Are dual monitors a meme ?
>>54474071
Nah, great for productivity. I also recommend portrait mode for web browsing.
>>54474071
two shortscreen monitors is pretty dumb
if you have one landscape and the other profile, it can be rather productive
contrary to popular belief, once you start using two, you can go back to using one
It's great for programs that take a shitload of screen space when you want docs/refs/etc to also be visible. IDEs, graphics editors, layout editors, anything that gets too cramped when you run it at half width.
If all you do is shitpost then no it won't help
>>54474071
This thread is a meme.
>>54474071
No. Dual monitors are the nectar of the gods
>>54474071
i like it a lot
>>54474071
NO, but i cant deal with the borders in the middle so i just have one off to the side.
I just use multiple workspaces.
You know, 10 for free made in software, instead of two with each costing a couple hundred with a limit on how many you can have.
I've ended up with three now. One 19" on a wall-mount above head height for a music player or youtube, anything that needs checked on occasionally but i don't need to be looking at all the time. A 24" for gayming, photo editing, schematics, whatever. Depends what mood my autism is in. Another desk level 19" beside that for shitposting, porn, general web browsing.
Works for me because i need multiple things going on to help me concentrate, probably a complete nightmare for anyone who is used to a mac or likes minimilist setups.
I've got a 16:9 and a 4:3 I pulled out of a dumpster hooked up and I love it. Used to have a CRT as my secondary monitor but I need deskspace more than I need a great picture. One day I'll splurge on a 16:10 monitor to turn sideways and replace the 4:3
>>54474765
>Why buy a three bedroom house when you can sleep in the same room as your kids?
>>54474071
dont need it at home but would be lost without it in the office
yes, i'm
>>54474071
Yes.
>>54474071
100% meme.
>>54474071
Nice subliminal messaging OP.
Yes, for windows babbies how can't into proper window management.
>>54474082
More importantly, portrait for coding!
>>54474082
>web browsing
>not reading books in portrait mode while sitting in a comfy chair.
>Is being able to play a game in one screen whilst watch a movie in another a meme?
>>54476502
>not tiling docs and refs on one monitor and tiling multiple emacs/vim windows on the other for your programming files, and using virtual desktops to test the output of the actual program
step it up senpai
>2 monitors
>nor 3
I'm pretty happy with my solid 200cm of monitor senpai
>>54476517
>>54476576
Hell just use it for everything that isn't HURR VIDEO GAMES or HURR MOVIES
>>54474790
>>54476502
Workspaces and window management are great but they don't replace the ability to see multiple things at the same time.
t. xmonad user with 10 workspaces + BSP tiling
They're a total meme and waste of money. You can only look at one monitor at a time. In the time it takes to turn your head and focus your eyes on the second monitor, you could have just alt-tab'd to another window on the first monitor. Two monitors is just wasting electricity and space on your desk.
>>54476913
>not just moving your eyes
>he takes longer to hit alt-tab than he does to move his fatass bearded neck to look to the side anyway
jesus
>>54476816
>I'm pretty happy with my solid 200cm of monitor senpai
wow you have a 1D monitor?
>>54474071
No
>>54474071
>Are dual monitors a meme ?
it can be.
2 * <24" 1080p is a poor man's 2560x1440, which is in turn a poor man's 2560x1600.
it's clearly better than 1 small <=1080p screen though.
new master race is >=40" UHD though, with the optional supplementation of a side portrait monitor or two if your desk is big enough.
Next step is >=40" 8k in a few years, since 5k will probably only be sold in that worthless ~27" size.
>>54477045
dumb tripfag cancer
>>54477045
Nice feet and setup. Do more people on /g/ run Windows 10 than I think?
>>54477052
>40"
I am being memed?
beyond 27" is too big
>>54477407
it's win 8.1 but thanks, it's pretty cool, although honestly I'd run *nux if my work didn't involve reverse engineering windows binarys
>>54477374
you can filter me you know ? but hey I know you just like getting upset babe.
