Yes,another monitor question.

I have been reading all the posts regarding buying a new monitor and i would like to ask a couple of questions also. I am now using a 14 inch llayama flat screen (soft screen) and have been for about three years. When i purchased this monitor it was only for general internet use and not for imaging . I now find myself looking for another monitor to use in conjunction with my athlon 3500 64 processor with 2gb ram.Now im not technical minded so i dont know all the techs but this machine is only used for imaging and i am using photoshop cs2 and at no time is it conected to the web.I always shoot raw and only keep sharp images.As i work through the images i find that im loosing the sharpness and quality that i had as an original. I dont wish to start a discussion regrding my workflow because i know im still learning and i make lots of mistakes, but i cant help thinking that maybee the monitor isnt helping me either. I calibrate with spyder pro and it looks fine to me,but ive recently read about the life of a monitor. Mine is on 7days a week for around 5 hours a day and i was thinking maybee this has some effect /maybee my eyes/or is it the monitor size 14 inch seems very small for imaging. Or is it ?.I cant affort the top of the range screens as im not a pro .But before i make up my mind regarding a new one i would be gratefull for any help on this subject. Maybee im just looking for a bit of a push towards buying another one. Or just maybee ive already got the wrong one, i dont know.
Regards. Matt.

First of all maybe only has one "e", and you might want to include a few more spaces between your sentences, it would make it easier to read. Now, on to the question at hand. I feel that a 14" monitor is extremely tiny for image editing. I just got a Dell 2007FP, and at 20", its not extremely huge, but good enough for the time being.

I'm not sure what you mean by your images are losing sharpness and quality. That is probably related to your workflow, and as you've requested, I'll stay away from that topic. I'm really happy with my new monitor, and it costed me about $330. I've heard good things on the Samsungs, but not so much on Viewsonic. Monitors do have lifespans, but you really can't tell how your monitor is displaying until you try to print match. I've never used the Spyder 2, but I would really recommend the Eye One Display 2.

Adam

I can't imagine your monitor would cause you to lose sharpness when the image looks sharp to begin with, but yes, 14" is very small, and a larger screen would be easier to use. I just helped my aunt buy a new computer only for e-mail and web surfing, and even she wanted a bigger monitor--the 22" Dell we bought was very little more money than the 17" or 19" one that came standard, and it looks nice. I just got an HP LP2465 as my first LCD on E.J. Peiker's recommendation, and it is outstanding.

Cliff,i think that maybee i worded my question wrongly.Apologies.After reading more and more threads and comments i think now that what has been happening is because im trying to use a small area(screen) i am having to keep zooming and moving the image allover the screen to get at it that im loosing the overall look of it. Hope that sounds right.Im not a technical person ,or a great typo (as was pointed out to me also wasnt much good at schooling lol )so im propably part answering my own question here. I am now seriously thinking of getting a bigger monitor and am leaning towards the BENQ FP241W .From what ive read this seems to fit the bill for my present needs.Just wondering if anyone has any further info on this model before i go for it. Regards. Matt.