Dual monitors

[Pghpooh]

Just curious.
I was at the local Best Buy store a few days ago and they had 2 monitors working on one pc.
I can understand doing this in the business world. My broker has 2 monitors he watches and works with.
For home use??? Does anyone use dual monitors at home and why?
Again,,, just curious.

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

Sure. My main monitor (20") is for games, web, Photoshop etc. I have a 15" secondary monitor for WMP, Photoshop panels, secondary apps, etc. Very convenient.

 

[HalfCrazy]

Just curious.
I was at the local Best Buy store a few days ago and they had 2 monitors working on one pc.
I can understand doing this in the business world. My broker has 2 monitors he watches and works with.
For home use??? Does anyone use dual monitors at home and why?
Again,,, just curious.

I use two 22" LCD Screens on my main PC. I'm able to play a MMO game in full windows mode. Plus have the Firefox browser up on the 2nd monitor. That way I can look up info about the quests I'm doing in game.

 

[Worthington]

same. I double monitor. I'm not sure how I could live without it. Whatever I am working on or reading on the main screen and Outlook, xfire, any reference materials I need, etc on the 2nd screen. When gaming it's full screen on the main monitor and things like teamspeak, etc (and Outlook) on the second.

 

[Lonyo]

I've got three.
Usually I only use one or two though, but with Win 7 it becomes easier to use one like two with the snap to sides function.
Often it'll be a TV show/etc on one, and then other stuff on the other.
If I'm doing an essay or similar, then it's nice to have a bunch of pdfs etc open on one and my main document on another.

 

[DietDrThunder]

Question regarding video cards and two monitors. On video cards like the SAPPHIRE 100293DP Radeon HD 5570 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 video card, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102875 , can you run a monitor on the HDMI port and another monitor on the DVI port? Or do you have to run one of the monitors on the D-Sub port?

 

[Idontcare]

I find it to be much more conducive to multi-tasking by having the ability to pull-up more programs side-by-side instead of alt-tabbing between apps. (2x24" here)

 

[Pghpooh]

Two and three monitors going at the same time!!!!!!!!!! I get lost when I use one monitor and two windoows opened at the same time! Maybe I need new bifocals. LOLOL
Thanks for the replies.