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Thread ID: 148949 2020-04-12 07:58:00 Dual screens - at home? Nomad (952) PC World Chat
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1468158 2020-04-12 07:58:00 Any of you guys use dual screen at a home setting without the use of work or doing much home finance etc . . ? I can see how it can be useful with a spreadsheet like MS Excel on one screen and a PDF invoice document on the other screen . For day to day use at home how useful do you find dual screens?

It takes quite a bit of space . I had to take my Epson flatbed / film scanner off my desk . A 24" and someone else's 23" screen here both together measures about 110cm left to right . I find that for home finance it is useful to see the numbers clearly rather than 2 reduced size dialog boxes on a single screen . Day to day may not so much .


Cheers .
Nomad (952)
1468159 2020-04-12 08:29:00 Dual screens at work for everyday stuff is the best thing since the internet.

But no, not at home. That's a 27" AIO.
allblack (6574)
1468160 2020-04-12 08:29:00 I have two 24" monitors sitting side by side on my computer desk.

I am not a game player, and I use both screens constantly.

I run a small window on one displaying my TV and MS Edge (and also MS Office applications) while the other has Brave in full screen mode.

I am constantly swapping between browsers and the Office applications.

I did have a 3rd monitor (a 22" model) set in Portrait mode set up to the right of the other two monitors. It was great for displaying a whole A4 page when using Word :)
Zippity (58)
1468161 2020-04-12 10:58:00 Wouldn't be without two screens at home.
Working people often have three screens these days
Ofthesea (14129)
1468162 2020-04-12 12:58:00 32" ultrawide and 27" secondary dugimodo (138)
1468163 2020-04-12 13:03:00 Only dual screens? I've got three :) pcuser42 (130)
1468164 2020-04-12 18:03:00 Ultrawide 32" + 27" 240hz + portrait 27"

Love it
baabits (15242)
1468165 2020-04-12 20:59:00 Yep great when learning stuff at home tutorials on one screen work on the other gary67 (56)
1468166 2020-04-12 23:25:00 How about if you are not working on stuff. I guess if you are often working on a computer, put yourselves on average Joe's shoes. You finish work and come home; you don't have work to do or strong interest. How important is a dual screen for you? I use mine for photography but I just use Adobe Lightroom so I don't find that I need a dual screen b/c you can you just switch from thumbnail grid view to a single enlarged photo view quickly and it's just a hobby I don't need 2 screens to work quickly and churn out images every 2nd day. Apart from my hobby photography, it's just that end of month personal finance I do for myself. Other than that I am just watching YouTube, reading the news or maybe some Trademe or eBay but not so much lately I have enough stuff and given the current economic climate.

Those of you who use dual screen. What kinda usages or what is generally on each screen?
Nomad (952)
1468167 2020-04-13 07:54:00 Once you have used dual-screens for any length of time, you won't want to go back. decibel (11645)
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