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I've been sharing this tip (joining an online meeting using two devices / screens) ever since the beginning of WFH. I will join a meeting using my phone as the

I've been sharing this tip (joining an online meeting using two devices / screens) ever since the beginning of WFH. I will join a meeting using my phone as the camera and have the UI set to display a grid of faces. I will join that same meeting using my PC and have the UI set to display whatever the presenter is projecting. This lets me minimize the parallax when I'm talking to someone and it lets me use my 43" monitor to see whatever it is that the presenter is projecting (often in some tiny font because ... we're all learning). This works for both Zoom and Teams - I haven't tried other meeting solutions.

credit_guy 6y ago
I'm doing something similar. I have a laptop for communications (mainly Zoom, but a bit of Cisco SeeMe as well) and an iMac for remoting into my work machine. Many times I put Zoom on full screen on the laptop, it's great. The screen dedicated to work is not very large (24in), can't wait for a new iMac to be released so I can upgrade. But for the time being, I can function.
- localhost 6y ago
  The nice thing about a laptop is that it has a much bigger screen than my phone, but the tradeoff in the phone case is that I can't see the other people as clearly when I'm looking at a 4-box of people. The tradeoff in the laptop case is that (usually) laptops have a pretty crappy integrated webcam. Another solution that I'm going to experiment with sometime soon is to use my iPad Pro as the video conferencing device so that I can (hopefully - haven't tried yet) see a 9 box of people on the device. It's probably a step down in video quality for other folks looking at me, but that's OK :)
mbreese 6y ago
I do this too, but for more practical reasons. I work from home normally, and I like being able to move around (while the video is off). So, connecting from my phone is my default. Also, when I’m the one presenting (from the big screen), I can see what everyone else sees on my phone. This helps a lot. You then know when slides actually changed, how big things are, etc.

credit_guy 6y ago

I'm doing something similar. I have a laptop for communications (mainly Zoom, but a bit of Cisco SeeMe as well) and an iMac for remoting into my work machine. Many times I put Zoom on full screen on the laptop, it's great. The screen dedicated to work is not very large (24in), can't wait for a new iMac to be released so I can upgrade. But for the time being, I can function.

localhost 6y ago
The nice thing about a laptop is that it has a much bigger screen than my phone, but the tradeoff in the phone case is that I can't see the other people as clearly when I'm looking at a 4-box of people. The tradeoff in the laptop case is that (usually) laptops have a pretty crappy integrated webcam. Another solution that I'm going to experiment with sometime soon is to use my iPad Pro as the video conferencing device so that I can (hopefully - haven't tried yet) see a 9 box of people on the device. It's probably a step down in video quality for other folks looking at me, but that's OK :)

mbreese 6y ago

I do this too, but for more practical reasons. I work from home normally, and I like being able to move around (while the video is off). So, connecting from my phone is my default. Also, when I’m the one presenting (from the big screen), I can see what everyone else sees on my phone. This helps a lot. You then know when slides actually changed, how big things are, etc.