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Posted by skylark
Jan 14, 2013 at 05:42 PM
I used to have a quad card and 4 screens (desk looked like NASA) .... impressive, but over the top!.
Dropped down to three which I really liked…..however wanted to experiment with a touch screen, and latest PC (Win7) has only a dual card with two, one 21 inch (touch) and other 23 inch.
I now think more than 2 is/are probably excessive, unless you like to work on two and have YouTube/Email/Other running constantly on one.
Certainly no less than two screens for me.
Posted by Vincek
Jan 14, 2013 at 05:58 PM
I use 3 monitors (external 22 and 24, 12 built into laptop). Great productivity enhancement, espec when needing to draw on multiple sources, e.g., creating PowerPoint and incorporating a spreadsheet and/or web graphics; researching writing in Scrivener, pulling in info from Evernote, PowerPoint, web, etc.
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Jan 14, 2013 at 07:28 PM
MadaboutDana wrote:
Aha! That suggests you have a twin-head graphics card? I wonder how many
>people get round to installing those. I always find it amusing that
>laptops/notebooks have them as a matter of course, but desktops very
>rarely (if ever) do.
I guess I must, but the truth is our computer consultant installed the computer and asked me at the time if I wanted to use two monitors since we had a couple of extra ones. Glad I said, “yes.”
SZ
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Jan 14, 2013 at 08:44 PM
Company Office: I have an HP desktop with two identical 17” monitors. My desktop was purchased in 2007 and has since been upgraded only in terms of memory; the dual monitor card was part of the original setup. The PC still runs Windows XP and I’m actually quite happy with it. Uses:
- Teleconferences (very useful): I can share one of my screens and keep the other opened for notes, etc.
- Writing/reviewing: reference material on one screen, edited document on the other.
- General communication: full list of emails on one screen, draft emails on the other.
Home Office: I am currently using a cheap 32-bit Acer 14” notebook running Windows 7 (I also have a larger 64-bit machine which has some issues). It is driving a 19” Asus monitor via this http://www.fujitsu.com/fts/products/computing/pc/accessories/notebook/port-replicators/usb-port-replicator-prR07.html which is remarkably light on the processor.
I can do most of the twin monitor tricks in my 19” one by splitting the screen. I don’t really miss additional screens, because at home I try to focus on one task at a time. For teleconferencing, I cheat by keeping a 12” Linux notebook on the side.
Posted by jimspoon
Jan 15, 2013 at 06:01 AM
Running dual monitors on my desktop, a 24” optiquest running at 1920x1200, and a 23” acer at 1920x1080. I think it’s hard to find 16x10 anymore, right? My display adapter is a cheapie - has DVI, VGA, and HDMI connectors. I am using the DVI and HDMI connectors for my two displays, and the VGA is free ... never tried connecting a third display to that one.
It’s a lot easier to move a window to the alternate display than to resize and move windows so that they will be both visible on a single display.
I suspect my next displays will have touch capabilities. I’ve been using an 9.7” HP touchpad for a year and a half now, with Android installed, and I very much like using the touch display. I suspect we’ll be using big touch displays that are oriented parallel to the floor (or at a steep angle) rather than perpendicular to the floor.