Well, I looked at it as three options:
- Two monitors
- Two monitors + HDTV above
- One super screen (monitor or TV)
I discounted just having one super wide monitor due to price and the fact that if my calculations were correct, I'd be paying more for less screen real estate. My computer is my income, and I need to clearly see what I'm working on from my RDP-VPN connection (very much text-based), which currently I put on one monitor and browse/game on the other.
If I have just one monitor or TV, I couldn't game and work at the same time (it's weird, but I actually do better work when there's a distraction). To be clear, most of my gaming comes from consoles. I only play ETS2 on my computer, and that's rare these days. So, my choice really boils down to what's easiest for me to dual task.
Yes, the bezels suck when I do PC game and stretch across both monitors. Luckily, it's not something that is a big impact on the decision process. If my math or reasoning is wrong, feel free to counter. I was just about to pull the trigger on some open-box H236HLs for about $215 total. I bought them on Friday and took them back on Saturday because while the quality was great, I was still trying to decide what to do and I wasn't sure about an expense that cleared up yesterday. My current monitors are Acer S201HL/S202HL and the difference between matte and glossy is like night and day.