Monitor prices have gone down considerably, since the time I bought my 24″ monitor. I’m still going to mount my current monitors on the walls and my TV as well. The monitors will be near eye level when sitting down and the TV will be above it. I’m not going to buy a new TV for the “office” room.
I’m going to budget around $700 on what hopefully should be two 27″ or 28″ LCD monitors. Well, I could always replace my 22″ with a 24″ for $200 and then spend $100 to mount the two 24″ monitors. It isn’t like 24″ is is small or anything, I just like big and given how much I can do with a 24″ monitor, I can only imagine I can see more with a 28″ monitor.
My long term (5+ years) goal is still to have OLED monitors and possibly a OLED TV. My short term will be to buy another 24″, replace my 22″ and mount both on the wall, then wait for OLED monitors to be mass produced. I also have to wait for the price to come down, because I’m not going to spend over a $1000 on a single monitor that will only be 19″.
The advantage, I believe with OLED monitors is that with the lightweight and thinness, I should just be able to “hang” the monitor on the wall and not mount. So ultimately, the short term goal is going to end up costing me more, because I’ll obsolete the mounting equipment after 5 to 7 years. Or, I think I could hopefully still use them and just hang the OLED monitors on them instead.
I have a year and a half before I can make the decision. By this time, OLED monitors should be already out and the prices known. At that point, it starts the countdown for a cheap and reliable OLED monitor for those who don’t have a lot or don’t wish to spend a lot of money. Well, the year 2012 will be creeping closer, so that will at least give some perspective on the prices.
Well, actually, I’m going to buy the mounting equipment within another month or two and mount the 22″ and 24″ monitors, but spaced out far enough to allow for 27″ monitors. I just need a drill and stud finder, then I need to buy the mounts.
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