NT: School Me on Multiple Monitors

[zk1mpls]

Originally Posted by kdawg

This is what I have in my office - like someone already said you can watch a movie or stream sports while working on something else. Twin 22" monitors which aren't expensive now.

I'm still thinking about bring my 32" TV from home (it was huge when I bought it 8 years ago but I want something bigger now) and putting that as the middle one. I would mount it to the wall too which would free up some desk space.

Being a former user of 32" LED TV as computer display myself, I wouldn't advise using a 32" TV as a computer monitor. That  was the very reason why I just purchased the Dell 23" monitor. It really brought some discomfort to my eyes. 

 TV monitors have a really different contrast compared to computer monitors. The eye strain just went away powering up my the new monitor right out of the box.
Would really advise against it as a primary display, but it would definitely be nice as an accessory display to show movies on -which is what I have in mind at the moment. 

 

[kdawg]

I use mine at home a bit - if I'm streaming sports I can plug my laptop into the TV - and it looks pretty good. It has a PC input. I haven't tried it on my desk though.

My kids want it in their room hooked up to the Wii anyway so we'll see who wins that battle...

 

[zk1mpls]

^ Yeah, streaming video should be fine, but working up close and typing stuff on a screen that large... really gives one some nasty eye strain.

To be honest, it mostly has to do with the viewing distance. A 32" screen's recommended viewing distance is around 4.5 feet.

On a side note, I hope that PC Input is at least be HDMI. VGA resolution on a large monitor.

Save your eyes.

 

[queencitysneakerqueen]

I run 2 23" LED monitors off of my Macbook Air and Macbook Pro with a Kensington usb adapter until I build my gaming rig later this year
I don't know how I ever used a computer with one monitor if my desk was bigger I'd use 3 or 4

 

[c hanna]

i had 2, bought a monitor on black friday and returned it within a week
was way too much on the eyes

 

[urb]

I use two monitors when I'm at home with my laptop. My brother gave me his old 19" widescreen monitor and I put it above my desk while I use my 13" Dell laptop. I have this like 13" monitor laying around, I'll give it to you for free if you're local.