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    Need advice on my monitor situation...

    Hey,
    As above really, I've currently got a U2711 and U2311H like so (roughly, that was in my old house/room with my old desk, but it's basically the same)


    I got myself a sofa bed the other day like so:


    I was sitting on it watching Masterchef the other night when I thought the monitor could be a little bigger when sitting that far away for watching TV/films etc.

    This has made me reconsider my current monitor situation, something I've done before but nothing has come of it.

    I have several options (in my opinion):
    1. Do nothing
    2. Sell the U2711 and get a 24" 120hz monitor (what I thought of doing before)
    3. Sell both current monitors, get a 24" 120hz monitor and use my laptop as a replacement for my 2nd screen (only got the laptop recently for LANs throughout the year)
    Obviously none of the above solve the 'issue' of the U27 being a little small for watching things from the sofa bed, since they are all ideas I had before getting it.

    4. Sell both, get a 30" screen.
    5. Sell both, get a 120hz monitor and a 32" (probably) TV for watching TV/film.
    6. Sell both, get a 120hz monitor and a projector for watching TV/film.
    Obviously these ideas 'solve' the 'issue' of watching stuff from the sofa bed, and also get the 120hz monitor which I've wanted for a while for some of the games I play, but cost more than the earlier ideas.

    Thoughts?

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    Re: Need advice on my monitor situation...

    Move the monitor to the front of your desk when watching TV. Will give you the extra few inches you so desire.

    Dude; seriously, if you can't afford a full size keyboard I would save up for one of them first.

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    Re: Need advice on my monitor situation...

    Quote Originally Posted by Domestic_Ginger View Post
    Move the monitor to the front of your desk when watching TV. Will give you the extra few inches you so desire.

    Dude; seriously, if you can't afford a full size keyboard I would save up for one of them first.
    Could do that, would mean still no 120hz which I'd like to give a go.
    And not sure if serious...

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