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"All three groups were significantly more productive using 24-inch-or-larger widescreen monitors (1920x1200 resolution, or larger) compared to 18-inch displays
by zhyder 19y ago
"All three groups were significantly more productive using 24-inch-or-larger widescreen monitors (1920x1200 resolution, or larger) compared to 18-inch displays (1280x1024 resolution), according to the research."
They're not comparing 2 displays with the same real estate (in area or total pixel count). Well of course the larger monitor will make you more productive. I'm still dubious about the benefit of widescreen over standard-format.
Widescreen's popularity has more to do with playing DVDs than with increased productivity.
- mdemare 19y agoTrue, I always choose standard size. I want vertical space much more badly than horizontal, especially for browsing, editing source code and reading PDFs.
- ardit33 19y agoAt work I have two 20.5" monitors hooked to a laptop. The main one is horizontal, while the other is rotated vertically (NVDIA drivers let you do that). I use the horizontal for everything, while the vertical one is for code and code only. It helps a lot.