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[Lincs Robert]

I'm going to be using my laptop quite a bit more whilst doing some work at home. Need to get a bigger screen and separate keyboard. Issue is what size should I get? Don't want stupid big.
Any comments/recommended screens? Budget is upto £175 ish - hopefully should get something pretty decent for that?

[STEMO]

I'm going to be using my laptop quite a bit more whilst doing some work at home. Need to get a bigger screen and separate keyboard. Issue is what size should I get? Don't want stupid big.
Any comments/recommended screens? Budget is upto £175 ish - hopefully should get something pretty decent for that?

£175? I don't know much about computers but that seems like car boot money to me.

[STEMO]

Cancel that...I just understood what you mean 

[Bigron]

Robert, certainly in my area and probably yours too, FreeCycle usually has plenty of keyboards/monitors on offer - free, of course. Join your local group and put in a Wanted  ad.

Ron.

[Lincs Robert]

Robert, certainly in my area and probably yours too, FreeCycle usually has plenty of keyboards/monitors on offer - free, of course. Join your local group and put in a Wanted  ad.

Ron.

Thanks Ron, good idea - but I can claim the cost back - so don't mind spending a reasonable amount.

[Jimbob]

The one thing I wouild say to be aware of is the lack of adjustment on most the cheap monitors, ho height, no swivel, no tilt.
I think its worth paying to get those, as Ive seen people quite suprised when there £100, 22" Samsung has absolutely no adjustments!

Also consider what port you have on the laptop to output with, some are hdmi, some vga
I am using a 24" which feels nice and right to me....something like http://www.ebuyer.com/717667-samsung-e650pl-23-6-full-hd-monitor-ls24e65upl-en
would likely tick every box, but if you know which bits you need exactly, you could choose elsewhere

[TheBoy]

Yes, as jimbob says, check what the laptop has.  Modern stuff (both laptops and monitors) are going towards HDMI or DP only.

As for size, you need to give us a clue - at work I use a pair of 24" screens. At home I use a pair of 17".  Both sizes work well for there given uses.


The budget is more than adequate for anything up to 24" (beyond that, PC monitors start getting expensive)

[Lincs Robert]

I'm thinking 24", with HDMI if that helps .....

[TD]

The one in Jimbobs link ticks the boxes and leaves just enough over for this ....

http://www.ebuyer.com/645298-xenta-compact-wireless-keyboard-and-mouse-deskset-esmkb-943y13ag?mkwid=s8gc8v80t_dc&pcrid=51482420699&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=Cj0KEQjwx6TJBRCWtsiXpI7bhOYBEiQA1en3F80Fz4dQKcMO1Tq6r7fS6jf3_RcHOoKhinHnv1cINewaAp5P8P8HAQ

don't know about quality/build .... but it meets the price guide 

[Lincs Robert]

Thanks chaps, all comments much appreciated.......

[TheBoy]

View one at PC World etc before committing, as some find text a bit small at 1920x1080 resolution, even on 24".  Hence its about getting right size for your needs - if you don't need much open and on the screen together, 24" will be overkill