I am looking to upgrade my dual 19 lcd's. I love the 22 size, but don't want to wish OI went with 24's 2 weeks later. I will be using them for primarily trading, emails, reading docs and etc. 4ft is the furthest I can place them away. My existing setup is 2ft away. I am looking to spend less than $400 per monitor and am leaning toward one of Samsungs from Costco.
Ok first off there is one major factor you should concider, your 19 in monitors are probably running at 1440 X 900 tops. If you get a 24in monitor you should get one that runs at 1920 x 1200 you will be amazed on how much effective work space this provides, I would say its probably pretty close to your 2 19's maybe just a bit less. You will need a good video card to run that res on multiple monitors. I recomend ATI because they do multi screen better, and you can use dual cards without loosing dual monitor support. There are some really good 22 montors on the market cheap, but if work space is what you desire, I would just get a really nice 24, keep your 19's and concider upgrading or adding another video card. Do your research on the Video cards. The best 24in monitor on the market is the Gateway FHD2400 at BB. It rocks has all the connections a tv would have, even HDMI. I have mind hooked to PS3, XBOX, and wii. It also has great adjustbility in the mount, this makes all the difference. I can also change inputs by pushing a button! So keep in mind adding 1 24in monitor at 1920X1200 will almost double your effective work space. Two 24in monitors would be cool, but not as cool as 2 19's with a 24 in the middle.
You can get 24 LCDs from newegg for well under $400 each. There are many to chose from at $350. If you have a $400 budget per LCD, I'd go ahead and go with a 24 inch.
i suggest dell either sp2208wfp or entry level one if u want low frill model. dell e2408wfp is also good and price difference is not huge. 24 can support 1920x1280 while 22 supports max 1650x1050 i would suggest decide based on price and your budget
