Monitor size?
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I have two 32" 30" monitors. I don't think that there is any real advantage for programming, I am just here to brag. :-D -- modified at 11:35 Monday 15th October, 2007
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I currently use a 17'' lcd monitor, I'm in visual Studio all day pretty much. I'm thinking of going to a bigger monitor but I'm not sure if there is any real advantage to it. Currently my monitor is fairly close, about an arms length away or less if I'm leaning in. I hate having multiple windows in view at the same time and always run them full screen and swap instead. That would not change no matter how large my monitor is because I like to focus on one thing at a time. Is there any real advantage to having a bigger monitor for Visual Studio? And what size are you using for programming?
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We all have dual 19" (maybe 21" - bigger than I've ever had before) at work - and it's the best money the company ever spent on developers. I thoroughly recommend using one or more 19" to 21" panels (resolution of ~1400 x ~1200). The extra screen real-estate means that your solution explorer can be wide enough for comfort - and you still have room in the editor window for long lines of code (necessitated because of VeryLongFunctionNamesThatTellTheirWholeLifeStory():laugh:.) A lot of my work requires that I have a remote session connected to a second PC: having dual monitors (one dual head video card) is perfect - I can have each PC in its own monitor, as if the 2nd was local, not remote across the network. And when I'm not connected to a remote PC the 2nd monitor is great for displaying the app I'm debugging, while VS is full screen on the other monitor. Chris