Multiple monitors... Waste?

Jerrick · 11-30-2008, 06:26 AM

Do it!

My comp is mainly setup as a DAW. And right now its mainly just me recording on it, so I have lots of vsti and inserts on my tracks. Gets confusing switching through the tracks, vst windows, tempo tracks, mixers, and hundreds of other things, so it nice to have them spreadout through a couple of monitors.

I like using it for videos too. Premiere on one screen, AE on the other.

Photoshop doesnt need it as much, at least not for me, but if im learning some new effect (switched to cs4, so some fun new things to learn and get used to in there) and having the internet window on one monitor to reference with PS on the main display.

So do it!

laznz1 · 11-30-2008, 10:35 AM

CRT RULES or wait nope just to poor to afford anything else

funkysnair · 11-30-2008, 10:39 AM

i have 2 "19 widescreen monitors, one is on a wall bracket above other-slightely tilted forward to good viewing angle!

i will never use 1 lcd again, i can have xfire,msn and ventrillo on the secondary monitor whilst playing cod4 on other

Elimin8or · 11-30-2008, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Respital

QUAD CRT's FTW!

ROFL...

Quote:

Originally Posted by laznz1

CRT RULES or wait nope just to poor to afford anything else

Same

I tired CRT dual monitor, it was cool but soon as a game is turned on, it switchesto obnly one... so I took it off. But maybe it was my fault anyways, go for it!

lovely? · 11-30-2008, 02:14 PM

LOL i have an lcd on one side of my desk where i sit and a cloned 21" CRT on the other side pointing at my bed for movies when i have my girlfriend over. dual monitors FTW.

Springy182 · 12-02-2008, 05:00 PM

Personally I hate dual monitor, but that's because I have multiple systems in my room, it's nice having a dedicated system per monitor,

dug987654 · 12-02-2008, 07:43 PM

They are very good, but you need the same size and resolution otherwise it will bug you. I had a 15" monitor with my 15.4" (w/s) laptop and i was constantly hvaing to resize windows when I dragged them across.

PunterCam · 12-02-2008, 10:34 PM

I kept flying off the side of the screen when I was rocking two 15" screens (hell yeah), found it plenty annoying.

If you had to hold down a mouse button to cross to another screen I'd find it infinately cool. There's probably an option/addon/program that lets me do that actually. But one 24" is plenty for the moment.

Respital · 12-02-2008, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elimin8or

ROFL...

Finally someone got the joke.

I see CFs sense of humor is dying.

ChrisUlrich · 12-02-2008, 10:42 PM

I didn't really think dual moniters was necessary until I decided to take the plunge, now I never want to have a PC without a dual monitor setup.

View Poll Results: Multiple monitors... Waste!?
YES! Dual monitors FTW!	25	62.50%
No! Uber waste of money!	9	22.50%
Who needs dual... I have 4 monitors!	5	12.50%
I Hate You all i still have a CRT!	1	2.50%
whats dual monitor?	0	0%
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11-30-2008, 06:26 AM	#21 (permalink)
Jerrick Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 255	Do it! My comp is mainly setup as a DAW. And right now its mainly just me recording on it, so I have lots of vsti and inserts on my tracks. Gets confusing switching through the tracks, vst windows, tempo tracks, mixers, and hundreds of other things, so it nice to have them spreadout through a couple of monitors. I like using it for videos too. Premiere on one screen, AE on the other. Photoshop doesnt need it as much, at least not for me, but if im learning some new effect (switched to cs4, so some fun new things to learn and get used to in there) and having the internet window on one monitor to reference with PS on the main display. So do it! __________________ PCU: Intel Q6600 - 2.44ghz Ram: 4gigs Corsair XMS2 Mobo: Gigabyte EP45-DS3R GPU: ATI HD4870 @ 780/1090 PSU: Corsair 520w Unicycles, guitars, and computers. Life is good.

