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Tyrsonswood

Two monitors on my music systems (I have two of them) and one monitor on my internet system. When I'm working with my DAW programs I need the second monitor for accessory stuff like vst plugins and the master mixer....... If I'm just checking the forums and email on my celeron one 19" is fine.

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procupine14

Two monitors as of yesterday! My new Hanns-G 22" wide came so now I've got the 17" standard Shuttle and it.

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Cardnyl

3x 19in acer's linked together with a Matrox TH2G Digital Edition.

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Judas

1..... 1920x1080 52" Samsung LN52A650 via HDMI and VGA (cause hdmi still looks like crap due to not being able to set the signal from the ati ccc still)

i kinda miss the coolness of the 8x 24" 1920x1200 Octomonitor setup though... it was just simply impressive more then i found any use for it.

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Mousey

2 using Ultramon
Second monitor is a godsend for music players/movies

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MIG-31

Just one Desktop Monitor.I have no reason to use any more...

Great Mid Range Screen imo.. Samsung SyncMaster 2232bw.Looks great @ 1650x 1050.

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lepel

I use my TV sometimes, but mainly just my Asus monitor.

IEMC

This man speaks the truth.

I love having two monitors.

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Mac Daddy

ATM I am running 2 systems on one monitor using a KVM switch. I want to pick up a larger widescreen monitor soon though so I can run two monitors.

Both will run off my main rig and the other can access the larger one through the KVM switch.

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Dark Lord

just one monitor, my old dell 2001fp. i dont have any reason to have a second monitor, nor do i have the space for one.

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CDsDontBurn

just my 22in Samsung Syncmaster 226bw. i'd love to have two monitors though, but i just don't have the space for it

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Mac Daddy

I have tons of room this desk is huge ... just not the money for the larger monitor I want ATM

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kris23

one 26" one 17"

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comp_ali

Only 17" . I think it is enough for me now.

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Cow_160483

only one monitor dont have the space in my little word for a second and cant afford one either . Samsung 2232 GW very nice

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OldBuzzard

Two monitors here. Primary is a Sony FW900 (24" WS CRT). Secondary an old Sony GDM-3001. I use UltraMon as well.

I've been using 2 monitors for a long time. Started when I got a big (in it's day), 20" Sony workstation monitor that was FIXED FREQUENCY. Great monitor, but it needed a special video card to run it, and the only ones available were modified Savage cards. So I got one, and then just because I thought it would be something to try, and since I had my old Voodoo Banshee card, and 15" monitor just sitting there doing nothing, I popped in the Banshee, just to see if it would work. I've been sold on dual monitors ever since, and don't ever want to go back to using just one.

I was heavy into CFS1 and MS Flight sims, and I found that while adding planes and scenery, which involved a lot of click and dragging of files in Windows File Manager, that it was a LOT easier to have one on each monitor. Helps with IL2 as well since I can keep Teamspeak on the secondary to see who's on it. As well as for monitoring system temps and such as I'm playing.

I gotta say that setting up and using multiple monitors these days is a lot easier than back in the Win 95 days

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Al_Vampyre

Just the one, don't have the space for anything else

Mourgolikos

I am using only one monitor form LG. My desk's space is limited for second. But i would like to have and a second.

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Iria

All laptops, all the time at home, so just rely on built-in monitor. At work, still only laptops, but use an external monitor (1).

blibbax

I'd love to have two or more monitors, but I haven't the space or cash - I only tend to replace a monitor when one breaks.

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ET3D

Don't have the space for a second.

dj_stick

Dual 19" Dell's

been using dual monitors since about 2004, when I had a 17" crt and a 15" crt I found in my cupboard

Definately a god-send for music production, also found it quite useful for day-to-day stuff, MSN/IM on one monitor, browser on the other, video on one, word on the other, list goes on

I regularly hav far too many windows open across both screens, and I drag and drop files between them

Going to my macbook air, the lack of desktop resolution was my main hurdle

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IEMC

I'm kinda surprised at the results. I'd figure more people have dual monitors.

Guess not.

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swimtech

Two monitors are truly a godsend for productivity - since they're so cheap relatively speaking (relative to hourly/salaried wages for a person, that is...) I have highly recommended two monitors for administrative staff at work for over the past year. A large percentage have gone this way, and they enjoy it especially once they get used to working that way - it is an adjustment...

I use two monitors each now on both this machine and my good ol' Athlon machine across the the room. Two LCDs here, two CRTs there.

I too am surprised that more who have voted so far don't use two monitors. Also surprising is the amount of folks using laptops as a primary machine - having voted for the single internal display. This is the status quo for students at the University now, and a lot of professors, but surprising for the demographic that have visited Driverheaven to vote in this poll.

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Lowfat

4 computers all on one display. I've done multi monitors before and prefer a single bigger display.

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dj_stick

It seems a lot of people prefer one big monitor over two smaller ones, as it's often cheaper that way - especially for gamers who want an immersive experience. I'm only using dual monitors 'cause I'm so used to it now, had i never gotten bored and plugged in an old 15" monitor 7 years ago, i'd probably still be on a single monitor setup myself.

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Mac Daddy

Perfect timing on your post I am thinking of doing something similar tomorrow night. We have a 14 inch CRT at work from my bosses sons old system and its been collecting dust all winter ... nothing wrong with it.

I have dual outputs on my main rig on the 4870 and single on the 9600gt on the AMD one. So basically I will be able to access either system though the main monitor using a KVM switch and the 14 inch will be tied to the main rig all the time. This will be handy because I can monitor benchmarks and tests on the main machine without having to switch machines. This will be particularly handy with Crysis benchmark because if I hit [scroll lock] [scroll lock] [1 or 2] to change machines after the test has started it stalls the benchmark and tries to enter the game.

Will try it out any tips welcome as I am new to this

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Judas

i got to fiddle with 3x 32" 1920x1080 monitors....

i just wish that ATI would support 3D acceleration across more then one display adapter...

3 screens.... specially for 3D shooter, Racing, or anything for that matter is insane.

Even playing say NHL 2009 across all 3 look awesome.. but unfortunately, more then 2 screens and the frame rate jumps from 30/60fps down to 2-3fps.

What kills me is the fact that windows vista's 3D screensavers and games all appear to work great across all... even with 6 monitors... full 3D acceleration.........

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Callandor

I got a Samsung SyncMaster 245B 24'' widescreen with a 17'' Acer X173w widescreen on the side, I would have thought more people used two or more monitors as well. Guess this bodes well for the monitor market as has been already mention earlier in this thread, a second monitor is the absolute shiznit for media players, watching movies on top of multi tasking/maximizing efficiency, once you get used to them it's hard to go back to one unless it's one big ass monitor like a 40'' or something.