How many screens?
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On this Quora post[^], the guy said he uses 6 screens for his daily use, as a programmer. I will say, that he didn't have the ALT + TAB keys or they don't work; where as he claims he doesn't have to press them. I have used one screen at a time, for everything, everytime! OriginalGriff once wrote about his 2 screens, well that is fair enough I also have a secondary laptop and I use it for chatting purposes if I am working, but 6?
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I use two. Generally one for VS and one for SQL. I see Philips now have a cheap 40 " UHD monitor for the same price as their old 28". It has software that allows you you set it up with up to four virtual monitors. Looks good. I just need to get work to get one as a test :)
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I use two. Generally one for VS and one for SQL. I see Philips now have a cheap 40 " UHD monitor for the same price as their old 28". It has software that allows you you set it up with up to four virtual monitors. Looks good. I just need to get work to get one as a test :)
I will consider this 40" option for myself also. :)
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Oddly, I'm comfortable within 1 to 6. I've been doing a lot of work on a laptop recently with just 1 screen, and my desktop has 3, which is awesome, as I often have multiple browsers, IDE's, and other documents open. I've used 6 (spread across a couple computers using Synergy to share the mouse and keyboard) which was a huge advantage when I was having to remote into several different machines as well as keep my development environment open. Never had the opportunity to use more than 6, but the way I see it, the more the better. Of course, a couple of these babies[^] would do too. Marc
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After reviewing many comments, in which 3 is the most common term, I think I am lagging behind for having 2 laptops only. I will from now on purchase more screens only. :laugh: JK, I will stick to using one machine for each purpose. :)
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On this Quora post[^], the guy said he uses 6 screens for his daily use, as a programmer. I will say, that he didn't have the ALT + TAB keys or they don't work; where as he claims he doesn't have to press them. I have used one screen at a time, for everything, everytime! OriginalGriff once wrote about his 2 screens, well that is fair enough I also have a secondary laptop and I use it for chatting purposes if I am working, but 6?
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Terry Pratchett was asked why he had six monitors. His reply: "Because I don't have enough space for eight" Two is brilliant - orders of magnitude better than one. Three, I'd like to try. Four, I could fit in - just - but I'd need a new video card, which means a new PC as it's only half height. Six? I could use it. I don't think that for what I do, it'd be that much of an improvement - but I didn't think two would make that much difference either.
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Terry Pratchett was asked why he had six monitors. His reply: "Because I don't have enough space for eight" Two is brilliant - orders of magnitude better than one. Three, I'd like to try. Four, I could fit in - just - but I'd need a new video card, which means a new PC as it's only half height. Six? I could use it. I don't think that for what I do, it'd be that much of an improvement - but I didn't think two would make that much difference either.
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Hmmm. *Makes plan about going to the nearest market to purchase a bunch of new screens for system!*
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On this Quora post[^], the guy said he uses 6 screens for his daily use, as a programmer. I will say, that he didn't have the ALT + TAB keys or they don't work; where as he claims he doesn't have to press them. I have used one screen at a time, for everything, everytime! OriginalGriff once wrote about his 2 screens, well that is fair enough I also have a secondary laptop and I use it for chatting purposes if I am working, but 6?
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For me, it's not a matter of number of screens, but total real-estate, aka resolution. I have a 40" 4K TV (3820x2160) and a pair of 24" monitors (1920x1200) on my desk. The 4K display by itself provides you with a ridiculous amount of space, but I'm not going to give up the two other displays I already had. There's no going back.
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On this Quora post[^], the guy said he uses 6 screens for his daily use, as a programmer. I will say, that he didn't have the ALT + TAB keys or they don't work; where as he claims he doesn't have to press them. I have used one screen at a time, for everything, everytime! OriginalGriff once wrote about his 2 screens, well that is fair enough I also have a secondary laptop and I use it for chatting purposes if I am working, but 6?
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As I recall dual-monitor is the recommendation for most uses... http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/work-and-play-better-with-multiple-monitors[^]
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On this Quora post[^], the guy said he uses 6 screens for his daily use, as a programmer. I will say, that he didn't have the ALT + TAB keys or they don't work; where as he claims he doesn't have to press them. I have used one screen at a time, for everything, everytime! OriginalGriff once wrote about his 2 screens, well that is fair enough I also have a secondary laptop and I use it for chatting purposes if I am working, but 6?
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I am always amazed how people can manage more than one screen. I had 2 for a while at office and never really made any good use of it. I am probably way too much used to Alt + tab and Ctrl + tab.
Just being able to have Chrome or a PDF open full screen on one monitor, while coding fullscreen on the other makes it soooooo worth while!
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Just being able to have Chrome or a PDF open full screen on one monitor, while coding fullscreen on the other makes it soooooo worth while!
