Re: Monitor question
On Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:11:28 +0100, Klistvud wrote:
> 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'm currently using that setup with lenny on a computer used for
displaying presentations, videos and photos at the office. I'm using one
video card with dual head capabilities (an old nvidia 7600GS) and here I
use the closed "nvidia" driver. Setup was plain easy (in twinview mode,
the two displays act as separated screens so I can launch two
applications and get them maximized on each screen).
There are VGA cards that allow to manage up to 4 displays with just one
card attached :-)
> 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.
I've used both (large displays -24"- and dual head setups -2 displays of
19"-) and having one large screen is not that easy in linux systems
(windows are hard to position in the screen and dimensions are forgotten
very easily so you end up moving windows all the time :-P).
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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