Programming is possible on nearly any monitor, but most programmers prefer a big, pixel-dense, attractive screen that can render tiny code with clarity and display numerous windows at once. Prolific ...

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I've been given a $500 budget to purchase a monitor to use for programming. I do mainly Rails dev but sometimes work in Xcode 4. I have a 15" hi-res MBP and an 11" Air. I'd like to use the monitor ...