Help me buying the Computer Monitors for my new DAW/Sonar X3

It is truly a matter of personal choice.
 
I happen to have my primary display as a 46" HDTV, and have a 32" HDTV as a secondary display, and love it.
 
I have the track view and such on the primary display, and the Console View on the 2nd one.
 
Computer monitors will give you a bit better of a picture, but with Sonar I don't think it is any big deal, so I went with size/cost considerations, and HDTV reigns supreme in that.
 
Bob Bone
 

I agree.
 
Get the absolute best you can afford, and the bigger the better, and 2 of them.

Bristol_Jonesey,
 
The problem is the space and the way my desk is positioned in the control room.
My setup now look like this (hope you can understand my "drawing"…) - My profile picture show a bit of the space...
 
 
                       <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Window to Live Room>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
L Audio Monitor                                                                                                R Audio Monitor
                      VideoMonitor1&VideoMonitor2
                                                                 <<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>
                                                                 <<<<<<TASCAM DM-4800 >>>>>>
                                                                 <<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>
                                                                  <<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>
                                                                  <<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>
 
I don't know where to place 2 or 3 huge monitors. 
If I place them behind the Tadcam Desk, I won't be able to see the live room.
So I guess I can't go bigger than two 24"s within this setup.
 
best,
joni
 

Bristol_Jonesey
I agree.
 
Get the absolute best you can afford, and the bigger the better, and 2 of them.

A pair of samsung 24" will cost be about $1100.
The samsung 32" HDTV would cost be about $450.
But I like the two monitor idea better...
 

I have two 23" monitors and love it.  Any bigger would further compromise my nearfield monitor's position relative to me.
 
I mostly have Sonar extended across both, using them as one very wide screen, but in some screensets have Console on one and Track View on another., or variations on these.

robert_e_bone
I happen to have my primary display as a 46" HDTV

No squinting for you.
 

I had problems with the last 3 things I've bought from Samsung so I no longer buy their stuff.
Coincidentally, I started buying LG stuff about 2 years ago and been happy with everything.

I've always had really good luck with Samsung gear, TV, DVD/Cinema system, mobile phone etc.
 
All top quality stuff that never seems to break.

A bigger monitor only gives you more workspace if:
1. It supports higher resolution than a smaller monitor.
2. The video card supports the higher resolution, and...
3. The software supports the higher resolution.
 
If not, bigger is just bigger, and...IMO...beyond "big enough to see" lies "wasted real estate".
 
A lot depends on viewing distance. The further away, the bigger it needs to be to work fine detail.
 
Therefore, from where I stand, most of the time, in smaller rooms especially, more monitors are better than bigger monitors, because I can see both, but only one gives me advantage, and that advantage is the additional workspace I get from more monitors.
 

 
These are Acer 24" VGA monitors, (though one is connected using the HDMI output on the card). More ways to input a signal can be a real advantage as you add monitors.
 
On the other hand, as viewing distance increases, bigger IS better.
 

 
This is a 60" Sony, with enough HDMI inputs to allow me to switch back and forth between two DAWs, in addition to normal TV inputs.
 
When it comes to Sonar, my workflow could ALWAYS use more space, so I draw the line at the point where more monitors (actually more graphics card outputs) reaches the knuckle in the price curve and goes vertical into ridiculous territory.
 
One tip, once you go multiple, do everything you can to make your mouse pointer more visible, trails, larger, etc, unless you enjoy wasting time hunting for it every time you click.
 
Tip two, adding monitors to the GPU workload, increases heat, especially in laptops. You can take steps to dissipate that heat safely, or you can learn this the hard (expensive) way.
 
I was half lucky and got off with a stern warning!
 
:-)

ah, chasing the mouse pointer....what fun!