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Weekend Open Forum: How many displays are on your desk?

Discussion in 'TechSpot News and Comments' started by Matthew, Apr 17, 2010.

  1. Matthew TechSpot Staff Posts: 5,893   +53

    With an insatiable desire for big screens and high resolutions, it's only natural that multi-display setups are increasingly popular among tech buffs. From desk jockeys to gamers, having tons of screen real estate can be a godsend for productivity (I speak from experience) or simply make your FPS session that much more enjoyable.

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  2. Midgetmax Newcomer, in training Posts: 63

    I've been running dual 19" monitors mounted to the wall for a couple years now. I will never go back to a single monitor set up again. There is a pic in my gallery if you are interested. 3 monitors would be really nice but I don't have the space and playing on one screen for games is nice because I can have a video ir something else on the other monitor.
  3. EpicPie Newcomer, in training Posts: 55

    I'm running a 19inch monitor, I want to move up to three since my 4870 supports it.
  4. 2 24" and 1 28" monitors.
  5. 22" full hd, ocassionally go dual screen with 15" laptop if i want to, but normally use the 22" alone, but i find the smaller screen is great for hiding stuff like itunes or msn, while having chrome or something open on larger screen
  6. 3 screens 2 20inch lcds and 1 19inch crt. Middle screen splits tv for desktop and xbox 360 with vga cables. Crt mostly plays tv tunner. Right screen is used for web browsing. This is on a super old computer with a ati 9100 pci and a nvidia 6600gt. It is fun working with both drivers lol.
     
  7. TomSEA TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 1,971   +139

    Dual display at work - one 15" laptop and a 22" HD. At home, a 26" HD. I only need one big display to play games. ;)
  8. 24 22'' displays with 4 ATI 5870 Eyefinity (then I woke up). Planning a 2 display setup for my 5770.
  9. I bought a 42" LCD two years ago to use as my monitor/TV cause it was "the biggest" thing i could get. Its cool now to have the TV, but I now realize a 42" 1920x1080 display from 4 ft away looks exactly like a 22" 1920x1080 display from 18 in away, lol.
  10. treeski TechSpot Guru Posts: 668   +31

    My desktop setup is a single 27" monitor, but I will probably add a smaller one on the side for basic programs like outlook and instant messaging stuff.
  11. spikester48661 TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 103

    22" and 37" its all i run.
  12. TheArchitect Newcomer, in training

    I use a 19" monitor dual screened with my 37" HDTV via HD cable. I use the tv for major things such as watching videos, gaming or reading articles like this one. As for the monitor It's basically my backup while I'm using the TV.
  13. Tekkaraiden TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 767   +19

    One 19" though I am aiming for two when I find some desk space. My wife has a 24" screen she bought herself for graphic design work.
  14. Yad Newcomer, in training Posts: 41

    A Samsung Syncmaster S2333 23'' only.
  15. ET3D TechSpot Paladin Posts: 787   +10

    One 20" 1600x1200 monitor.
  16. Technochicken TechSpot Paladin Posts: 900

    I am currently running a 21.5" 1080p monitor, plus a 17" SyncMaster 740n. Even though I can't do any gaming stretched between the two, the second one is really amazingly helpful when it comes to software like Photoshop. Even writing papers is easier, because I can have two documents plus a web page all open at the same time without having to switch between any of them.
  17. ElShotte TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 154

    Only one 24" LG FLATRON W2452T that I had for a few years now. Multiple display setups area great, and I could sure use it as well for my work, but Im using one of those cart desks. It can barely fit my 24" as is with just enough room to put my speakers on the side without them actually interfering with my view.
  18. whiteandnerdy TechSpot Member Posts: 70

    one 20.5" Acer. would like another but i dont have the room
  19. Mikymjr Newcomer, in training Posts: 92

    At home i'm using an Asus 19" flatscreen on my pc. My mother's pc which i put together uses an AOC 20" flatscreen. At work i use an AOC 15"crt. Now i would like 2 x 22" flatscreens but, that's gonna wait a long time cause i'm satisfied with my current setup (4890 @ 900Mhz/4000Mhz).
  20. slh28 TechSpot Paladin Posts: 1,683   +105

    A 24in 1080p monitor... I can't really find the use for more than one monitor at home, but then I only really browse the internet and game on my PC. The Win7 snap left/right feature and a 16:9 monitor means I can have 2 windows side by side all the time.