I'm looking at this myself, and I have some comments based on the research I've done
*I trade as a hobby so have a budget
I'm going to get the 24" HP IPS, 2 at first, then eventually 4 off if I find it necessary
Rather than fast response, come at it form a different angle, as most of the screens you'll be considering up to 30" would not have bad lag: that is lag bad enough for you to not be able to see changing realtime data. I'm not even sure if this would be a valid issue with larger screens, as I doubt the data provider would be fast enough for you to be able to see numbers blurring
I know a few people with 30" Dells and they like them.
The 24"/26" models have a slightly lower resolution, but are much cheaper and seem (to me) to have reviewed better image quality
You can almost get 2 x 24/26 for the price of 1x 30"
*You need to ensure that the graphics cards can drive 30" panels, there is a good thread on this on the elite trader site I included below
Best panels I've read about about here and on hard forum are from NEC and HP. The 26" double sight had a thick bezel which would be annoying (to me) with a multimonitor setup
Here's some links for you:
Hard forum (great current reviews/discussions):
http://www.hardforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=78
Elite trader:
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/...mdisplay.php?forumid=4
Multimonitor, stands etc:
http://www.realtimesoft.com/multimon/products.asp
*Be nice to have your budget
After much searching, this looks to be the resource I've been looking for. I'm a commodities trader in need of an upgrade. I'm planning on buying an additional Dell workstation to reduce the load on my current setup(Dell WS380/2001FP x 2.) I'd like to buy 2 displays, the bigger the better up to 30", to handle my work. In fast markets the demands on my system/screens should be the equivalent of max gaming without the 3-D I think, and I'm trying to speed things up at each critical point. My main requirements in order of importance: 1. a)Fastest response to image input -- time between output from PC to image rendered viewable. I need to see the next change in market data asap. b)Fastest response to my inputs, which is mouse(Razer) rolling & clicking. I need to be able to submit orders asap. 2. Size: Bigger is better, as long as size doesn't materially affect item #1 above. It's easier to have more info on a bigger screen than 8 screens that have a huge footprint and cause me to scan more left/right. 3. Reliability --- speaks for itself. That's it. Color, outside inputs, movies, etc. aren't part of the equation here....just business. Cost is less a concern as it is a business expense. I'm finding I need more "open" screen space in front of me than I have with the 2-20s. I could go up as high as 2-30" displays side by side in front of me with the other two displaying less critical info above or to the side. And one last question: in your experience, are there any suitable (read: fast enough) 40" to 46" displays that I could place farther away from me? I'm assuming they'd run at lower resolution? I'd put less critical charts & price matrices on it, but it would still be updated tick-by-tick. Thanks for your help. Edited: 10/04/2008 at 04:42 PM by asleepy