Going back to dual monitors

[Smartazz]

About a year ago I had two 19" CRT monitors, and I had a lot of trouble adjusting to having two monitors at once. I now have one 19" LCD monitor capable of 1280 by 1024, if I get another monitor exactly the same, would it be easier to adapt to? Thanks.

 

[thirtythree]

Originally posted by: Smartazz
About a year ago I had two 19" CRT monitors, and I had a lot of trouble adjusting to having two monitors at once. I now have one 19" LCD monitor capable of 1280 by 1024, if I get another monitor exactly the same, would it be easier to adapt to? Thanks.

That's kinda hard to say. What did you find difficult to adapt to? With the LCDs at least, there is probably less space between the screens, so it's more like a single screen. Matching monitors also helps, I'd imagine. You didn't say whether your previous monitors matched.

 

[amdskip]

I have a 19" Samsung next to my old Dell 18" and I don't think I could go back to a single lcd. It's so much more productive having both.

 

[BD2003]

I could never go back to single monitor. I'm forced to at work, but I really dig the dual I have at home.

 

[GrumpyMan]

Originally posted by: BD2003
I could never go back to single monitor. I'm forced to at work, but I really dig the dual I have at home.

Ditto. Same for me.

 

[Chaotic42]

We have two or three monitors each at work. Some people are pushing for four. Coming home to my one monitor sucks, but most of the time I don't have 30 windows open at home.

 

[BurnItDwn]

I have a 24inch LCD at 1920x1200 with 19inch CRTs at each side at 1600x1200, Been running dual monitors for many years here, and I hate using single monitor setups, even if the resolution is high.
(My 19inch CRTs are rather old non flat tube, but rounded tube CRTs ... so do not consider this to be one of those epeen type threads. Also, I have an acer 24inch, it's a bit cheaper than the other ones.)

I pretty much instantly adjusted from 1 to 2 monitors, then pretty much instant to get to 3 (though the third monitor is hooked up to a different PC .. I use the same kb and mouse via synergy) ...

Whatever the reason was that made it hard to adjust will probably still be a hurdle for you, though maybe not as bad, only one way to know..... and that's to try it out.

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: thirtythree

Originally posted by: Smartazz
About a year ago I had two 19" CRT monitors, and I had a lot of trouble adjusting to having two monitors at once. I now have one 19" LCD monitor capable of 1280 by 1024, if I get another monitor exactly the same, would it be easier to adapt to? Thanks.

That's kinda hard to say. What did you find difficult to adapt to? With the LCDs at least, there is probably less space between the screens, so it's more like a single screen. Matching monitors also helps, I'd imagine. You didn't say whether your previous monitors matched.

They were two different kinds of monitors and I think that they may have been diffrent sizes. They also had different max resolutions.

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: BurnItDwn
I have a 24inch LCD at 1920x1200 with 19inch CRTs at each side at 1600x1200, Been running dual monitors for many years here, and I hate using single monitor setups, even if the resolution is high.
(My 19inch CRTs are rather old non flat tube, but rounded tube CRTs ... so do not consider this to be one of those epeen type threads. Also, I have an acer 24inch, it's a bit cheaper than the other ones.)

I pretty much instantly adjusted from 1 to 2 monitors, then pretty much instant to get to 3 (though the third monitor is hooked up to a different PC .. I use the same kb and mouse via synergy) ...

Whatever the reason was that made it hard to adjust will probably still be a hurdle for you, though maybe not as bad, only one way to know..... and that's to try it out.

Maybe I should just sell this monitor which has a market value of around $500 and spend a little bit more for a really large 22" or 23" LCD monitor with a higher res. instead.

 

[dderolph]

Originally posted by: Smartazz

Originally posted by: thirtythree

Originally posted by: Smartazz
About a year ago I had two 19" CRT monitors, and I had a lot of trouble adjusting to having two monitors at once. I now have one 19" LCD monitor capable of 1280 by 1024, if I get another monitor exactly the same, would it be easier to adapt to? Thanks.

That's kinda hard to say. What did you find difficult to adapt to? With the LCDs at least, there is probably less space between the screens, so it's more like a single screen. Matching monitors also helps, I'd imagine. You didn't say whether your previous monitors matched.

They were two different kinds of monitors and I think that they may have been diffrent sizes. They also had different max resolutions.

Two different kinds ... so what? And different max res ... again, so what? Surely, you could have easily found a common resolution to set them at.

 

[dderolph]

Originally posted by: Smartazz

Maybe I should just sell this monitor which has a market value of around $500 and spend a little bit more for a really large 22" or 23" LCD monitor with a higher res. instead.

I'm much rather have two smaller monitors than one larger monitor.

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: dderolph

Originally posted by: Smartazz

Maybe I should just sell this monitor which has a market value of around $500 and spend a little bit more for a really large 22" or 23" LCD monitor with a higher res. instead.

I'm much rather have two smaller monitors than one larger monitor.

hmm, a lot of people tell me that they like larger monitors. It's going to be really expensive getting another 19" monitor, so maybe I should buy a cheaper 19" monitor instead.

 

[RebateMonger]

I've been using dual monitors for years. My first was with DESQView in 1989.
My preference at this time is NON-widescreen 19-inch LCDs, since they are a bargain now.

Here's a DVI 8ms 19-inch NON-WIDESCREEN LCD for $130 (plus shipping) at Newegg.com:
Limit of 25 rebates. Go crazy.

Even though monitors have gotten bigger and resolutions have gotten higher, software designers keep adding dead screen space and STILL design their software to occupy the whole screen. I've found the best way to fight this is with more screens.

 

[cyborgtrader]

 

[cyborgtrader]

I have a dual setup my productivity and focus has increased tremendously. I use mine for trading financial instruments. Like other's have said, "it's hard to go back to a single setup", Quad is my next move up! Good luck

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: RebateMonger
I've been using dual monitors for years. My first was with DESQView in 1989.
My preference at this time is NON-widescreen 19-inch LCDs, since they are a bargain now.

Here's a DVI 8ms 19-inch NON-WIDESCREEN LCD for $130 (plus shipping) at Newegg.com:
Limit of 25 rebates. Go crazy.

Even though monitors have gotten bigger and resolutions have gotten higher, software designers keep adding dead screen space and STILL design their software to occupy the whole screen. I've found the best way to fight this is with more screens.

Thanks, maybe I should buy 3 more monitors and make a quad eventually after I see if dual screens works. How do you do quad screens btw? Is it possible with one 7900GT?