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Thanks much for sharing sysot1t. I really appreciate such thought-provoking feedback.
I find myself in the dark here as I'm speculating as to what charts and info I'll ultimately want. I am a newbie after all... I'm currently reading Gutmann's book, "The Very Latest E-Mini Trading, 2nd Edition" and of course paper-trading when I can, using MC with an OEC feed. Between that, and this awesome forum, I'm getting a better sense as how much real estate I'll need, at least initially.
Gutmann likes to have all 4 E-minis up to monitor them for leader and laggard plays (intra-day, 3 min charts as I recall). These can be small as there is no trading off of them. He is also a believer in having a longer-term daily chart that shows the last few trading days, noting critical levels. Even a daily going back to the beginning of the year is recommended, he feels. He then uses tick charts for trading purposes. He's big on Market Profile (MP) / TPO too. All the stuff he says just makes a ton of sense to me. I don't see how to have MP on MC, but I get it (and something called MonkeyBars) on TOS, which I can display on the 24" iMac... Oh, he's also big on NYSE cumulative tick (CT).
An application approach is interesting. Having never managed multiple screens before, how does one dictate or control what app or program goes to what monitor? I'd be using MC exclusively. Well, TOS if it has something that I can't currently get through MC, such as the aforementioned MP and possibly CT... It seems that TOS data is not all that great though, so I hope to not use it when I can get it through OEC / MC...
From another thread, I think from Big Mike, with respect to MC, I learned that once one can get all the desired charts and data on the various monitors, it can be saved as a workspace. And if I understood correctly, upon opening that workspace later, all screens get populated as they were before. If so, that is really cool. What I still don't get it is how do I as the user control what charts and / or data goes on screen 1, 2, etc... Drag and drop to screen 1, drag and drop to screen 2....?
The more I look at a quad stand, such as the one referenced above, it would seem that the top monitors might be too high for some? It seems that such stacking would leave me leaning forward, looking up, but I don't know... I have an L-shaped desk, and I was most recently envisioning a bit of a "wrap" in the corner of the L, with each monitor free-standing, sort of forming a C shape around me...
After 5:30 am here, and I clearly cannot adjust to the time just yet!
Does anyone have a preference in which of the smaller screens out-there?
The dell ultrasharp 2007FP is 20", but not in wide screen format, so the top two screens won't be much lower.
TonyB-
NVIDIA's NVS line of video cards lets you create grid lines within each monitor screen to evenly fit different charts ect.
I have a quad setup - but three screens (with the lower two on their original base and using a tykes supply vertical duel monitor stand to just hold one screen over and in between the lower two) - could be nice.
Good stuff whatnext - thanks. The NVIDIA NVS Quadro 295 received much praise around here, and comes with the HP Z Series Workstation. I'm seriously considering it when I get home. And if I see it in Dubai, I might just get it there!
I'll throw my .02 in and cast my vote for the 24" HP LP2465. I bought one new last year off of eBay for under $300 (including S&H), and another used (but in decent shape; low hours) for ~$200. Compared to my $700 BenQ FP241W, I'll take the 2465s any day (though the BenQ is nice, it's no longer available as well). They have 178/178 viewing angles (IPS I believe) and excellent for trading and/or coding. I'm not sure if the more recent 2475 is the same/better (at $650 list! ), but based on past reviews, the 2465 is indeed a sweet monitor (if you can find one).
Oddly, I have not. I say so because I've made purchases in the past at a local Costco, as an example, spending a little more vs an online retailer, just for that reason. The mfg warranty should be valid though for the usual 90 days or 1 year, I would think.
Like most things, if the savings is significant, I'll do it. But you bring up a good point that will need to get factored into the cost-benefit analysis. I'm not gong to make a big purchase to just save a few bucks, then hassle with carrying such items too...
I read that ipads were selling for 40 dollars less than in the States. For such an item like that, along with no taxes, and Apple minutes from where I work, a no-brainer. Maybe I should feel the same regarding an HP monitor, with HP also in my backyard. Thanks again josh.
), but based on past reviews, the 2465 is indeed a sweet monitor (if you can find one).