Idea for triple panel display

[grither]

I am getting a new system shortly and am trying to find 3 monitors for my new 5870. One at least has to have display port in order to have the 5870 support 3 at once.

I am thinking of getting one Dell Ultrasharp 2408WFP for the central screen. It is well reviewed and has display port. also, it can rotate 90degrees upright which I would love for reading my comics on screen!

Then for the other 2 monitors (right and left), I was thinking of the much cheaper, but more poorly reviewed Dell S2409W. I know this is not as quality as the ultrasharp, but thought as my secondary and third monitors, I could probably sacrifice a bit of quality for price.

I can do all 3 for about 1100 Canadian total. Interestingly costco has the ultrasharp for 629 (dell has for 699) but Dell has the S2409W's for 249 (compared to Costco's 349!). Weird but obviously would get the ultrasharp from CC and the cheaper one's from Dell.

Obviously I know it would be ideal to get 3 ultrasharps but budget won't allow. is this a good idea? Horrible? anyone have any better ideas for either the central, or right/left monitors? any and all feedback is appreciated.

 

[redwolfexr]

You could also go the route that I did.. two Samsung 2343s for the outside monitors and an NEC EA231WMi for the center one. Total was about $700 US.

For about $1000 US you could get three of the NECs though, which are all DP and IPS. I wish I had done that myself, but the Samsung are very good TNs at least. (the NEC was $327 from BUY.COM, and the Samsungs were $189 each locally at Microcenter)

If I had not already bought the Samsungs I might have gone the route you are looking at, AFAIK the NEC is the only 23" on the market right now.

 

[redwolfexr]

Hm, looks like the NECs are $404 in Canada.... (from Buy.com anyhow)

http://ca.buy.com/SR/SearchResults.aspx?qu=EA231WMi&sort=3