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7/2/12 at 7:39pm

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spotted some 24" for about 150-165, is that a big enough difference to bother with?

LCD TFT monitors
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7/2/12 at 7:42pm

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your 21.5 is running 1080p right??
and the 24 is also 1080p??

also depend on what are you doing on it??
coding, gaming, movies, spreadsheet??

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7/2/12 at 7:45pm

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yes and yes

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7/2/12 at 7:46pm

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24" from 21.5' on 1080p is def an upgrade.

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7/2/12 at 8:03pm

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If the resolution is the same, then increasing the size does two main things. For one, it makes it bigger, obviously, so assuming the same viewing distance, it'll be larger and potentially more immerse. On the downside, the DPI/PPI goes down so sharpness slightly drops. It shouldn't be bad though; just not as good as what you have.

Also, LED backlit displays are LCDs.

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7/2/12 at 8:08pm

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Yes, def worth it. I dual screen my old 21.5 and 24 for a good year until I went with a 27 + 24. I still have the 21.5 plugged in haha.

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7/2/12 at 8:10pm

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right on, it's been a while since i looked at monitors. i was thinking of TFT and IPS i guess
but they are both TFT

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7/2/12 at 8:10pm

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I agree with everyone else. I think the monitor is one of the most important parts of my computer and right now I have 2 23" screens. Definitely upgrade your monitors if you can.

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