Anyone using a serious multimonitor setup? Eyefinity?
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Jason Hooper wrote:
I sit here 16 hours a day
Man that just isn't good for you. The odd sprint at deadline time fair enough, but not routinely.
Eight hours for work and eight for play, I should have mentioned :)
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Eight hours for work and eight for play, I should have mentioned :)
Dude, with that much play you'll go blind.
Somebody in an online forum wrote:
INTJs never really joke. They make a point. The joke is just a gift wrapper.
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I find that 1200 lines of resolution is very useful. You may want to consider it if you can find suitable monitors.
Rick York wrote:
I find that 1200 lines of resolution is very useful. You may want to consider it if you can find suitable monitors.
I was using 1600x1200 at least ten years ago (on a CRT). The fact that 1200 lines is still uncommon is appalling to me. I have dual 23" 1920x1080 monitors now (at work) and it's a little wide (it's too tall for my tastes to do portrait, which some do). 1920x1440 would have been nice... I DON'T WATCH MOVIES ON THESE THINGS. But what I really want are monitors that have 300+ dpi. Sigh.
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Dude, with that much play you'll go blind.
Somebody in an online forum wrote:
INTJs never really joke. They make a point. The joke is just a gift wrapper.
AspDotNetDev wrote:
Dude, with that much play you'll go blind.
Oh so THAT'S why he needs 4 monitors... Don't give us this easier to develop with crap! :laugh:
"... having only that moment finished a vigorous game of Wiff-Waff and eaten a tartiflet." - Henry Minute "...who gives a tinker's cuss?" - Dalek Dave "Let's face it, after Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!" - gavindon
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Dude, with that much play you'll go blind.
Somebody in an online forum wrote:
INTJs never really joke. They make a point. The joke is just a gift wrapper.
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I'm doing 4x 24" at 1920x1080 each. Two is probably just about right, but I've grown into using all monitors efficiently. I sit here 16 hours a day (I work from home) and love the large amount of information available with just a shift of my eyes. For most people 1 or 2 is probably enough. If your job is answering email all day, you can probably get by with a laptop. But serious development is easier to accomplish with 2 or more. I don't quite have a dedicated CodeProject monitor yet, however. :laugh:
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We use 3 19" monitors per workstation as standard and are using cheapie vid cards to do it. I struggle going back to 2 monitors, and whine, endlessly, when using a laptop.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
Only 19"? That's rather retro! My main rig at the moment has a pair that side but they're satellites - the main monitor is 24".
Anna :rose: Tech Blog | Visual Lint "Why would anyone prefer to wield a weapon that takes both hands at once, when they could use a lighter (and obviously superior) weapon that allows you to wield multiple ones at a time, and thus supports multi-paradigm carnage?"
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below is the snippet. Seriously thinking about upgrading to three monitors at home with a beefed up server. Now that *nice* 1920x1080 LCDs are below $200, it helps with the eyes that come with older age. Anyone making use of this hardware? happy with it? "AMD Eyefinity Technology Supporting multiple independent display outputs simultaneously, AMD Eyefinity technology delivers innovative graphics display capabilities enabling massive desktop workspaces and ultra-immersive visual environments for the ultimate panoramic computing experience. The new display interface DisplayPort 1.2 boasts features such as 2560x1600 max resolution per display, 21.6 Gbps bandwidth, multi-stream transport and high bit-rate audio, enabling simple, affordable and flexible multi-display configurations. "
Charlie Gilley You're going to tell me what I want to know, or I'm going to beat you to death in your own house. "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
I'm running Dual GeForce 9400 GT AND 3 24" Hanns G HW223D monitors. Unless you're into crazy gaming, this setup is perfect for me and could support a 4th monitor! I develop client server desktop apps and end up running a virtual machine on the left and right and having my main machine in the middle. This allows me to debug and commit changes easily. When I go home, I use a 10" Netbook to write papers on for school. Its all what you're used to. The netbook is perfect for writing papers, but I would not want to develop on it.
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below is the snippet. Seriously thinking about upgrading to three monitors at home with a beefed up server. Now that *nice* 1920x1080 LCDs are below $200, it helps with the eyes that come with older age. Anyone making use of this hardware? happy with it? "AMD Eyefinity Technology Supporting multiple independent display outputs simultaneously, AMD Eyefinity technology delivers innovative graphics display capabilities enabling massive desktop workspaces and ultra-immersive visual environments for the ultimate panoramic computing experience. The new display interface DisplayPort 1.2 boasts features such as 2560x1600 max resolution per display, 21.6 Gbps bandwidth, multi-stream transport and high bit-rate audio, enabling simple, affordable and flexible multi-display configurations. "
Charlie Gilley You're going to tell me what I want to know, or I'm going to beat you to death in your own house. "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
So next year similar prices may reach our shores, after I recover from some workless weeks and the December break, and I can resume domination of the WordPress plugin market with a cool 3 monitor setup. :cool:
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We use 3 19" monitors per workstation as standard and are using cheapie vid cards to do it. I struggle going back to 2 monitors, and whine, endlessly, when using a laptop.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
and whine, endlessly, when using a laptop.
