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 shouldopt 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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