Dual-monitor question

**ppatin** · 12-04-2009, 10:22 AM

For those of you who use dual monitors, in your opinion does it make a big difference if one monitor is the same size/resolution as the other? I've got a 22-inch Viewsonic right now, and want to get a second screen to go with it. I'm debating to go with a 24-incher or get something smaller that' s in the same resolution as my current screen. This isn't really a technical question, I'm just curious about people's experiences and opinions about what's the most practical.

**Un4given** · 12-04-2009, 10:34 AM

I think that will mostly depend on what you plan to use it for, but mostly that's a personal opinion.

**ppatin** · 12-04-2009, 10:35 AM

I'm aware of that, I was just curious about people's thoughts from their experience.

**Boudreaux** · 12-04-2009, 10:55 AM

I use 3 19's" side by side directly in front of me....and 2 22's" to the left of me. I think it does make a difference if they are all the same size. My eyes can "flow" between them easier because you know approximately where things are. I think it would feel awkward to work with multiple sizes side by side. Just my 2 cents

**PointlesS** · 12-04-2009, 11:15 AM

It depends really. I'll be in the market for a 24" monitor once I upgrade my computer and my current 22" monitor will obviously look different. What I'm going to probably do is buy a stand for the 22" so I can rotate it and put it in portrait mode. That'll most likely be the one I use for web browsing and reading, and it will certainly help when following tutorials since I'm starting to do more development stuff.

I did have dual monitors at one point, but one monitor died on me. It was amazing when I had it though.

12-04-2009, 10:22 AM	#1
ppatin Catfish Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 121	Dual-monitor question For those of you who use dual monitors, in your opinion does it make a big difference if one monitor is the same size/resolution as the other? I've got a 22-inch Viewsonic right now, and want to get a second screen to go with it. I'm debating to go with a 24-incher or get something smaller that' s in the same resolution as my current screen. This isn't really a technical question, I'm just curious about people's experiences and opinions about what's the most practical. __________________ Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 4GB G.Skill DDR2 800 XFX GeForce 8800GTS 320MB Seagate Baracuda 400GB, WD Caviar 500GB

12-04-2009, 10:34 AM	#2
Un4given Super Villain Moderator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Salt Lake City, UT United States Posts: 22,365	I think that will mostly depend on what you plan to use it for, but mostly that's a personal opinion. __________________ Prince of the OC Crusaders Intel Q6600 2.4GHz @ 3.23GHz (357MHz x 9) Zalman CNPS7000B-CU Asus P5Q-E/6GB Patriot DDR2-800 XFX Radeon HD4890 Creative Labs X-Fi XtremeGamer 500GB/200GB/80GB Seagate SATA (7200RPM) Asus 20x DVD-RW DL DVD-RW

12-04-2009, 10:35 AM	#3
ppatin Catfish Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 121	I'm aware of that, I was just curious about people's thoughts from their experience. __________________ Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 4GB G.Skill DDR2 800 XFX GeForce 8800GTS 320MB Seagate Baracuda 400GB, WD Caviar 500GB

12-04-2009, 10:55 AM	#4
Boudreaux Catfish Join Date: May 2001 Location: Dallas, Texas, USA Posts: 120	I use 3 19's" side by side directly in front of me....and 2 22's" to the left of me. I think it does make a difference if they are all the same size. My eyes can "flow" between them easier because you know approximately where things are. I think it would feel awkward to work with multiple sizes side by side. Just my 2 cents __________________ Boudin for Everyone

12-04-2009, 11:15 AM	#5
PointlesS Oh Yeah! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Springfield, ?? Posts: 15,809	It depends really. I'll be in the market for a 24" monitor once I upgrade my computer and my current 22" monitor will obviously look different. What I'm going to probably do is buy a stand for the 22" so I can rotate it and put it in portrait mode. That'll most likely be the one I use for web browsing and reading, and it will certainly help when following tutorials since I'm starting to do more development stuff. I did have dual monitors at one point, but one monitor died on me. It was amazing when I had it though. __________________ Save ana...!! Lian Li PC-K7B \| Intel i5 750 \| 4GB A-Data 1600 \| Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R \| XFX Radeon 5850 \| 2-640GB WD Caviar Blue \| X-fi Xtrememusic \| Klipsch Promedia 5.1 Ultra \| Dell U2311H \| Antec Basiq Plus 550W \| NEC 3550A \| Win7 Ultimate x64 and a whole lot of lovin..

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