Just when using a laptop? ;P
WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.
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We use 3 19" monitors per workstation as standard and are using cheapie vid cards to do it. I struggle going back to 2 monitors, and whine, endlessly, when using a laptop.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
We use 3 19" monitors per workstation as standard and are using cheapie vid cards to do it. I struggle going back to 2 monitors, and whine, endlessly, all the time.
FTFY. Made my keg of beer last Saturday, back the Saturday after next to bottle it. You really should make it to Sydney for the piss up.
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below is the snippet. Seriously thinking about upgrading to three monitors at home with a beefed up server. Now that *nice* 1920x1080 LCDs are below $200, it helps with the eyes that come with older age. Anyone making use of this hardware? happy with it? "AMD Eyefinity Technology Supporting multiple independent display outputs simultaneously, AMD Eyefinity technology delivers innovative graphics display capabilities enabling massive desktop workspaces and ultra-immersive visual environments for the ultimate panoramic computing experience. The new display interface DisplayPort 1.2 boasts features such as 2560x1600 max resolution per display, 21.6 Gbps bandwidth, multi-stream transport and high bit-rate audio, enabling simple, affordable and flexible multi-display configurations. "
Charlie Gilley You're going to tell me what I want to know, or I'm going to beat you to death in your own house. "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
I think the Eyefinity only matters if you want them all to act as one giant monitor in some environment that doesn't natively do multi-monitor setups. Like a game, for instance. Windows doesn't care whether you have one AMD/ATI card with three outputs (as I have) or three separate cards all from different makers. I do have three, and absolutely find it worthwhile. Two tips regarding such things: 1) *Nice* LCD's are not made with TN technology, which, alas, is what makes most of the cheap monitors cheap. Most LCD's are made with TN technology. But if you're going to do it right, make sure you're getting IPS or some other technology that allows for a wide field of view without color change. Some, but not all or even most, Dell monitors are actually "nice" by this definition (as are some from other makers, but so far I've wound up settling on Dells), and not all of them realize they should actually advertise this, so you have to look carefully to figure it out, or examine them in person. They've gotten a little better about horizontal movement, but try going to Best Buy and I bet you won't find a single monitor that maintains its colors when you move your head up and down. Thus you can eliminate every single model you find there after doing that. Because for monitors of any size, this means the pixels in front of your face are showing color differently than those at the top or bottom of the screen, which is important if you're close to it (at a desk). Even more important if you use it as a TV, like I do, where people might be sitting/lying on a couch and viewing from just about any angle. Maybe this doesn't matter to you, but I find it to be a pretty annoying trait when two people looking at the same monitor can't see the same thing, or you need to swing the monitor into the exact right position to see a picture well. Very important, too, if you are doing any color-essential work like video editing or graphical design. 2) Go check out this and other stands by this manufacturer: http://www.amazon.com/Triple-LCD-Monitor-Stand-Monitors/dp/B0023ED22Y[^] I have one, and it is very solid, and highly maneuverable, at something like $100 less than its competitors. I have no idea why most monitor stands cost so much, so this is a find. But do be aware that this particular one will work best either with one larger cen
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Chris Maunder wrote:
and whine, endlessly, when using a laptop.
Just when using a laptop? ;P
WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.
I tend not to be too exclusive with my whining.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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I think the Eyefinity only matters if you want them all to act as one giant monitor in some environment that doesn't natively do multi-monitor setups. Like a game, for instance. Windows doesn't care whether you have one AMD/ATI card with three outputs (as I have) or three separate cards all from different makers. I do have three, and absolutely find it worthwhile. Two tips regarding such things: 1) *Nice* LCD's are not made with TN technology, which, alas, is what makes most of the cheap monitors cheap. Most LCD's are made with TN technology. But if you're going to do it right, make sure you're getting IPS or some other technology that allows for a wide field of view without color change. Some, but not all or even most, Dell monitors are actually "nice" by this definition (as are some from other makers, but so far I've wound up settling on Dells), and not all of them realize they should actually advertise this, so you have to look carefully to figure it out, or examine them in person. They've gotten a little better about horizontal movement, but try going to Best Buy and I bet you won't find a single monitor that maintains its colors when you move your head up and down. Thus you can eliminate every single model you find there after doing that. Because for monitors of any size, this means the pixels in front of your face are showing color differently than those at the top or bottom of the screen, which is important if you're close to it (at a desk). Even more important if you use it as a TV, like I do, where people might be sitting/lying on a couch and viewing from just about any angle. Maybe this doesn't matter to you, but I find it to be a pretty annoying trait when two people looking at the same monitor can't see the same thing, or you need to swing the monitor into the exact right position to see a picture well. Very important, too, if you are doing any color-essential work like video editing or graphical design. 2) Go check out this and other stands by this manufacturer: http://www.amazon.com/Triple-LCD-Monitor-Stand-Monitors/dp/B0023ED22Y[^] I have one, and it is very solid, and highly maneuverable, at something like $100 less than its competitors. I have no idea why most monitor stands cost so much, so this is a find. But do be aware that this particular one will work best either with one larger cen
