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Old 06-29-2008, 04:50 PM   #35
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Originally Posted by axel77 View Post
There are some things, where two screens really are a benefit, especially when you are comparing stuff, or doing stuff with data from something else (taking notes, debugging & codiging) ... etc. However some things are only in peoples heads, thinking the more screens the cooler. Like spreadsheets and emails... this one can easily achieved by multiple virtual screens... unless you have to write people about what you are seeing in a spreadsheet. Or so. But all this tasks always require at most 2 physical screens. I cannot think of any application where more than 3 physical screens are a real benefit. Virtual screens a lot can make sense, but for physicals...
Depends on your application and your screen.

At home, I run a 19" monitor in 1600x1200 mode. I have one of the "dual head" Matrox cards, but don't have room for a second monitor. If I did, there would be another 19" screen next to it. I have virtual desktop software, but seldom use it. One big screen mostly suffices.

As a sysadmin, multiple screens can be a near necessity, especially with SSH sessions to half a dozen servers at once going.
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