Originally Posted by edgeprod

(I just took my glasses off to take a shower [just got up, heh], and am sitting about an inch from my monitor)

The thing that's REALLY nice about dual monitors is the ability to post and x-reference something, to design and see the results on the other monitor, to have ICQ open AND and window not overlapping it, etc. It really speeds up your work by a large factor .. you don't realize how much time you spend switching windows to "see" them until you stop doing it.

You can put two different wallpapers on two different monitors, and you can "span" two, three, etc. monitors with one BIG wallpaper, and there are communities that are dedicated to doing just this. "Pimping" the dual monitor setup, in essence. In those circles, my dual 30"s are child's play.

Check Craigslist, etc. In your area, you can probably pick up a nice pair of Dell 24" for $500 each (get the 2407, not the 2405, it's a HUGE increase in clarify/features for the same "aftermarket" price). You can also pick up a pair of Dell 30" monitors (from what I know, this is the EXACT SAME monitor as the Apple Cinema Display, with a different color case) for $1,100 each.