Best LCD Monitor Size for Audio PC?

[SabreChris]

2 Monitors side by side is never good because you are always looking to the side.

I prefer 3x 22" 1080p.

[RiF]

Option 2 (24" 1920x1080) is the best bang-for-the-buck and it's good for your neck. You'll get plenty of screen real estate without the need to feel like sitting in a big movie theater in the 1st row :-).

I moved from two monitors side-by-side with more total resolution to a single 24" and liked it way better.

[shanabit]

27" is the sweet spot IMO. Youll have the same resolution/stuff on the screen only slightly bigger with the 27". Im on a 24" LCD on this PC at 1920x1200. My DAW box has a 32" LED TV at 1920x1080. I dont miss anything top to bottom if you will.

Newegg.com - Computer Hardware, Monitors, LCD Monitors, SAMSUNG, 27"

[mattgoody]

27" might be the sweet spot if you have bad eyesight (or refuse to wear corrective lenses), but i hate paying more $$ for the same screen real estate. I'd go for the Dell's with 1200 vertical res. the extra 120px might not seem like a ton, but it really makes a difference in my experience.

[shanabit]

Originally Posted by mattgoody

27" might be the sweet spot if you have bad eyesight (or refuse to wear corrective lenses), but i hate paying more $$ for the same screen real estate. I'd go for the Dell's with 1200 vertical res. the extra 120px might not seem like a ton, but it really makes a difference in my experience.

My eyesight is 20/20 both so your wrong.

[Quasar]

Originally Posted by mattgoody

27" might be the sweet spot if you have bad eyesight (or refuse to wear corrective lenses), but i hate paying more $$ for the same screen real estate. I'd go for the Dell's with 1200 vertical res. the extra 120px might not seem like a ton, but it really makes a difference in my experience.

Yeah, this is sort of my thought too. The 1200 vertical p in the smaller 24" package would offer a more visibility than 1080p in a larger 27", just smaller, right?

And am I correct in assuming that the higher 8ms refresh rate is perhaps a concern for gamers (which I am not), but of no concern for audio apps?

[Masaaki]

How about two 23 inch IPS monitors (1920x1080) side-by-side, with slightly V-shaped placing? That's what I've been doing, since I have ~45inch between monitors.

LG has decent IPS monitor lineups, and 23inch is usually around $180-$190. I have four of them (trying to setup quad-bracket: two top, tow bottom using eyefinity). Better viewing angle (from the side) is the advantage of IPS monitors, although they are not for gamers.

[Quasar]

Originally Posted by Masaaki

How about two 23 inch IPS monitors (1920x1080) I have four of them (trying to setup quad-bracket: two top, tow bottom using eyefinity). Better viewing angle (from the side) is the advantage of IPS monitors, although they are not for gamers.

LOL. Pretty ambitious! I've narrowed it down between:

Dell Ultrasharp U2412

HP LA2405x

The Dell is IPS and the HP is TN, but I have no idea what this means in the real world. Both are native 16:10 1920x1200, and both get good reviews.

They can both be found for under $300. Is there any particular compelling reason to choose one over the other?

[EtherealEntity]

24" 1920*1200 would be my vote. Good extra vertical screen space, and that has the DPI around 96 I think which is perfect for average viewing distance. I tend not to like anything else so much..

I'm going to get the Ultrasharp soon myself, and I'm also putting one of the 1920*1080 models either side of it to give myself a 3 monitor setup. Screens very low down, monitors above the outer screens and pointing downwards.

I can't imagine working with just one. My current setup is a 17" laptop right infront of me with a 21" 1920 1080 a foot back on a 6" high shelf. They line up perfectly which is great. The speakers are on the shelf either side of the big monitor.

[phas3d]

I prefer a 40" LCD TV at 1980x1080. Plenty of room for controllers and keyboard in front of the screen and you're not so close to the speakers either which I prefer.

[stella645]

The new Reaper WT Imperial Theme on 2 x 1920 x 1080 monitors (mixer and master permanently using one full screen) is a thing of beauty if you like that kind of vibe.

I'm not quite ready to jump ship from Cubase yet, but after trying this out last week Cubase gui looks so dull :(

My 2 monitors are one over top of the other (one is a touchscreen at desktop height but I rarely use the touch tbh) and I find mouse movement between them much better/quicker this way than between 2 set up side by side.

[BassDuck]

If I could get a 40" LCD that did 2560x1600 I'd be so happy lol.

[EtherealEntity]

Worth mentioning mouse from screen to screen is no effort whatsoever if you decide to go 2 screens route

[RiF]

Originally Posted by Quasar

And am I correct in assuming that the higher 8ms refresh rate is perhaps a concern for gamers (which I am not), but of no concern for audio apps?

Yes, you are correct.

[Quasar]

Originally Posted by stella645

The new Reaper WT Imperial Theme on 2 x 1920 x 1080 monitors...