>>54477421
> I am being memed?
no, master race circa 2010 was (1200+2560+ 1200)x1600 20"/30"/20" PLP.
A 40"-45" UHD is basically the same amount of pixels and display area (44" UHD = 100 dpi) with no bezels and a taller aspect ratio for people who code, etc.
> 27" is too big
kek.
27" 1440p is just the less useful variant of 30" 1600p, which was the patrician starting in 2007 or so.
27" 5k is just a 2x sharper variant, where something in a larger 39"-35" size would have been a lot more useful to most people.
>>54477045
>>54477427
>Bullshit proc near
>call nignogjamal
>kekkekEkek
>jmp short Whyareyoureadingthis
>jnz short Bitch_Ass_Shite
>NUEEEE
>████████
"work"
>>54477531
I'm not goimg to adopt 4k until
> scaling issues are resolved
> there are 16:10 32" ips screens available
Even then I will keep at least one 1080p monitor for watching animes and shit that would look like ass when upscaled to 4k
Dual 16:9 is a meme.
16:9 in the center with 4:3 on either side or both is god tier.
>>54477676
>but mom, I NEEEEED a 16:10 monitor!
>>54477687
> pleb scum doesn't use thick 16:10 monitors for portrait mode
> my tiny 16:9 cock is good enough slurp suck choke
>>54477673
>I'm going to leave an actual "work" program up so that my employers can know I post on 4chin
yeah right
>>54477730
>implying
My monitors are 256:135 and 5:8, respectively. But it's stupid to not buy something just because it doesn't support your favorite meme aspect ratio.
>>54477676
>I'm not goimg to adopt 4k until
>> scaling issues are resolved
>> there are 16:10 32" ips screens available
Just get a bigger 16:9 4k screen, faggot.
The 43" Philips IPS is ~102 dpi and will kick the shit out of your old 30" 2560x1600, and it's not "too big" you pussy.
The loss of 16:10 means very little when you can get 40"+ screens for less than a grand.
>>54477742
> aspect ratio is a meme
16:10 is objectively better than any other aspect ratio for portrait mode.
Dual monitors are retarded unless you like a dumb black bar in the middle of your screen.
Triple monitors are the best.
>>54477782
no, 4:3 is better than 16:10 in portrait mode, since it's closer to most paper documents' natural aspect ratios.
and the portrait mode argument vanishes when you start going much over 24" anyway.
>>54474071
I used to use dual monitors, but once I got my 40" 4k monitor there was no longer a use for them
>>54477830
Seconding this. 3:4 is amazing for fullscreened pdfs and documents.
>>54474071
for programming it's very good.
I have one for my editor and one for terminals.
>>54477830
>>54477850
> pdfs and documents
Your are forgetting threads on the 4chins and manga. Both of which are better with longer screens.
>>54474071
Yes, one monitor and workspaces is more functional.
If you're going to go multi-monitor, need at least 3
>>54477782
>objectively better
lmao, by what standards?
the only objective things are resolution and display size
and both are going to be better for a 3840x2160 display than for your 1920x1200 memeshit
>>54477822
Was surprised no one else saw this. Don't mind dual monitors if they're asymmetrical, but having the bezel in the dead center of your straight-on line of sight is horrid.
>>54477822
>>54478092
That's why you have one head on and the other to the side.
34" master race reporting in.
>>54474071
Not like pic related with a giant bezel in the middle. You want 1 screen as primary and a smaller second one for secondary
>>54478194
> ultrashort
> master of anything
kek.
get a 40" UHD you poorfag
>>54478253
The fuck you talking about. 40" is not 21:9. Enjoy your retarded pixel density.
Multiple monitors are a symptom of terrible window management skills and/or facilities.
Do note how most "battle stations" with multi monitor setups run Microsoft Windows, an operating system renowned for both its terrible window manager and its incompetent users.
>>54478194
>colored WASD keys
>he's going to tell us he needs 34" for "productivity"
>>54478311
Haha, old gayman keyboard. Work computer (not visible in photo) has Filco w/ blues attached to it.
