Comments on: Tip of the day: Get a second monitor

By: Brian Hoyt

Brian Hoyt — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

First, I very much agree with this. I have two monitors at home (18 LCD, 21 CRT) and two at work (2 x 19 LCD). I couldn’t imagine going back. The really nice thing about 2000/XP support for mutli monitor is that it can be extended further. For a while I had a spare PCI video card in for 3 monitors. Right now I am considering an SLI motherboard simply so I can have 4 DVI connections all at once.

By: Juliana Aldous Atkinson

Juliana Aldous Atkinson — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

I know there has been research showing two monitors makes you more efficient. I would have a hard time going back to one.

By: headmoron

headmoron — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

My notebook makes me claustrophobic. I’ve had two monitors on my home computer since shortly after I installed Win98SE and read somewhere (probably an Ed Bott book) about multi-monitor. The office followed shortly thereafter. I can’t imagine getting anything done with only a single monitor. Until my CRTs croak, I’ll be tied to them, but after yesterday’s visit to one of my clients with dual Dell widescreen LCDs on each desk, my CRTs may come to an untimely demise.

By: Peter Schroeder

Peter Schroeder — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

I couldn’t agree more. I actually have 3 at work (24″ widescreen LCD, flanked by 2×21″ CRT), and it absolutely drove me nuts only having one at home (20″ LCD).

I finally added an inexpensive 17″ LCD to home, and it is so nice to finally have. Although, now I’m missing that third one…

One thing I will add is that I am in the situation of having different-sized and thus different-resolution monitors. It is very workable, but I would recommend getting them all the same size/resolution and preferably make/model if possible — and definitely set them all at the same height.

By: Zaine Ridling

Zaine Ridling — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

Great tip, and to take full advantage, consider using UltraMon.

By: Light & Dark

Light & Dark — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

I second the recommendation for UltraMon.

I’ve been using a dual setup powered by Matrox cards since ‘98, and trying to work on others’ single monitor setups now feels like having one hand tied behind my back. The improvement in effectiveness and convenience is addicting. Having to work on a 15″ lcd feels like trying to work on a pda screen.

I can’t wait to see what it’s like with a dual-cpu machine powering a dual monitor setup. Just waiting for parts.

By: Cecil LeRoy Chesser

Cecil LeRoy Chesser — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

I feel confined with only 4 (19 inch lcd) monitors at home. I have 8 (19 inch crt) monitors at work. It is definately a one way street. Everytime I add a monitor, there is no going back. I am typing this on monitor 6 of 8.

By: Kevin Respecki's Radio Weblog

Kevin Respecki's Radio Weblog — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

2nd Monitor

Ed Bott’s Tip of the Day a few days ago was ‘Get a Second Monitor’ .