Screen Size - For Multi-tabling

Primewise

I’m planning on buying a big flat screen monitor to make multi-tabling cash games easier. At the moment I have a laptop and play 4 cash games at a time (tiled). The windows are therefore tiny which makes it really hard to read PT stats, which often cover over my cards so I cant even tell if I have 88 or 86o for example! So annoying…

Anyway, what do other people use? Would 19” be enough? Am thinking of going for 21” but thought that might be a bit much….

Then I thought the bigger the better, the screen will pay for itself fairly quickly cos it will help me concentrate better and for longer

RedJoker

2+2's sticky on monitors.

Primewise

RedJoker wrote:

2+2's sticky on monitors.

perfect, thanks Redjoker

Inquitus

You could also use 2 monitors, as another option.

Worth keeping an eye on here

http://www.adverts.ie/showcat.php?cat=8

for cheap monitors which may save you a few bob.

Inqui

Primewise

still cant decide whether to spend the extra €80 on the 21" ...

is that just too big?

dvdfan

As youll see from the linky Red Joker posted its not really screen size that matters its resolution i.e 1024 x 780 etc etc

Where do you play, for example on ipoker if your using 1280 x 1024 which is probably the max youll get on a 19" then youll have considerable overlap on this size resolution. But if you go for a screen with 1600 x 1200 then you will have little or no overlap. Youll see on the linky which monitors have this resolution but i think your talking in the region of €500, if your laptop is currently say 1080 x 1024 and you upgrade to a 1280 x 1024 19" monitor imo it wouldnt be much of a difference so id suggest waiting until you have the extra €200 and get a 1600 x 1200 monitor. Of course if you have a 15" laptop the stats will become bigger on a 19" but youll still have alot of overlap

aido123

Have you played with Full Tilt Poker, you can re-size the tables with them

Primewise

I use Party, you can drag the tables to whatever size you like, which is handy

ambman

this looks like a good buy.
might be what you are looking for and a good price to.

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=331032

Lafortezza

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=327183
i have this one, works great for the price.
Running at 1680x1050

luckylucky

As you said yourself these things pay for themselves, if you're a serious poker player, which I gather you are. I would definitely get the 1600x1200 and nothing less if I were you. Cutting corners to save even a couple hundred is false economy imo.

digiman

I would go all out and go for the highest resolution you can afford. I have a 1920x 1200 laptop screen and it is excellent for mutlitabling. 4 ipoker screens can fit at full size with only a small overlap where it doesnt matter anyway. I would sometimes have 6 up which are playable at full size, or sometimes I can easily play 4 ipoker and 2 tournaments from Pokerstars resized as well.