# sweet. dual monitors are cool. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 13, 2007, 12:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-dual-monitors-are-cool/22987 "2007-01-13T00:08:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 12:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-dual-monitors-are-cool/22987/1 "2007-01-13T00:08:28Z")
![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/dualmonitors.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/dualmonitors.jpg) The monitor i got from violater is a bit dingyer looking, but all the extra workspace is sweet! 40 bucks? Totally worth it. Left: Samsung Syncmaster 213t 21.3" Right: Compaq TFT8000 18.1" ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 12:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-dual-monitors-are-cool/22987/2 "2007-01-13T00:10:49Z")
the extra viewing space is amazing… what are your reso’s set at? both mine are at 1600X1200… so its quite a fun time… oh and watching two separate porn vids, full screen is awesome ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 12:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-dual-monitors-are-cool/22987/3 "2007-01-13T00:11:44Z")
gha. windows and photoshop. gha. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 12:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-dual-monitors-are-cool/22987/4 "2007-01-13T00:13:02Z")
> [@ILCisDEAD](#): > > the extra viewing space is amazing… > > what are your reso’s set at? > > both mine are at 1600X1200… so its quite a fun time… > > oh and watching two separate porn vids, full screen is awesome 1600X1200 \<\> 1280X1024 ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 12:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-dual-monitors-are-cool/22987/5 "2007-01-13T00:19:22Z")
> [@newman](#): > > 1600X1200 \<\> 1280X1024 oh and don’t fuck with the positioning of the monitors in your display settings … its a pain in the royal ass when you have the monitor on the right pretending its the left side lol… ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 12:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-dual-monitors-are-cool/22987/6 "2007-01-13T00:27:34Z")
At work: 1280x1024 \<\> 1280x1024 \<\> 1280x1024 \<\> 1280x1024 Too bad the computer they’re connected to sucks ass. ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 12:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-dual-monitors-are-cool/22987/7 "2007-01-13T00:29:04Z")
are they 4 going \<----\> or two by two? ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 4:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-dual-monitors-are-cool/22987/8 "2007-01-13T04:56:52Z")
At home i used to have dual 20" dell widescreens and loved it but then sold my desktop & gave the monitors to the parents. Dual monitors def kick ass. ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-dual-monitors-are-cool/22987/9 "2007-01-13T06:07:20Z")
> [@ILCisDEAD](#): > > are they 4 going \<----\> > or two by two? 4x1. I think I would prefer 2x2, but it’d take some custom mounting or something. ---
**Author:** ![dmoffitt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dmoffitt/32/7455_2.png) [@dmoffitt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dmoffitt)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-dual-monitors-are-cool/22987/10 "2007-01-13T06:12:13Z")
weaksauce 😉 I’ll post some dual-monitor pictures later if my gimpy ass gets motivated lol ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-dual-monitors-are-cool/22987/11 "2007-01-13T06:13:55Z")
^^^ Dave has some pimp stuff when it comes to computer. I ran that 19" you sold me dual with a 15" dell lcd forever and ended up selling it to another board member. It lives on… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![redrum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redrum/32/7398_2.png) [@redrum](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/redrum)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-dual-monitors-are-cool/22987/12 "2007-01-13T06:49:49Z")
Check through the settings on the monitor itself, if it has a color temperature setting, it looks like the one on the right is set to 6500k, whereas the one on the left is 9300k. 9300k is the way to go. ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-dual-monitors-are-cool/22987/13 "2007-01-13T07:27:18Z")
meh. lol nice setup 🙂 quads on an ergotron ftw ---
**Author:** ![tnick24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@tnick24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tnick24)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-dual-monitors-are-cool/22987/14 "2007-01-13T07:29:14Z")
ive run 4x1 on my desk top. honestly, it was way to much for my needs, so i stick to 2. ---
**Author:** ![NA-KING](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/na-king/32/7515_2.png) [@NA-KING](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NA-KING)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-dual-monitors-are-cool/22987/15 "2007-01-13T08:34:30Z")
OH GOD! ---
**Author:** ![dawn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dawn/32/7209_2.png) [@dawn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dawn)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-dual-monitors-are-cool/22987/16 "2007-01-13T09:53:00Z")
Can someone please explain to me the point of dual, or quad monitors?? I just don’t get it. ---
**Author:** ![redrum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redrum/32/7398_2.png) [@redrum](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/redrum)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 9:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-dual-monitors-are-cool/22987/17 "2007-01-13T09:54:18Z")
more work area ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 9:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-dual-monitors-are-cool/22987/18 "2007-01-13T09:54:25Z")
> [@dawn](#): > > Can someone please explain to me the point of dual, or quad monitors?? I just don’t get it. more workspace. especially for things like movie making or art and music projects, it’s nice to have, instead of constantly bringing up new windows and such. ---
**Author:** ![dawn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dawn/32/7209_2.png) [@dawn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dawn)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-dual-monitors-are-cool/22987/19 "2007-01-13T09:56:57Z")
Does your mouse just wonder across from one monitor to the next? ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-dual-monitors-are-cool/22987/20 "2007-01-13T09:57:52Z")
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