Any other dual monitor geeks here?

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:59 am

I have been on 2x22" for a while now, and I am loving it, except for the enormous amount of space being hogged on my desk.

So I gave in, and will be getting one of these next week! - Does anyone here have experience with these rigs? pros/cons? The price of the stand isn't exactly trivial, so it has to be worth my while... cheers.
http://www.ergotron.com/Products/MultiM ... fault.aspx

Pitch Black · Post by **Pitch Black** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:08 am

six?

programming our 3 screen video show.

fishmonkey · Post by **fishmonkey** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:16 am

that's a kinda neat solution, but personally i'd go for two separate mounts with adjustable swing arms... they'd take up less space on the desk, and give you a lot more freedom to position the monitors in different configurations...

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:24 am

and Pitch Black, what an ergonomic masterpiece that is! Is that a kiddie-table?

@fishmonkey, I hear what you're saying, but in my experience swing arms are a real space-killer too - but I really would enjoy the flexibility a lot I guess.
My main concern is how to arrange two of these units to work in concert properly.

Pitch Black · Post by **Pitch Black** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:26 am

Machinate wrote:Is that a kiddie-table?

Why yes it is, you don't see me sitting at it do you?

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:28 am

you're right, it's the minion hard at work, indicating with his hands how many days straight he has been hunched over!

Pitch Black · Post by **Pitch Black** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:29 am

one prefers hardware, darling

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:45 am

I think I have actually found the solution for me - one thing I have wanted to do for a while was the vertically stacked monitors. This solution will allow that, and quite a few others, too:

http://www.ergotron.com/Products/DeskMo ... fault.aspx

Pitch Black · Post by **Pitch Black** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:47 am

smaller footprint, too

longjohns · Post by **longjohns** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:54 am

looks more like an insect leg, too.

Pitch Black · Post by **Pitch Black** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:11 pm

they have ears in their knees, you know

madhattared · Post by **madhattared** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:24 pm

i was actually looking at this one earlier in the week.

http://www.atdec.com/Content_Common/pr- ... Double.seo

Dual monitors are the only way to compute.

shapshankly · Post by **shapshankly** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:27 pm

I've been working with dual 19" screens for the past two years and I'm now about to leave that particular studio and start up my own.

I've been thinking of getting one massive screen (like the Dell 27" fella) rather than two because the bevel annoys me.

What do people think about that sort of solution?

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:33 pm

shapshankly wrote:I've been working with dual 19" screens for the past two years and I'm now about to leave that particular studio and start up my own.

I've been thinking of getting one massive screen (like the Dell 27" fella) rather than two because the bevel annoys me.

What do people think about that sort of solution?

Usually it's a lot more expensive, the resolution is lower (the dell in question is only 1920 x 1200 - same as most 24 inch models, yet you can have two of those for the same price.

Also, the reason for me bringing up the "stand" issue is that displays take up soo much space on a table - that 27" certainly is no exception.

Reg. the bevel, well I don't really span processes across screens, I am more likely to, for instance, run the vvvv patching area on one screen and then have the GL render on the second - that way the bevel doesn't matter. Or Live's session view on one display and the plugins on the second.

Also, worth noting that some displays have huge bevels where others have very small ones.

Bagle · Post by **Bagle** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:35 pm

pitch black, i sure hope you have 2 license's for live

cos other wise your breaking the rules

tut tut tut

*shakes a stick at you*