The other day I purchased a 22" LG L22WTX Widescreen LCD from NCIX. I decided to go with LG as my father has one (19"), and the university I go to uses nothing but LG LCD's monitors. My dad was happy with his, I like what I use at school, so LG was my choice. The price was fairly good, it was $289.99CAD before tax so I decided to go with it.

The Features

1680x1050 Native Resolution

3000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio

5ms Ultra-Fast Response Time

F-Engine

DVI Input with HDCP

Intelligent Auto Resolution

eZ Zooming

This monitor has everything I wanted. The things I were looking for were specifically, 3000:1 contrast, DVI, and 5ms response time. A feature that is not really advertised about this monitor is the swivel bottom. I really like this as it allows me to easily turn my monitor to show the person beside me some code or whatever I'm working on. F-Engine? Don't know what that is, but having it can't hurt.

Why This One

In addition to the features and reasons I mentioned above, this monitor just worked out to be the best. A 20" LCD doesn't have the same price:size ratio. That is, it is something like a $30 difference to gain 2" - well worth it. A 24" LCD on the other hand, is ~$740, which makes it a $430 difference to gain 2 more inches. I would much rather have two 22" monitors for less than one 24"... who wouldn't? 44 inches of monitor for $620 vs. 24 inches of monitor for $740? The answer is simple, two 22" monitors is the most intelligent choice.

LG L226WTX from the front

My Setup

The only problem with this monitor is it does not come with a DVI cable. It has a DVI port, but no cable so it's off to eBay for me. For now, I have it connected via VGA. Because I use my MacBook Pro primarily, I switch this monitor back and forth between it and my desktop as needed. To do this, I have to convert the DVI output on my laptop to VGA with the supplied Apple adapter.

Productivity

If you are not using at least a 19" widescreen monitor, you are not maximizing your productivity on your computer. With this LCD I can work longer, have more windows, and keep my computer organized while I do my thing. The next big thing that I buy, you guessed it - another 22" monitor. My personal throughput when programming, surfing the web, or even blogging must go up by at least 33% with a big monitor, and I'm sure that there is already research on this subject.

22" monitor compared to 15" MacBook Pro

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