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When it comes to desktop monitors, what's the ideal size?
Bigger is always better, right? Well, kind of. Maybe? Some would argue that unless a big monitor offers an equally big resolution -- something beyond the typical 1,920 x 1,080 -- there's a law of diminishing returns.
Me personally, as my eyes get older and my glasses prescription gets stronger, I'm all in favor of a screen that's just plain bigger.
Like this one: For a limited time, Adorama has the Dell SE2717H 27-inch IPS LED desktop monitor for $124.99 shipped[4]. That's $40 off the regular price, and $25 less than Amazon's price.
(Aside: Recently a rather angry Amazon rep told me in no uncertain terms that the company always has the lowest price. On everything. Always. Without exception. Guess what: exception!)
The SE2717H runs at the aforementioned "full HD" resolution, meaning its expanded physical size won't allow you to cram more windows onscreen at the same time than, say, a 24-inch monitor. It'll merely make everything bigger.
Whether or not that's valuable is up to you -- but seeing as this Dell is priced about the same as most 24-inch monitors, why not level-up?
As you might expect, it's a fairly bare-bones affair, with VGA and HDMI inputs, an anti-glare screen coating