Dne, 28. 12. 2010 15:49:26 je Paul Cartwright napisal(a):
On 12/28/2010 09:40 AM, Klistvud wrote:
>
> It's also horrible for web browsing, and for many other tasks. It
> actually only has two uses I can think of: widescreen movies and
> side-by-side document viewing. Given that movies are best viewed on
> large TV sets anyway, the usefulness of widescreen computer
monitors is
> further reduced to just side-by-side document viewing. Arguably,
even
> for that task, dual-head setups are better.
so ( I'm REALLY late into this thread) what you are saying is, I
should
opt for dual-monitors rather than1 LARGER monitor? I had never even
considered dual monitors for HOME use, I always thought it was a work
thingie.. Right now I have a 20" flat panel, but I ALSO still have my
"old" 17" flat panel that I use for my server.. I could I suspect, add
IT to my desktop & make it dual monitors.. what would I need, another
video card the same as my current NVidia card, or would it matter?
I was only making a point; I have no direct experience with dual-head
setups. That said, I've seen them used in "home" environments too. I
guess it's your call really. As one of the posters said, given a big
enough monitor (> 30"), a single monitor can competently replace a
dual-head setup. Not in all use cases though. Dual-head setups allow
you to have, say, a VT on one monitor and a desktop environment on the
other, or a desktop on one monitor and a full-screen video (or OpenGL
game) on the other -- things not possible with a single monitor, AFAIK.
On the other hand, dual-head setups do (generally) require an
additional video card and they are (generally again) more complex and
harder to set up. You have to consider what you'll be using your setup
for; persaonally, I'd be more than happy with, say, a single monitor,
as long as it was at least > 28". Currently I'm on a 15" laptop LCD and
am not happy with it.
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