what should i do? get a new lcd screen after Thanksgiving or?

[repokerde]

so ive been a long time lurker on the 2+2 forums, and am having trouble figuring out what i should do...

so i got about 300$ and have planned out what i was going to do with it...ie..poker tracker, idle miner, sngwiz, deposit on a site ect...

my question is with the new after thanksgiving sale going on should i put off some of the software and get a new lcd screen to multi table on?? currently im running in the dark ages with a crt 16" monitor and was thinking i should invest in something that would be kind to my eye's...

or should i continue with my plan and get my "poker set up" complete?

info: $100 for an 19" lcd screen
$150 for an 22" lcd screen
at best buy

if i get a screen then i would have to hold on some of the software for abit but then again i could finish one of my books and have even more knowledge before i begin..

i plan on depositing $100ish on fulltilt or pokerstars and playing in the 2.25 sng's and roll my self on up...

any advice is welcome...

o ya +1 for first post [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[Gonso]

I think you can swing all of the following for $300

Acer 22" wide LCD (look around)
Pokertracker Hold'em
Poker Ace HUD

Doesn't leave anything for a deposit, but hey you'll be all set when you get it

[JH1]

If you do go with the LCD, go widescreen for sure like Gonso said. It's a HUGE help when multitabling. I could never go back.

I would probably do that first while they are on sale. Then I would set aside the next $80 I made specifically for the software and get PT as soon as you hit $55 or whatever it is now.

[gregorio]

If you are only playing up to 4 tables, don't go widescreen. Get something 20" with 1600x1200 resoution. This lets you fit 4 tables without any overlap or resizing. Widescreen, the screen won't be tall enough to fit in 4 tables without overlap or resizing.

[MINIMAL]

20 inch is the way to go

[PokerXanadu]

Having all that "stuff" is great - but then you don't have a bankroll. Play until you double it or more, and then start taking out about 20% to buy things that will improve your ROI. Prioritize your purchases according to what will do the most towards your ROI.

[repokerde]

thanks for all the info...think im going with the new 22" screen, PT and maybe a deposit but not to certain on what site...rakeback is available so i think its going to be on fulltilt..any suggestions?

[Blixx]

Definitely get the screen if its on sale this week, your eyes will thank you.
Save FullTilt for later when you can max out the $600 signup bonus, rakeback is insignificant at the level you'll be playing. Get a signup bonus at Stars or another site through PSO or Pokersavvy and grind up your BR.

Get Pokertracker as soon as you can spare the $$ for it, its essential for analyzing your game. Use gametime+ until you can spring for PAHUD.

[repokerde]

cool cool sounds like poker stars it is then...thanks for all the input [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

another question though...do you think that data mining the sng's at the micro levels would benefit or should i spare on idle miner for a while until i move up?

[Blixx]

I don't think data mining micro-sngs will provide much benefit at all. The number of different players are huge and none will be very good.

Stick to basic SNG strategy and you should be able to crush these games. Fixing leaks in your game via PT will give much bigger gains than focusing on villain stats at this point.