Comments

Cheno wrote on 9/11/2007, 3:05 PM
I've got two 20.5 inch Dell 2005's - love ' em - I prefer two monitors to one gianormous one because I can set my workspaces in Vegas accordingly - generally I have a workspace that utilizes both monitors however If I need to network between computers or hop online for stock media, I've got a layout that resorts to only one monitor while my second is used for other things, such as browsing, photoshop, after effects. To each his own however and how I would love a 30" Apple display but find the screen real estate of the two LCD's to be just perfect.

-cheno
Dan Sherman wrote on 9/11/2007, 3:13 PM
Do you find the "post" between the monitors an annoyance?
That would seem to be one advantage of one biggy, that is if you spread the timeline across both screens as I do.
farss wrote on 9/11/2007, 3:15 PM
One word of caution. Always have a CRT of some size on hand. LCDs do not let you easily see interlace errors like line twitter.

Bob.
Kennymusicman wrote on 9/11/2007, 3:20 PM
I prefer the dual/triple head over 1 screen. The "post" as you mention - you just do not notice it after a very short time. (you can tuck one behind the other a little where they meet, and half the size of the post if it matters) The benefit about a second screen is using it as a dedicated preview device when you want, and also, should you desire you can use it as a magnified version of the other screen for close-up work. Also, you have redundancy if a screen goes, and 2 smaller screens are usually cheaper than a big 1. Also, the big ones don't seem to have such a high resolution without paying high money.
Steven Myers wrote on 9/11/2007, 3:29 PM
Do you find the "post" between the monitors an annoyance?

Sometimes.

To start, it was the little pop-up warnings/reminders that used to position themselves right there in the "post." I fixed that by massaging the software that came with the graphics card.

When I'm mixing a song, I like it spread across the two monitors. But then the cursor wants a spot right at the "post." So I've had to reduce the window width a little.

I wish for the ability to define what the computer calls the center. Short of that, though, things are not perfect, but still better than before.
Kennymusicman wrote on 9/11/2007, 3:37 PM
Ah yes - forgot about that old centre screen behaviour - I just altered the properties to set focus to screen where my mose cursor currently resides - then it pops under in the centre of said screen. That solved that problem (sounds like you did too).

For me, when producing music, I have the track and song stuff on one screen, and mixer, vst, effects etc on other. I know it's all personal taste with everything, but then the cursor in centre is never an issue.