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Twin Monitors or Large Screen ??

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928ash

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Hello All,

Just wanted to know what people preferred and why - I am setting up a study room , mainly for working from home on spreadsheets and some photo editing. I can't decide whether to get a large ( monitor 32" ) or two 22" monitors. Is it all down to preference or are there advantages to one or the other ?

feedback welcome....

Thanks
Ash
 
I use 4 monitors/screens--2x40 and a 19 and 24 plus a winows 10 desktop, an xp desktop, an xp laptop plus a 10 inch tablet---all hooked up by a local wizard [don't ask me how] It all seems to work very well but being partially sighted [blind] sometimes it gets confusing and my talkie board tends to jumble things up but all in all it works well as my lifeline to the outside world.
Reaper.
 
I could never go back to a single monitor now matter how big.

As a graphic designer I highly recommend Dell Ultrasharp U2412M 24". The colours and sharpness are awesome.
 
kiddac said:
I could never go back to a single monitor now matter how big.

As a graphic designer I highly recommend Dell Ultrasharp U2412M 24". The colours and sharpness are awesome.
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nor could i now, i have been setting up a firestick for my sister with 1 laptop, what a chew on , min-max min-max lol done my head in lol
 
dual screen over single large screen every time. Its going to be cheaper and you get more desktop space. Most 32" monitors (not TV) will be 2560 x 1440 compared to 3840 x 1080 for a pair of 22" HD monitors though you can get a pair of 2560 x 1440 screens for more money.
 
Without doubt dual monitors get my vote too.

Give someone a dual monitor setup for a week and then return and try to take back one of the monitors, good luck with that..... lol

It gives you so much flexibility and scope and the extra landscape is so functional too.

From a work point of view it is sooooooooooooooooooo much more productive.

How you manage them is important too of course. My preference is extended desktop but with two individual task bars which allows you to have multiple windows open on either or both screens or you can have a single window open across both screens or drag and drop individual open windows from one monitor to another and back again when required. The two task bars allow you to minimise to either screen too of course.

What you use to control such a setup is important as well of course if you want to get the best out of the setup.

I use Ultramon simply because that's what I started out with and it does everything I require it to do. DisplayFusion is supposed to be very good also.

You can get more Info on control software HERE:

I haven't checked out how Windows 10 handles multiple monitors natively yet so I can't comment on that.
 
Gman496 said:
How you manage them is important too of course. My preference is extended desktop but with two individual task bars which allows you to have multiple windows open on either or both screens or you can have a single window open across both screens or drag and drop individual open windows from one monitor to another and back again when required. The two task bars allow you to minimise to either screen too of course.

What you use to control such a setup is important as well of course if you want to get the best out of the setup.

I use Ultramon simply because that's what I started out with and it does everything I require it to do. DisplayFusion is supposed to be very good also.

You can get more Info on control software HERE:

I haven't checked out how Windows 10 handles multiple monitors natively yet so I can't comment on that.
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TBH, I have a triple screen at work and dual at home and just just the built in windows control panel with intel drivers and never found a need to install any additional control software.
 
oneman said:
TBH, I have a triple screen at work and dual at home and just just the built in windows control panel with intel drivers and never found a need to install any additional control software.
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That might very well be, but I'm using dual monitors for so long now that things regarding Windows native control may have moved on since I started. I have never went back to Windows native control but I can say that back then the 3rd party software options offered way more advantages then Windows did. The fact the 3rd party softwares have survived might suggest that it is still the case? Maybe it could be that you don't know what you are missing by staying with the native control?

I'd say the only one qualified to comment constructively on the issue is someone who has tested both recently?

Control aside. the OP's question is not the control but the better of the two options they outlined in their original question and I stand firm on the fact that multiple monitors are a no brainer. I'm simply making the OP aware that on the multiple monitor option there are more options available by considering the 3rd party software control too.
 
Gman496 said:
oneman said:
TBH, I have a triple screen at work and dual at home and just just the built in windows control panel with intel drivers and never found a need to install any additional control software.
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That might very well be, but I'm using dual monitors for so long now that things regarding Windows native control may have moved on since I started. I have never went back to Windows native control but I can say that back then the 3rd party software options offered way more advantages then Windows did. The fact the 3rd party softwares have survived might suggest that it is still the case? Maybe it could be that you don't know what you are missing by staying with the native control?

I'd say the only one qualified to comment constructively on the issue is someone who has tested both recently?

Control aside. the OP's question is not the control but the better of the two options they outlined in their original question and I stand firm on the fact that multiple monitors are a no brainer. I'm simply making the OP aware that on the multiple monitor option there are more options available by considering the 3rd party software control too.
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Using win7 with 2 x 22" monitors + laptop screen at work, 1 x 27" + 1 x 24" monitors at home with Win10. There isn't much that Win10 does extra compared to Win7 and Win8. Win7 has a lot more options then Vista if anybody is still using that. It can do all the basics like where each screen is in relation to the other one, which is the 'master' screen, resolutions and refresh rates, extend vs mirror, etc. Intel drivers add some more options as well. I don't' have a graphics card but AMD and nVidia tools again have more functionality than just Windows. One thing I would like to do is Excel understanding multiple screens as at the moment you have to open two instances of excel to compare two spreadsheets.

There are a couple of things the utility can do like extend tool bar, have different backgrounds (which can be useful), clipping between screens and some other options but I didn't find that they were enough to spend 20 quid on. I think you can try the tool for free before deciding so OP can decide for them self.

But as you say, dual screen vs single large monitor is a no brainer,
 
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