DELL Professional P2014H 19.5" Black, Silver

As a programmer, I've been using a combination of a 30" monitor and a 20" monitor for years. This combination works great because the 1600 pixel height of the 30" monitor matches up perfectly with the 1600 pixel width of the 20" monitors.Recently, I decided to setup a similar setup at my shop - and purchased a  Dell U3014 UltraSharp Monitor . Unfortunately, Dell has discontinued their older 20" 1600x1200 monitor - but I figured this would work very similarly since it's still 1600 pixels wide (although, it's only 900 pixels tall...).Regardless, it does work; but, not as well as the older model. When turned sideways, it's just a bit too thin to be useful. For example, a web browser doesn't fit very well in that resolution. I have found that Outlook can be kept running on this sized screen, but that's about it.At the end of the day, I'm just looking to expand my screen real estate, and this monitor does that. I just think it's too bad Dell got rid of the older 1600x1200 models since they are far more useful. Personally, I love the wide screens - but I think the 4x3 aspect ratio is better with smaller screens like this one.

This monitor sits high on its pedestal so it can be swiveled to use in a long view instead of a wide view. I love this feature and I am using as a second monitor so I can perform work on the other monitor screen. It is absolutely the best buy I have made in monitors in many years. When my main monitor goes to sleep, so does the Dell monitor which saves energy.

I bought one of these monitors from Microcenter back in December and it worked pretty well for me. It was recently determined that I will be working from home indefinitely, so I decided I wanted another one of these monitors to make my setup ideal. Microcenter stopped selling this model and I really wanted to have the same one because I’m obsessive about symmetry. Thankfully this seller on Amazon still has them in stock. The monitor arrived quickly and in the official Dell box. Got it attached to the desk mount and working within minutes. Art of my job involves a lot of data entry on a huge list, so the portrait mode has worked out really well for me. I have the monitors plugged in with DVI to HDMI cables. One goes to the back of my laptop and the other goes to a USB 3.0 docking station. The setup is working perfectly so far.