Killer new rig w/ 30" Gateway...need 2 more 20" monitors. Suggestions?

[_dave_]

Felix,

I can only comment on the Samsung 204b - of which I have two courtesy of Stars. Currently in landscape, flanking a 24" Dell - which I intend to replace with a 30" once I get me another 10K FPPS, so this topic interested me enough to rotate my 204b's for a test. I presume these are TN panels.

Viewing angle is certainly a concern.

From my limited experiments, it seems there is much less of an issue on the left panel than there is on the right.

That is, when viewed from the "bottom" (the right panel) it went very dark - I had to turn this one ~25 degrees towards me to regain correct colour.

Viewed from the "top" (the left panel) - no such issue - it maintained correct colour when parallel with the middle screen, no adjustment required. It could also be turned inward to match the right panel with no issue.

Only when viewing from "underneath" was the vertical viewing able a problem on the Samsung 204B.

If you are investing in a Fixed stand to mount the 3 screens, this will of course not be an issue. It may also not matter if one can remove / refit the panel "upside down" on it's stand for the right screen.

Either way, I have no hesitation running these two 204b panels in portrait mode once I get me a 30" - I will turn it towards the center or re-mount it on the stand as need be [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Hope that helps,

dave.

EDIT: Fixed many typos [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]