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Antarctica32
April 17th, 2011, 04:13 PM
Just want to know. I have 2 widescreens right now. Post pictures of your setups if they are interesting.
NMFTM
April 17th, 2011, 04:47 PM
One 1680x1050 (primary) and one 1280x1024 (fullscreen Rythmnbox most of the time) that I got free from a friend for trying to fix his computer. It's really off to the side, so I can't think of another use for it. If it were closer it'd block my left speaker.
Spice Weasel
April 17th, 2011, 05:05 PM
I have one 1280x1024, but want to replace it with one 1600x1200. Widescreen monitors annoy me. Vertical space is important.
LowSky
April 17th, 2011, 07:08 PM
A 1920x1080 24" Monitor and a 1366x768 HDTC 37"
Great for my MythTV use and normal day to day stuff.
_outlawed_
April 17th, 2011, 07:20 PM
Would networked computers (2 desktops, 1 laptop) count on this poll? I do have them all turned on during the day doing things. :P
pbpersson
April 17th, 2011, 07:49 PM
One widescreen 23", 1920 x 1080
Blasphemist
April 17th, 2011, 07:54 PM
One laptop with a 20" external acer monitor, natty beta 2 and windows 7.
Copper Bezel
April 17th, 2011, 10:17 PM
Usually just my netbook screen, but I occasionally connect a 17" 3:4 on my home office desk and spread out a bit.
CraigPaleo
April 17th, 2011, 11:37 PM
1 1680 x 1050 22" widescreen HP w2207
WRDN
April 17th, 2011, 11:46 PM
A single 24" Samsung monitor - 1920x1080
Irihapeti
April 17th, 2011, 11:52 PM
Most of the time, I have one wide screen on my desktop and the built-in screen on my netbook.

However, I do occasionally disconnect the screen from the desktop and plug it into the netbook. That's mostly if I'm working on a presentation or website page, because the netbook has a better graphics processor.
CraigPaleo
April 18th, 2011, 12:05 AM
I have one 1280x1024, but want to replace it with one 1600x1200. Widescreen monitors annoy me. Vertical space is important.

I don't know why I've never done it before but you just made me try this. :) That's a lot of vertical space!

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/460/vertical.th.png (http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/460/vertical.png)
UKBB
April 18th, 2011, 12:18 AM
1 Widescreen shared via a KVM switch between my WinXP pc and my Ubuntu pc.
geogur
April 18th, 2011, 12:53 AM
a 17 in / 20in combo seams to work . lots of space for things to display .
Antarctica32
April 18th, 2011, 01:03 AM
I don't know why I've never done it before but you just made me try this. :) That's a lot of vertical space!

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/460/vertical.th.png (http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/460/vertical.png)

Why do people do this? I would much rather have space going side to side than up and down.
Dustin2128
April 18th, 2011, 01:12 AM
One 1680x1050 (primary) and one 1280x1024 (fullscreen Rythmnbox most of the time) that I got free from a friend for trying to fix his computer. It's really off to the side, so I can't think of another use for it. If it were closer it'd block my left speaker.
This on the main computer, except the 1280x1024's usually playing a windowed world of warcraft. Also got a TV hooked up to the HTPC a few inches away, plus two monitors hooked into a network router/ftp server. I would completely go tri monitor if I had more ports.
Antarctica32
April 18th, 2011, 01:17 AM
Would networked computers (2 desktops, 1 laptop) count on this poll? I do have them all turned on during the day doing things. :P

Well whichever one you would consider you primary I guess.
CraigPaleo
April 18th, 2011, 01:24 AM
Why do people do this? I would much rather have space going side to side than up and down.

I was just trying it out. I think it's easier to work side by side with windows than above and below.
Antarctica32
April 18th, 2011, 02:06 AM
One laptop with a 20" external acer monitor, natty beta 2 and windows 7.

Lovin the Chrome, best browser ever other than regular Google Chrome. I really like that background. Could you post it here, please? I would greatly appreciate it.
MisterGaribaldi
April 18th, 2011, 02:28 AM
How many screens do I have? Well, let's see... There's two windows for each of the bedrooms on the back of the house, and two windows by the dining room, and one for the front bedroom.

Therefore, I have five screens.
Copper Bezel
April 18th, 2011, 02:44 AM
Nice. = ) But you have windows running on all of them - yuck.


Why do people do this? I would much rather have space going side to side than up and down.

It's useful when you have a single document taking up the screen. It's indispensable for text documents in some situations (such as copy editing.) With a desktop machine, if I had the cash, I would prefer to have one of two monitors in portrait format (smaller, so the height would be about that of the widescreen.) On my netbook, I frequently switch to portrait format for more comfortable reading when I don't need the keyboard.