It's this theme that jump-started me on the quest to get a bigger and better display than my current single 1440x900, even though I'm not going to switch to it from RADO. It's mainly about more vertical resolution for Reaper's docked windows, and more horizontal real estate for viewing windows undocked without totally obscuring the TCP would be nice, too.

WT Imperial is a beautiful theme aesthetically, a real masterpiece, but it's much too complex and busy for me I think.

[JC Wolf]

Originally Posted by Quasar

3) Get a 27" standard 16:9 monitor with a 1080p vertical resolution.
...

This setup is for music workstation use only. A 19" display on my web computer is ample, as I'm not all that fussy. I just need more visual space on the DAW. Any thoughts are appreciated. Thanks.

This to me seems to be the wisest choice. The biggest advantage is that it offers you enough screen real estate to work without having to manipulate windows continuously, and makes all those tiny weeny plugin windows actually readable for a change. You can also find models that offer response times as low as 3ms (GTG), and even though you are not a gamer, you will appreciate the extra snap-iness. This can be had with a budget of approx. $250.00 to $300.00 USD.

Good luck with your search!

[Quasar]

Thanks for all the suggestions. I considered the 27s, but pulled the trigger on the 24" 1920x1200 Dell U2412m for $289 at B&H Photo...

... If I don't like it I can always cry and rue and lament and put it on my deathbed regret list, but I think it will work out great!

[shanabit]

For all you pixel theory guys, I just checked this here.

1920x1080 32"
verses
1920x1200 24"

BOTH running Reaper and the Imperial theme

Tracks showing=SAME
Mixer channels showing=SAME
All other track and mixer channel data and transport showing= Same info

**ONLY diff was three Insert slots and three sends slots showing in the middle of the mixer which can EASILY be scrolled on the 1920x1080 32"

I still think the 27 is the sweet spot and would gladly take it over my 24" 1920x1200
That extra pixel aint no biggie IMO

[Quasar]

Originally Posted by shanabit

For all you pixel theory guys, I just checked this here.

1920x1080 32"
verses
1920x1200 24"

BOTH running Reaper and the Imperial theme

Tracks showing=SAME
Mixer channels showing=SAME
All other track and mixer channel data and transport showing= Same info

**ONLY diff was three Insert slots and three sends slots showing in the middle of the mixer which can EASILY be scrolled on the 1920x1080 32"

I still think the 27 is the sweet spot and would gladly take it over my 24" 1920x1200
That extra pixel aint no biggie IMO

Any chance you could post screenshots?

[shanabit]

Originally Posted by Quasar

Any chance you could post screenshots?

No need to , I just told you the diff visually. Just a few more inserts and sends slots showing, thats it.

Give me a minute and Ill see what I can do

[shanabit]

1920x1200



1920x1080

[Quasar]

Thanks for taking the trouble to post these!

Yeah I can see your point that the difference isn't huge, There are clearly several more MCP insert levels visible on the 1200p, which isn't of any huge practical import here, but may or not matter for, say, editing in a docked PRV beneath the track panel. I don't know. The bottom line for me is that the 24" 16:10 offers more screen real estate than anything else I can afford, and I wanted to maximize that... I may borrow a 27" display after my Ultrasharp comes in the mail, and do a comparison.

[shanabit]

Originally Posted by Quasar

Thanks for taking the trouble to post these!

Yeah I can see your point that the difference isn't huge, There are clearly several more MCP insert levels visible on the 1200p, which isn't of any huge practical import here, but may or not matter for, say, editing in a docked PRV beneath the track panel. I don't know. The bottom line for me is that the 24" 16:10 offers more screen real estate than anything else I can afford, and I wanted to maximize that... I may borrow a 27" display after my Ultrasharp comes in the mail, and do a comparison.

Either way, going from a 19" to a 24 your going to be like WOW

[Audio1]

2x22" 1980x screens.

No point in having the same amount of displayed space but just bigger, unless you are a few meters away.

[projektk]

21 or better @1080p. 1 24/27" or 2 21" monitors is a good set up. even 1 21 @1080p is good enough.

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[kasmira]

I would think you should choose a 24 or a 27. I love my dual monitor set up, but I agree that constantly tilting to one side is obnoxious..

Choose the site that best fits your distance from the monitor. If you're right in front of it you may not need a 27"

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[Audio1]

Originally Posted by kasmira

I would think you should choose a 24 or a 27. I love my dual monitor set up, but I agree that constantly tilting to one side is obnoxious..

Choose the site that best fits your distance from the monitor. If you're right in front of it you may not need a 27"

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Free Tip, put the main one central, as normal, and only the 2nd at an angle.

[kasmira]

Originally Posted by Audio1

Free Tip, put the main one central, as normal, and only the 2nd at an angle.

Yeah, but in a lot of set ups this isn't possible since it could get in the way of your studio monitors.

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[Audio1]

Originally Posted by kasmira

Yeah, but in a lot of set ups this isn't possible since it could get in the way of your studio monitors.

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Well, if space is that limited I would agree with the point you made above, about 1 27".