>>54478326
>Haha
>old
Conveniently ignores the /v/tard mouse
>>54478194
Almost got the LG 34UC98, but the $1200 pricetag kept me waiting on it.
Then I saw a sale on two Asus PB258Q, $540 for two of em.
Less than 1/2 the cost of the 21:9. But 5120x1440 instead of 3440x1440. Sure there was a small bezel, but for $600+ savings.... I'll buy a GTX 1080 with my savings and just deal with the bezel.
>>54478331
G502's sensitivity is actually really bad ass for photo editing.
>>54477374
You're even more dumb for
>not filtering
>not setting all anonymous
>replying to them willingly
lol
>>54474071
No Dumbass
>>54474071
>the "making a thread about dual monitors being a meme" meme
>>54478333
As an owner of an LG 31MU97B, never fucking buy LG-branded displays. Every single piece of the firmware is garbage
>Changing the resolution randomly breaks the display sometimes (requires hard reboot on the display)
>Sometimes it randomly doesn't detect (also requires reboot)
>Enabling picture in picture with no second display cable attached softlocks the display (requires hard reboot, can you see the trend?
>Advertised “preferred” mode is not the actual native res (it advertises 3840x2160 as default, not 4096x2160)
>The OSD needs to load for 2 fucking seconds after you press the button before it shows up
>Controls are some gimmicky joystick shit
>Only supports 60 Hz, even if you force another signal (like 24 Hz) onto it it does internal pulldown
>EDID doesn't list all supported modes (e.g. 2560x1440 is missing even though it's supported just fine)
>Plugging the USB hub into your PC will actually cause *other* USB devices on the same hub to randomly not work (I spent 2 years with this issue before I accidentally figured out that the stupid display was causing it)
>If you have no signal on the configured input port, good luck trying to change it again
>You can't even disable the onboard speakers doing their stupid jingle when you start it. (Yes, it has fucking cancer speakers built in)
tl;dr it's a complete waste of money and I am never buying from LG again
They clearly outsourced their firmware programming to some shitty currycorp 20 years ago and never bothered to fix it since then. I can tell because the EDID still identifies as “Goldstar Company”.
>>54478399
It's a Dell:
>>54478194
>tfw original adopter of the first 21:9 displays to hit market a few years ago
>tfw everyone laughed
>tfw everyone is running 21:9 now
>>54474071
Yes, just buy a superwide
>>54478399
Oh and of course it offers jackshit in the way of debugging or signal information; let alone a clear explanation of what the options do.
For example, it has two features called “SUPER ENERGY SAVING” and “DFC” (which I found out from the internet stands for “Digital Fine Contrast”). One of these features automatically turns off the backlight if the screen goes completely blank for a few seconds. The other adjusts the backlight intensity to match the displayed picture.
Guess which one is which. Just motherfucking guess.
>>54478430
Oh wow - I can see all 200+ contacts on skype with that.
>>54478430
>9:21
productivity must be through the roof!
>>54474084
You said the same about black dicks. I trust you, anon.
>>54478450
It's pretty fucking sweet, homes.
>>54478438
>“DFC” (which I found out from the internet stands for “Digital Fine Contrast”)
It's actually Delicious Flat Chest, a setting for proper viewing of loli.
>>54478445
>>54478450
It was just for the memes. Back when I still had two monitors I ran it like this. I've since got rid of both those panels and have a single 30in 16:10
>>54478430
>>54478194
My 21:9 negro brethren.
>>54478478
>>54478500
>huge case, display, phone, mouse
I was going to say you're overcompensating for something but then I saw your hilariously tiny keyboard.
>>54478500
>jds labs amp
brofist
>>54478478
Is that a TN panel on the right? That color distortion seems through the roof
>>54478531
It's clearly on a warmer color setting, IPS or TN wouldn't matter.
>>54478479
can confirm
>>54478518
its a pretty standard size mid-tower mATX case.
>>54478531
>>54478540
AH IPS - it's a color calibrated monitor for photo editing.
