Multiple monitors... Waste?

theasian100 · 11-28-2008, 10:07 PM

What do you all think? im thinking about going with dual monitor soon.

ukulele_ninja · 11-28-2008, 10:10 PM

Well what do you want to do with them? I ran dual monitors for a while and liked it a lot for doing photoshop and website design because I could have one screen dedicated to the project I was working on and the second for all my tool bars and such. For gaming though, you are not going to like two monitors at all, if you want to game on dual, get 3 so you dont have to worry about the split problem.

theasian100 · 11-28-2008, 10:11 PM

yeah i usually have like 3-4 word documents up at once and i photoshop a lot and do a lot of media stuff. not so much on the gaming. More of a media Computer

ukulele_ninja · 11-28-2008, 10:13 PM

Then I say go for it if thats your usage for it! You'll love it, the only reason i dont still use mine is because I dont have enough room on my desk lol.

Intel_man · 11-28-2008, 10:16 PM

Dual screen is really useful. Go for it.

ETSA · 11-29-2008, 12:48 AM

Yes.

theasian100 · 11-29-2008, 01:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ETSA

Yes.

care to evaluate?

Respital · 11-29-2008, 01:43 AM

QUAD CRT's FTW!

Ambushed · 11-29-2008, 01:46 AM

Yeah, I'm soon getting dual LCDs.

Ramomar · 11-29-2008, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theasian100

care to evaluate?

Lol you mean "elaborate"?

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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11-28-2008, 10:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
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11-28-2008, 10:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
ukulele_ninja VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Age: 22 Posts: 4,007	Well what do you want to do with them? I ran dual monitors for a while and liked it a lot for doing photoshop and website design because I could have one screen dedicated to the project I was working on and the second for all my tool bars and such. For gaming though, you are not going to like two monitors at all, if you want to game on dual, get 3 so you dont have to worry about the split problem. __________________ How To Mount Additional Drives in Linux \| Lets Talk HTPC's \| Guide to making your own cell phone ringtones

11-28-2008, 10:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
theasian100 Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: G-Town South CA Age: 15 Posts: 547	yeah i usually have like 3-4 word documents up at once and i photoshop a lot and do a lot of media stuff. not so much on the gaming. More of a media Computer __________________ Desktop/Netbook Mobo - XFX 680I LT - E4500 @ Stock GHZ/ Intel Atom N270 Case - Ultra X - blaster Black/ Glossy Pearl white Ram - 2GB Corsair DHX/1GB Generic PSU - Antec Earth Watts 500/3 Cell battery Gpu - XFX GeForce 8500GT/onboard HDD - Maxtor 160GB/ 8Gb SSD & 8GB Sd card Extras - Logitch S510 - Logitech X-540 - Lifecam/VX3000/.3MP HD webcam Monitor - 19" Widescreen Acer X193W - 19" View Sonic VX900/8.9" Wide screen TheBTEntity

11-28-2008, 10:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
ukulele_ninja VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Age: 22 Posts: 4,007	Then I say go for it if thats your usage for it! You'll love it, the only reason i dont still use mine is because I dont have enough room on my desk lol. __________________ How To Mount Additional Drives in Linux \| Lets Talk HTPC's \| Guide to making your own cell phone ringtones

11-28-2008, 10:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
Intel_man Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,556	Dual screen is really useful. Go for it. __________________ CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz MOBO: Asus P5BW-LA 965G PSU: CoolerMaster Power Extreme 500W VGA: eVGA 9600 GT 512mb GDDR3 @ 750/1870/1000 HDD: WD 250 GB SATA, Samsung Spinpoint F1 Series 500GB SATA RAM:4 GB DDR2 PC2-5300 - Crucial Rendition MONITOR: LG Flatron W2242TQ, NEC MultiSync LCD1530V NETWORK:D-Link DNS-323 - SeaGate Barracuda 500GB SATA2 OS: Windows XP Professional SP3, Windows 7 Beta Build 7000 __________________

11-29-2008, 12:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
ETSA Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: WA Age: 24 Posts: 2,451	Yes. __________________ Cooler Master Cosmos 1010 Corsair 850 Watt PSU Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.2 /w Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 3GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600Mhz HD4870x2 2GB DDR5

11-29-2008, 01:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
Respital Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Canada Age: 14 Posts: 2,429	QUAD CRT's FTW! __________________ Winner of Photo Tourney: Twilight /My Rig:/ /Case :/ Antec Sonata III /Power Supply :/ Antec Earthquake 500W /Motherboard :/ Gigabyte P35-DSR3 /Processor :/ Intel E6850@3.4Ghz /Ram :/ Consair 2x 1 Gb 800mhz /Video Card :/ Zotac 8800 GT /Monitor:/Samsung T220 w 20 000 : 1 Contrast and 2ms response time /3DMark06 Score :/ 11730

11-29-2008, 01:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
Ambushed Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 17 Posts: 2,169	Yeah, I'm soon getting dual LCDs. __________________ Core 2 Duo E6550 2.3GHz FOXCONN MARS Motherboard 2GB DDR2 800 RAM 500GB western digital SATA II Nivida GeForce 9600GT 512MB 19" LCD widescreen 5ms Sound Blaster X-Fi sound card TP-Link WN651G - 108M Wireless PCI Adapter Super G and eXtended Range www.easycomputers.co.nz Skype: l.browne

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