Ask HN: What sub-$400 2nd monitor should I get for coding?

Re:Ask HN: What sub-$400 2nd monitor should I get for coding? by msb on Thursday December 10, 2009 @10:14PM (#989116)

Great idea on the rotation. I just flipped my 22in. I have an Asus VH242H 24" as my main display and like it quite a bit. Just under $200.

I also use a rig of 3/4 in. natural gas pipes and some cheap VESA wall mounts that let me position my monitors however I like.

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Re:Ask HN: What sub-$400 2nd monitor should I get for coding? by chow on Friday December 11, 2009 @01:42AM (#989306)

I bought my 2408WFP specifically because it can be rotated, but I never actually ended up using it in portrait mode. I figured a portrait display would be better for viewing code, but in practice I couldn't get used to such a tall display; it was too much strain on my neck.

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Re:Ask HN: What sub-$400 2nd monitor should I get for coding? by joshu on Friday December 11, 2009 @02:17AM (#989326)

I have an ancientish 2405WFP. 24" monitors are too tall when rotated, but 21" ones aren't.

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Re:Ask HN: What sub-$400 2nd monitor should I get for coding? by ismarc on Thursday December 10, 2009 @11:23PM (#989187)

I hate rotated monitors. I love the dimensions, but the way the LCDs are designed, I just can't get a good crisp picture for the full length of the monitor. Now, if a company with design a 9:16 or 10:16 monitor instead of 16:9/16:10, I'd buy one up in a heartbeat.

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Re:Ask HN: What sub-$400 2nd monitor should I get for coding? by joshu on Thursday December 17, 2009 @09:02PM (#1002408)

I have this problem with the 24" monitor I have at home, but the 21" i have at work next to my 30" is just fine. I think it varies a lot by screen.

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