I do think W7's tabbing revamp is really great, although what I really want to see is a different shortcut key for the programs on each specific monitor.
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Old 20th Jul 2009, 12:51
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i went int to day to have a look and am going to get the 23 acer one as they showed me both screeens and that one was loads better! bright and so sharp plus its bigger than it looks lol had to order it get it on friday :)
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Old 21st Jul 2009, 09:00
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Id of made the same choice.
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