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2 tech things if you don't have them: - An external 24" monitor if you don't have one - An SSD for your workstation

The improvement in productivity is well worth the $100.

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Any recommendations monitor-wise?

Just bought this HP 27" 2560x1440 IPS LED one for $450, and it's changed my life! It has much higher contrast than my last monitor, as well as every other monitor I've seen. Note they also have it used for $350.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/828572-REG/HP_Hewlett_...

With that resolution have you had any problems with text being too small and with adjusting DPI settings?

Yes, I hooked it up to my Win7 gaming rig, and had to turn interface scaling to 125% and zoom in on most web pages. It works well, and font rendering is drastically improved.

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&c...

Yes, I know, not $100. Sorry for breaking the rules. I don't know any "good" $100 monitors.

I know it is a break from the $100 budget but a 4k (3840x2160) monitor is almost a necessity for me right now. I have two Seiki 39" each of which has replaced four 21" monitors.

Thoughts on the 50 inch version as a monitor?

http://www.amazon.com/Seiki-Digital-SE39UY04-39-Inch-Ultra/d...

http://tiamat.tsotech.com/4k-is-for-programmers

That author has some interesting thoughts on 4k in general as well as the Seiki brand.

If you like larger copy on your workstations 50" may work really well it equates to roughly four 25" monitors in a two by two setup.

I found the 50" version a little too large for my purposes I have my monitor wall mounted about 3ft in front of my face and 50" would create the Wimbledon effect.

I just bought Dell's UP2414Q, a 24" UHD display. Never going back.

This is the one (or two, if you have the desk space).

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