11-30-2008, 10:35 AM	#22 (permalink)
laznz1 Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Resident Kiwi Age: 17 Posts: 2,202	CRT RULES or wait nope just to poor to afford anything else __________________ RNZSigs If you only knew how much it hurts

11-30-2008, 10:39 AM	#23 (permalink)
funkysnair VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newcastle-England-uk Age: 27 Posts: 2,728	i have 2 "19 widescreen monitors, one is on a wall bracket above other-slightely tilted forward to good viewing angle! i will never use 1 lcd again, i can have xfire,msn and ventrillo on the secondary monitor whilst playing cod4 on other __________________ intel i7 920@3.6ghz-foxconn flamingblade-6gig gskill ddr3 1600mhz-ati 4890-coolermaster 700watt psu-intel mx25-m ssd 80gig-samsung spinpoint f1 1tb-custom liquid cooling-windows7 64bit

11-30-2008, 02:14 PM	#25 (permalink)
lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California Age: 17 Posts: 4,986	LOL i have an lcd on one side of my desk where i sit and a cloned 21" CRT on the other side pointing at my bed for movies when i have my girlfriend over. dual monitors FTW. __________________ Core i5 750 @ 4.2ghz Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R 2x2gb OCZ ddr3 1600mhz Corsair TX650w XFX GTX 260 Black ed. 2 500gb WD Black, 320gb WD Caviar Cooped up nicely in an Antec 900

12-02-2008, 05:00 PM	#26 (permalink)
Springy182 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 300	Personally I hate dual monitor, but that's because I have multiple systems in my room, it's nice having a dedicated system per monitor, __________________ CPU: Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 3400MHz 1.25V RAM: OCZ Reaper 4GB DDR2 1066MHz 5-5-5-15 2.1V HDDs: SATA 1000GB Samsung, SATA 500GB 750GB Seagate, IDE 500GB PSU: 600W OCZ StealthXStream ODD: LG SATA DVDRW GPU: EVGA 9800GT (Dual slot) 750-1875-2000 Mobo: EVGA 780i SLI "FTW" Case: Coolermaster NV-690 (NVidia Edition)

12-02-2008, 07:43 PM	#27 (permalink)
dug987654 Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: York, 'The North', UK Age: 22 Posts: 335	They are very good, but you need the same size and resolution otherwise it will bug you. I had a 15" monitor with my 15.4" (w/s) laptop and i was constantly hvaing to resize windows when I dragged them across.

12-02-2008, 10:34 PM	#28 (permalink)
PunterCam Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: GREAT Britain, birthplace of modesty Age: 25 Posts: 820	I kept flying off the side of the screen when I was rocking two 15" screens (hell yeah), found it plenty annoying. If you had to hold down a mouse button to cross to another screen I'd find it infinately cool. There's probably an option/addon/program that lets me do that actually. But one 24" is plenty for the moment. __________________ Part Legend, Part Devil, All Man Mac Pro. 2x dual core xeons @ 2.0Ghz. Booting OSX 10.5.8 & Windows XP 5Gb DDR2 FBDIMM NVidia Geforce 7300Gt 256mb Logitech Z5500 New Nuendo build around the corner... WD 250Gb system drive, Seagate 400Gb (Windows storage), WD 400Gb (OSX storage) 24¨ Acer AL2416W

12-02-2008, 10:42 PM	#30 (permalink)
ChrisUlrich Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 849	I didn't really think dual moniters was necessary until I decided to take the plunge, now I never want to have a PC without a dual monitor setup. __________________ Kandalf LCS (Full Tower) Case with Water Cooling EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 790i Motherboard Q9450 @ 3.5 1.26v- 720w Enermax PSU 2 x 250gb Harddrives. 1 74GB Raptor for Windows XP Pro. 1 1TB 32mb Cache for Windows 7 4gb of OCZ DDR3 2000 eVGA GTX 295 X-Fi Fatality Sound Card and Logitech Z5500 Speakers Lite on it DVD/CD-RW w/ Lightscribe Sweet UV and Blue Lights for Water Cooling and... nothing :-) 24" Acer P234W and a 20.1" Viewsonic VX2025WM Monitor

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