>>54478500
>>54478510
is this the part where we herpderp about our setups?
>>54474084
>once you start using two, you can go back to using one
You never really stop using one if you own a laptop.
>>54478540
>warmer
please tell me where pink is on this spectrum
>>54478562
might as well.
Not mine, but a favorite
>>54478562
>>54478605
Mine is really lame. I am moving in June and building my epic battle station finally
Multiple monitor setups just look trashy to me. It looks messy and it looks like you're too much of a fuckup to work on one large screen. It looks super poorfag tbqh. I cringe every time I see a "battlestation" with like 3 60hz 1600x900 (different brands and ages of course) piece of shit thick bezel monitors glued together with dorito dust.
>>54478510
This setup looks like absolute dogshit.
>>54478605
>vinyl player
>IBM thinkpad
>tenkeyless with an external numpad right next to it
>trackball instead of mouse
>shit stack
damn, this guy fell for all the memes
I legitimately feel sorry for him
>>54478580
green/magenta tint balance
>>54478605
>>54478641
The monitors actually look decent (one of the first I've seen that I like) but the rest of everything is full meem. Also if those aren't 120 Hz or greater then I take all of that back.
>>54478641
Plus he's got the fucking 10key on the wrong side, all the lols.
>>54478663
They're 60Hz Dell ultrasharps circa 2006-07
How can I turn my 1:1 off landscape mode?
please help
>>54478692
Yeah I figured they looked pretty old. Decent monitor for the time but high refresh rate lyfestyle has changed my outlook on monitors completely.
>>54478713
your eyes can't see past 60fps
>>54477045
cut your fucking nails. right NOW
>>54478718
wasnt it 23.888?
>>54478740
fine mom, jeeze
am i doing it right?
Yes. After a year of using dual monitors, I can conclusively say that it's a fucking meme unless you're a salaried engineer who needs multiple monitors for your project.
>>54478789
Or a photo editor.
Or a work from home project manager and data analyst.
>>54478789
>>54478831
or expert shitposter who needs an irc client and browser open at once
>>54478789
how am I supposed to shitpost and watch Netflix anon? Am I supposed to use 1 monitor? I'm not an immigrant, I can afford 2 monitors and the luxury of full-screen shitposting and tv-watching
>>54478605
What resolutions and monitor sizes are required for this exact setup?
>>54478902
>i can afford
>acquires monitors from goodwill dumpster
>>54478921
>Monitor sizes
The width of the side monitors needs to match the height of the middle monitor. Same goes for resolution (assuming you want the same DPI).
So maybe you could go with something like 2560x1600 on the center display and 1680x1050 on the side displays
>>54478921
2x Dell 2007fp (1600x1200) 20.1 inch
1x Dell w3007wfp (2560x1600) 30in
>>54478987
Alternatively, you could go for 3840x2160 on the center display and 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 on the side displays.
Or 2560x1440 on the center and 1440x900 on the side displays. Or 1920x1200 on the center display and 1280x800 on the side displays...
>>54478987
>>54479007
>>54479008
But it looks like a much smaller setup. What is the 1080p equivalent?
>>54478640
Why?
>>54479294
Besides the obvious?
Not a big enough desk for the monitors, stupid angle makes it look retarded, the big fucking mic that blocks 1/3rd of the screen, etc etc.
>>54474084
I went back to one. It's useful having two, but not vital. I want to try a portrait monitor though, seems fun desu
>>54474071
nope, 3 monitors are better and 4 even more so.
>>54479183
Don't be fooled, the 30in in the middle is massive
>>54474071
No.
I work as an IT-Administrator.
Imagine the following:
>You connect to your customers server via TeamViewer or whatever you are using
>You need to upgrade/install some software which you never did before
>You need to use a guide
Advantages of a second screen
>Customers server on one screen
>guide on the other screen
PROFIT
>>54479741
>server
>GUI
>>54479785
My customers prefer Windows. They don't even want Windows Server Core
>>54474071
No. Not in the slightest
You guys are easy as fuck to bait, holy hell.