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Right, 2 is enough. What can a person do with 6 screens in a programming environment? Visual Studio can handle debugging and all in one screen. :sigh:
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Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan wrote:
What can a person do with 6 screens in a programming environment?
1. IDE (Back End) 2. Database interface (e.g. SSMS) 3. IDE (UI) 4. email / IM etc. 5. The Googs 6. Whatever else - news/ CP / etc Easy
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Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan wrote:
What can a person do with 6 screens in a programming environment?
1. IDE (Back End) 2. Database interface (e.g. SSMS) 3. IDE (UI) 4. email / IM etc. 5. The Googs 6. Whatever else - news/ CP / etc Easy
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I think you mean: 1) IDE 2) Google 3) Cat pictures 4) Cat videos 5) Cat pictures again 6) More cat pictures (and Pr0n)
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On this Quora post[^], the guy said he uses 6 screens for his daily use, as a programmer. I will say, that he didn't have the ALT + TAB keys or they don't work; where as he claims he doesn't have to press them. I have used one screen at a time, for everything, everytime! OriginalGriff once wrote about his 2 screens, well that is fair enough I also have a secondary laptop and I use it for chatting purposes if I am working, but 6?
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I am using 2 (24" - 1920 x 1200) Screens. And it really makes the difference. I have tried using 3 screens, but that's too much. (Apart from the functional part - You often look stupid when trying to find windows on it :-D ) So IMHO 2 is the right setup. Anything less or more will affect the productivity. ... and 6 - he must be really using his revolving chair instead of alt+tab. :laugh:
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3 is still satisfactory, I mean I understand using 3 screens, but more than that is confusing and not at all useful, unless required by the framework (as already discussed for Medical or other such uses).
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You won't believe the increase on productivity the second display means. And then, of course, depending on the kind of job you do it will help (or not) having more displays. 2 big ones is ok for me, but 3 is even better. Only a few times I've wished having more than 3... There are cases in which I need a virtual oscilloscope to keep an eye on the behavior of my PLC while the code is being debugged and other tasks are running there... but this (in my case) is not common. I guess everyone will have it's own preferences/needs but 2 displays in one computer is a great thing.
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On this Quora post[^], the guy said he uses 6 screens for his daily use, as a programmer. I will say, that he didn't have the ALT + TAB keys or they don't work; where as he claims he doesn't have to press them. I have used one screen at a time, for everything, everytime! OriginalGriff once wrote about his 2 screens, well that is fair enough I also have a secondary laptop and I use it for chatting purposes if I am working, but 6?
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I use two, and I could make use of a third. I don't think I would like the whole row-on-top thing.
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On this Quora post[^], the guy said he uses 6 screens for his daily use, as a programmer. I will say, that he didn't have the ALT + TAB keys or they don't work; where as he claims he doesn't have to press them. I have used one screen at a time, for everything, everytime! OriginalGriff once wrote about his 2 screens, well that is fair enough I also have a secondary laptop and I use it for chatting purposes if I am working, but 6?
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The other advantage of having multiple screens is that when your cat decides to sit in front of one and stare at you (probably plotting revenge for the flea killing liquid I just applied to the back of his neck) you can continue to use the other one...
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The other advantage of having multiple screens is that when your cat decides to sit in front of one and stare at you (probably plotting revenge for the flea killing liquid I just applied to the back of his neck) you can continue to use the other one...
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Does that protect from an angry girl (intending to avenge), too?
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Does that protect from an angry girl (intending to avenge), too?
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Unlikely, but perhaps worth a try. I'd suggest that a bunch of flowers and some chocolates might work better though. Failing that body armour.
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I think you mean: 1) IDE 2) Google 3) Cat pictures 4) Cat videos 5) Cat pictures again 6) More cat pictures (and Pr0n)
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For you it'll be cp, Google and 4 'special interest' sheep pictures
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Terry Pratchett was asked why he had six monitors. His reply: "Because I don't have enough space for eight" Two is brilliant - orders of magnitude better than one. Three, I'd like to try. Four, I could fit in - just - but I'd need a new video card, which means a new PC as it's only half height. Six? I could use it. I don't think that for what I do, it'd be that much of an improvement - but I didn't think two would make that much difference either.
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At work I have only five on my main machine. It supports six but I don't have room for the other one as I also have my laptop plus another screen to provide a total of seven. ...and I use all of them almost all the time. One for email, one for SQL, two more for VS (sometimes two projects simultaneously), another for remote access to a few servers and I also have to support four different browsers (IE, Chrome, FF & Safari) so I run tests on the other screens and then there's CP, Google and other stuff. At home I manage on three, across two PCs but with one keyboard and mouse using Input Director (a tool like Synergy).
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