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I've been using their 42 inch monitor for a couple of years now. Before that, I worked on a curved 50 inch Samsung TV but it was a bit too large. 42 inches is a

by xpil 4y ago

I've been using their 42 inch monitor for a couple of years now. Before that, I worked on a curved 50 inch Samsung TV but it was a bit too large. 42 inches is a sweet spot for me. 2-monitor setups suck. If I had to go multi, I'd always go with an odd number of monitors (so, 3 or 5) to avoid assymetry. With 2 monitors, your secondary monitor is going to be placed either to the left or to the right of your primary, thus creating assymetrical workload on your neck muscles, affecting your health long term. The only exception from this rule is a layout where your primary screen sits in front of you, and your secondary is placed beside it but rotated 90 degrees (to vertical position) and used mostly for placing various toolbars to declutter the main one. I tried this setup once and it worked ok ish for me. It looks weird but is quite practical once you get used to it.

boring_twenties 4y ago
2 monitors is the only way for me. I could never go back to just one, unless the software could split it in half for me. I prefer to use Linux with Xmonad, where any virtual desktop can be displayed on either monitor at any time. So I don't really think of any monitor as my primary one. Lately I've been forced to use Windows for work, where I use Win+Left/Right to make a window take up 100% of vertical and 50% of horizontal space of a monitor. With two monitors this means 25% of total horizontal space, which is perfect. With one monitor... FML
- brianwawok 4y ago
  I think 2 is an artifact of back when monitors were tiny and you had to do it to fit all your stuff up at once. Been in club 1 good monitor with virtual desktops for 4 years now and no going back. No giant bar in the middle of my view. No neck strain going left to right. Just plenty of screen and a nice layout.
  - boring_twenties 4y ago
    As I already explained, fitting all my stuff at once has nothing to do with it.

by xpil 4y ago

boring_twenties 4y ago

2 monitors is the only way for me. I could never go back to just one, unless the software could split it in half for me. I prefer to use Linux with Xmonad, where any virtual desktop can be displayed on either monitor at any time. So I don't really think of any monitor as my primary one. Lately I've been forced to use Windows for work, where I use Win+Left/Right to make a window take up 100% of vertical and 50% of horizontal space of a monitor. With two monitors this means 25% of total horizontal space, which is perfect. With one monitor... FML

brianwawok 4y ago
I think 2 is an artifact of back when monitors were tiny and you had to do it to fit all your stuff up at once. Been in club 1 good monitor with virtual desktops for 4 years now and no going back. No giant bar in the middle of my view. No neck strain going left to right. Just plenty of screen and a nice layout.
- boring_twenties 4y ago
  As I already explained, fitting all my stuff at once has nothing to do with it.