I had an older monitor with a lower 4:3 resolution.  Folks here convinced me I needed to move into the 21st century and get something vaguely current.  I popped for a $129 ViewSonic VA2112M 22" LED monitor on Amazon which takes me to 1920x1080.  This makes SONAR X1 much more manageable.  Well worth the dough.  And also I set my Task Bar to autohide to give me a bit more vertical real estate.
 
CAF

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At least, according to IK Multimedia. 4 inches is the new standard for DAW monitors!

As soon as you have another $129 handy, buy another one! Having two side by side feels luxurious....you could even have the second one way over to the side if you want to retain a short distance between your monitors. I find it's great to use the 2nd monitor for the multidock and open plugin windows. Full screen console FTW....

sharke


As soon as you have another $129 $258 handy, buy another one two! Having two three side by side by side feels luxurious....you could even have the second one way over to the side if you want to retain a short distance between your monitors. I find it's great to use the 2nd monitor for the multidock and open plugin windows. Full screen console FTW....

:)

Screw it I'm getting 4. 

bitflipper


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At least, according to IK Multimedia. 4 inches is the new standard for DAW monitors!

I think that smartphones are awesome, I love the power and functionality, but.... This is taking it a bit too far.  I mean really... 

In other news.........
 
turning the volume up makes things louder.
 
Stay tuned for more top tips........ ;)
 
Seriously though, now you're in a buying mood, get yourself another and you'll be in absolute mixing heaven coming from what you had before.

its also worth mentioning  you can buy a flat screen tv with the right auto refresg rate and they make great montiors as well, I have a 40 inch for my main screen, its sick:

you can see it here at the beginning of this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruAnAPR6-hQ
 
to give you a better idea on what your seeing, that other monitor is a 24 inch

after having a 27" monitor, I could never use anything less.

When it comes to monitors bigger is better!