SpaceGirl writes:
SpaceGirl> wrote:
SpaceGirl writes:
SpaceGirl> wrote:
Pat writes:
Pat> Two monitors are a real blessing. You can open one and start your Pat> editing software and put all of the palettes, etc. on the other one and Pat> keep you image clean. Better yet, you can open Word or Excel in one Pat> and Netscape or your database in the other. I run two and sort of want Pat> to upgrade to one more, but I would have to wall-mount it or something.
At the job I just left I had 2 in my office, and three on my trading floor desk.
Neither 2 nor 3 had the resolution that one 2560×1600 had.
And these were 1280×1024. So three was less than a third the resolution than one 3007.
2560×1600 > 3*3*1284*1024.
Pat> With two monitors, you get 1024 x 768 or whatever on each, giving you Pat> 2048 x 769. You can also put them at slight anges so you eye distance
That is 2.6 times less than the 2580×1600.
Pat> is similar all the way across.
Pat> If I was going to do it again, I would get a graphics card and monitors Pat> that I could put in the portrait orientatin so it would be better yet Pat> for word processing and such.
SpaceGirl> My production machine has 2 x 19" ViewSonic LCD panels (1280×1024) and SpaceGirl> one portrate display (1024×768, rotated on end). The screens are run SpaceGirl> off two independant video cards meaning I get very fast desktop redraws SpaceGirl> (especially when multiple 3d applications are open or video editing SpaceGirl> where one display becomes a playback monitor). Total desktop size is SpaceGirl> effectively 3328×1024! It’s fab 🙂
Sounds nice, but it is 2048×1024, not 3328. Unless I am missing something.
SpaceGirl> You missed something – 3 screens, not two. Two screens that are 1280
My bad.
SpaceGirl> wide, and another one that is 768 wide (cuz it’s on end, portrait). SpaceGirl> 1280+1280+768 = 3328 x 1024 (height), so… about 3.5mpix desktop. It’s SpaceGirl> fun!
Similar to what I had at work, Close to the 2560×1600 overall.
That is still about half the new dell in terms of total resolution. You can see why I would like that…
SpaceGirl> But yes you are right… I’d kill for the Dell!
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