Hey all, I'm soon going to be coming into a wee bit of money with it being Christmas and all (and well, because its pay day tommorow, which strangely enough always seems to provide...).
With this money I want to buy a new monitor, as my current one is a bit small to look at from a distance, which makes watching films whilst lounging on my bed a little difficult. The current monitor I have is 17", and I want to buy a 19" (which although is a small step up, is a step up none-the-less). The problem is that I'm torn between standard resolution or widescreen. So, if you could answer the small number of questions I have it would be grand! So, on with the questions ^^
(1) If I buy a 19" widescreen LCD would I be able to use standard 1280 x 1024 resolutions in games and it still look good (many games do not support wide screen resolutions)?
(2) If I buy a 19" widescreen will I be able to keep my 17" standard LCD hooked up and use them both in a dual monitor config? (I have a 7900 GT that I think supports dual monitors)
(3) If a 19" and a 17" DONT dual monitor together would it be worth simply getting a second 17"? I do a lot of 3d work where I can imagine having a completely seperate viewport open on different monitors would be a god send.
Thats all I can think of for now. Cheers in advance!
With this money I want to buy a new monitor, as my current one is a bit small to look at from a distance, which makes watching films whilst lounging on my bed a little difficult. The current monitor I have is 17", and I want to buy a 19" (which although is a small step up, is a step up none-the-less). The problem is that I'm torn between standard resolution or widescreen. So, if you could answer the small number of questions I have it would be grand! So, on with the questions ^^
(1) If I buy a 19" widescreen LCD would I be able to use standard 1280 x 1024 resolutions in games and it still look good (many games do not support wide screen resolutions)?
(2) If I buy a 19" widescreen will I be able to keep my 17" standard LCD hooked up and use them both in a dual monitor config? (I have a 7900 GT that I think supports dual monitors)
(3) If a 19" and a 17" DONT dual monitor together would it be worth simply getting a second 17"? I do a lot of 3d work where I can imagine having a completely seperate viewport open on different monitors would be a god send.
Thats all I can think of for now. Cheers in advance!