Dual Monitors - Worth Every Penny
This is a very late post. Back in January 2003, I got a major PC upgrade: two 19″ LCD monitors and a dual-DVI video card to drive them. This was somewhat less common (and much more expensive) in 2003 than today. The monitors are “Samsung SyncMaster 191T”. I took this photo at the time, meaning to post it:
Dual monitors are a remarkable productivity tool - I am confident that this upgrade paid for itself within the first few months of use. Another developer here at Oasis Digital uses three screens; I’m planning to go that direction, or two larger screens, next time I upgrade. I’ve since moved to a faster computer, but I’m still using these monitors.
For best results, don’t even think about plugging LCDs in to analog VGA - the difference between analog and DVI is immediately visible and stark. I’ve seen many sources online claim that DVI is only a minor improvement; I find this unfathomable.
I use and recommend Ultramon for making best use of multiple screen - it seems to work better than the similar softwre which ships with some video cards.
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