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Win 8 Start on a 2nd touch monitor?

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TailsNZ

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For Windows 8 and it's live tile based start menu, I was wondering about having a second monitor. In particular a smaller touch screen sitting under my main monitor, sloped down from the bottom of the main monitor towards my keyboard.

Then I'd run the Start menu, and Metro apps like music etc on that, and run desktop apps / games etc up on the big screen.

Just curious what you guys think of such an idea? And if there's any particular touch screens that'd be good for the job (wide viewing angles would be a must), or flaws in this concept?

I imagine tapping on a desktop program will send the touch screen into desktop mode, and I'd have to drag the program I just opened up onto the main screen (or across if it doesn't support monitor on top of monitor design).
 
Not a terrible idea, actually. But I see it "getting in the way" unless you use the touch apps heavily.

Only issue I see is keeping your main (real) monitor the primary monitor. Every time you booted you'd have to move the metro desktop down to the touch monitor.
 
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