ty sir :). I seem to have h/w lust (ooooo, shiny) disease. I confess that I will expense it as "equipment for development" but I do new MW3 to run well :)
Charlie Gilley You're going to tell me what I want to know, or I'm going to beat you to death in your own house. "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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below is the snippet. Seriously thinking about upgrading to three monitors at home with a beefed up server. Now that *nice* 1920x1080 LCDs are below $200, it helps with the eyes that come with older age. Anyone making use of this hardware? happy with it? "AMD Eyefinity Technology Supporting multiple independent display outputs simultaneously, AMD Eyefinity technology delivers innovative graphics display capabilities enabling massive desktop workspaces and ultra-immersive visual environments for the ultimate panoramic computing experience. The new display interface DisplayPort 1.2 boasts features such as 2560x1600 max resolution per display, 21.6 Gbps bandwidth, multi-stream transport and high bit-rate audio, enabling simple, affordable and flexible multi-display configurations. "
Charlie Gilley You're going to tell me what I want to know, or I'm going to beat you to death in your own house. "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
I've been using three monitors at home for about 4 years now. I picked up two 19" (1280x1024) I-Inc monitors for cheap to complement my 23" Samsung (2048x1152). I love it. I have a fourth monitor (17") lying around that I've been thinking of hooking up, except I don't have the desk space for it :laugh:. At work I use two 22" (1680x1050) monitors. It's not the same, but two monitors suffice.
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I find that 1200 lines of resolution is very useful. You may want to consider it if you can find suitable monitors.
I am so pissed that the needs of TV resolution took over the monitor world. I use 5 LCD panels with 1200 vertical pixels of resolution -- 2 at 1920*1200, and 3 at 1600*1200, and you'll pry them out my cold dead hands. Programmers need all the vertical resolution they can get, because more pixels means more code on display. If I want to watch movies, I have a TV set for that. When I'm working, I want proper resolution, and don't give me this "full HD" crap. Trying to find a proper monitor these days is nearly impossible, and you have to pay a fortune for them.
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I am so pissed that the needs of TV resolution took over the monitor world. I use 5 LCD panels with 1200 vertical pixels of resolution -- 2 at 1920*1200, and 3 at 1600*1200, and you'll pry them out my cold dead hands. Programmers need all the vertical resolution they can get, because more pixels means more code on display. If I want to watch movies, I have a TV set for that. When I'm working, I want proper resolution, and don't give me this "full HD" crap. Trying to find a proper monitor these days is nearly impossible, and you have to pay a fortune for them.
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AspDotNetDev wrote:
Dude, with that much play you'll go blind.
Oh so THAT'S why he needs 4 monitors... Don't give us this easier to develop with crap! :laugh:
"... having only that moment finished a vigorous game of Wiff-Waff and eaten a tartiflet." - Henry Minute "...who gives a tinker's cuss?" - Dalek Dave "Let's face it, after Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!" - gavindon
Is that a pornoramic display :)
The only thing unpredictable about me is just how predictable I'm going to be.
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below is the snippet. Seriously thinking about upgrading to three monitors at home with a beefed up server. Now that *nice* 1920x1080 LCDs are below $200, it helps with the eyes that come with older age. Anyone making use of this hardware? happy with it? "AMD Eyefinity Technology Supporting multiple independent display outputs simultaneously, AMD Eyefinity technology delivers innovative graphics display capabilities enabling massive desktop workspaces and ultra-immersive visual environments for the ultimate panoramic computing experience. The new display interface DisplayPort 1.2 boasts features such as 2560x1600 max resolution per display, 21.6 Gbps bandwidth, multi-stream transport and high bit-rate audio, enabling simple, affordable and flexible multi-display configurations. "
Charlie Gilley You're going to tell me what I want to know, or I'm going to beat you to death in your own house. "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
I dont have nything that much serious still need to make an upgrade end of this year. Saw some awsome samsung LED 3D monitors and loved them . My curent setup looks like this Dev Faqtory 3 monitor setup
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below is the snippet. Seriously thinking about upgrading to three monitors at home with a beefed up server. Now that *nice* 1920x1080 LCDs are below $200, it helps with the eyes that come with older age. Anyone making use of this hardware? happy with it? "AMD Eyefinity Technology Supporting multiple independent display outputs simultaneously, AMD Eyefinity technology delivers innovative graphics display capabilities enabling massive desktop workspaces and ultra-immersive visual environments for the ultimate panoramic computing experience. The new display interface DisplayPort 1.2 boasts features such as 2560x1600 max resolution per display, 21.6 Gbps bandwidth, multi-stream transport and high bit-rate audio, enabling simple, affordable and flexible multi-display configurations. "
Charlie Gilley You're going to tell me what I want to know, or I'm going to beat you to death in your own house. "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Check out MaxiVista.com[^] for a great way to use a laptop or any other physically close windows computer to augment the display on your main rig. I tend to have 2 direct attached and 1 on MaxiVista.