Did dual monitors feel weird when you first tried it out?

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BigToque

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I took my old server down today for good (RIP... AMD K5 PR133, 32MB EDO)

Anyway, I took out the S3 Trio 64 and put it in my current system and hooked up the monitor that was running the server.

Anyway, now that i've got it up and running, it just feels weird. It feels out of place... I don't know what to put on it.

Am I abnormal?
 
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So

Lifer
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No, it was weird at first, but now I cannot live without it.
 
dug777

dug777

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Originally posted by: So
No, it was weird at first, but now I cannot live without it.
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so you know how i feel being forced to live with one running of a gf4mx :p while my 9800 pro is getting fixed/replaced (again)...

it was strange at first-but it's only when you go back to one that realise how awes dual monitors are :)
 
dug777

dug777

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Originally posted by: malak
I can't imagine ever needing dual monitors with what I do daily.
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just using word and acrobat for example- it's awesome to be able to type your assignment and refer to the source without alt-tabing-you can keep typing & read/digest at the same time+you dont have to remember things when you alt-tab to typle them...

its also awesome to be able to have a couple of IE windows up...and if u've got someone to entertain who really bores you you can put a futurama on on one screen while you nef on ATOT :)

I could go on for ages but i think those are good examples..
 
Malak

Malak

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Originally posted by: dug777
Originally posted by: malak
I can't imagine ever needing dual monitors with what I do daily.
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just using word and acrobat for example- it's awesome to be able to type your assignment and refer to the source without alt-tabing-you can keep typing & read/digest at the same time+you dont have to remember things when you alt-tab to typle them...

its also awesome to be able to have a couple of IE windows up...and if u've got someone to entertain who really bores you you can put a futurama on on one screen while you nef on ATOT :)

I could go on for ages but i think those are good examples..
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I don't ever write anything, I graduated college a while ago. I don't use IE, tabbed browsing for the win. I have a TV for futurama.

I'm sorry, but your examples are reasons why I don't have a second monitor. In fact, I have a KVM switch to use one monitor for 2 machines.
 
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So

Lifer
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Originally posted by: malak
Originally posted by: dug777
Originally posted by: malak
I can't imagine ever needing dual monitors with what I do daily.
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just using word and acrobat for example- it's awesome to be able to type your assignment and refer to the source without alt-tabing-you can keep typing & read/digest at the same time+you dont have to remember things when you alt-tab to typle them...

its also awesome to be able to have a couple of IE windows up...and if u've got someone to entertain who really bores you you can put a futurama on on one screen while you nef on ATOT :)

I could go on for ages but i think those are good examples..
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I don't ever write anything, I graduated college a while ago. I don't use IE, tabbed browsing for the win. I have a TV for futurama.

I'm sorry, but your examples are reasons why I don't have a second monitor. In fact, I have a KVM switch to use one monitor for 2 machines.
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See, I said all that before I had dual monitors, but it's really something you have to try...for ~ a week, before you can judge. It really does sound useless, until you realize how great it is.
 
dug777

dug777

Lifer
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Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: malak
Originally posted by: dug777
Originally posted by: malak
I can't imagine ever needing dual monitors with what I do daily.
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just using word and acrobat for example- it's awesome to be able to type your assignment and refer to the source without alt-tabing-you can keep typing & read/digest at the same time+you dont have to remember things when you alt-tab to typle them...

its also awesome to be able to have a couple of IE windows up...and if u've got someone to entertain who really bores you you can put a futurama on on one screen while you nef on ATOT :)

I could go on for ages but i think those are good examples..
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I don't ever write anything, I graduated college a while ago. I don't use IE, tabbed browsing for the win. I have a TV for futurama.

I'm sorry, but your examples are reasons why I don't have a second monitor. In fact, I have a KVM switch to use one monitor for 2 machines.
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See, I said all that before I had dual monitors, but it's really something you have to try...for ~ a week, before you can judge. It really does sound useless, until you realize how great it is.
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you said it- an undefinable charactersistic :)

plus it looks very l33t indeed-i've had plenty chicks go 'wow-how on earth does it do that? That is so-like-cool!' then proceed to spend a couple of minutes moving the cursor back and forth and draggin icons across the two!

EDIT: plenty of folk have a impressively flash LCD monitor these days, but in the real world very few people indeed have two monitors :) So you also have something that almost no one you know (AT doesn't count :p) has...

 
BurnItDwn

BurnItDwn

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It didn't feel weird at all for me.

I first tried it back a long time ago with 2 x PCI video cards (this was before there was such a thing as AGP) and a 14inch and 13inch CRT monitor. I had one centered, so games would look right, and then another offset to the right.

Since then I have gone through many upgrades, but I have consistantly maintained 2 monitors on my main system, I've added another system to my desk and an additional monitor, so it's more symettrical looking (19inch CRT on each side, 27inch widescreen hdtv LCD in the middle)
 
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dug777

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Originally posted by: BurnItDwn
It didn't feel weird at all for me.

I first tried it back a long time ago with 2 x PCI video cards (this was before there was such a thing as AGP) and a 14inch and 13inch CRT monitor. I had one centered, so games would look right, and then another offset to the right.

Since then I have gone through many upgrades, but I have consistantly maintained 2 monitors on my main system, I've added another system to my desk and an additional monitor, so it's more symettrical looking (19inch CRT on each side, 27inch widescreen hdtv LCD in the middle)
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Three monitors is supposed to be the shizzle :) I suspect that i'd use the one on my left much less that the other two however- it doesnt seem natural dragging stuff to the left of your 'master' screen...being right handed and all.
 
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Calin

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It is strange at first - and depending on what you do, it can be a godsend or a pain in the neck. Anyway, while it last it was good :D - but CRT monitors have too big a border, so you loose some of the space. With TFTs it would be much nicer
 
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saltedeggman

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Originally posted by: cavemanmoron
Originally posted by: malak
I can't imagine ever needing dual monitors with what I do daily.
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how do you use dual monitor? odd
i can only focus on one thing......
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a widescreen monitor will suit you better i reckon
 
So

So

Lifer
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Originally posted by: cavemanmoron
Originally posted by: malak
I can't imagine ever needing dual monitors with what I do daily.
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how do you use dual monitor? odd
i can only focus on one thing......
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I guess your username is appropriate then :p

Welcome to the 21st century, multitasking is the name of the game!
 
dug777

dug777

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it would be interesting to see how people set their dual monitors up-i'd guess that most would position themselves mainly in front of the left monitor (looking at them) and use that as the primary monitor...

I guess the point about dual monitors is that you get 100% (although that depends on the res you run the second screen at i suppose..) more useful desktop area instantly-something that takes most people a while to get used to

I guess a neat analogy would be: imagine if your house suddenly gained the same floor area again in extra rooms-of course you'd say that it was stupid and pointless at first, but give it six months or so and not only would you be using most of that new space, you'd find it very hard going back to your original floor area...
 
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Tiqua

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Yup. Three monitors are very nice. Have that setup at work and go through withdrawals when I use my single monitor at home.
 
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