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I never understood the obsession with multiple screens. Isn’t it better to be obsessed with one giant screen? That way you don’t get black bars in front of you.
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I got to clarify. I’m talking about a single ultra wide screen with high resolution but also scaling so texts aren’t super small. There are gaming ones that are OLED so great color and performance. Both windows and Mac OS have software that lets you split in half or 1/3 + 2/3 (which you can’t do with two screens).
It’s ultra wide so you can look left and right and not top and bottom.
If you’re connecting a laptop, you’ll have a tiny screen for slack or a video or something.
I do agree that it’s more expensive.
On my desk at work I have an ultra wide, a single external laptop screen to my right and a TV on the far wall on my left.
Snapping two apps right and left on the uw is fantastic on the ultra wide. Price aside, it's as good or better than having two monitors.
The TV obviously doesn't count cuz it's only there for other people or if I want to have server graphs running for show.
But the secondary monitor works really well is a semi important parking space. I usually slide slack and signal over there. That way I can see what was sent and only worry about going over to it if it's something I need to respond to. I find it kind of nice to have that logical division over there. I can hot key stuff over that monitor.
I'd say if someone has the money the UW is fantastic, But it's super useful to have a secondary monitor from a mental standpoint for me at least.
I have a TV on the side (rarely use it) and my laptop below the screen.
I do agree, it’s great having an on the side screen. My point was more about having one big main screen instead of few main screens. I used to have two identical screens side by side. I ended up just looking right most of the time so I thought one big screen was the answer.
Interesting, I have two identicals at home and tend to use them equally.
Where do you put the split, to one side or directly in front of you?
Yes, otherwise it wouldn’t fit properly and the asymmetry would bug me.
I’ve also worked in office spaces with multiple screens, it’s always put symmetrically in my experience. So you always have to have your head tilted.
Imo if you put it asymmetrically, as in one main screen in the centre, then that’s pretty much what I’m talking about, I just want a UW in the centre cause it’s a better experience.
In this post’s picture, I do like that a screen is in the centre but it’s too small imo, rather have a bigger one.