Q: I have a 19-inch LCD monitor on my home PC and wonder if I should get another one the same size and run dual monitors, or give my current monitor to my wife and I buy a nice 24-inch single monitor? I have a fairly new PC with dual HDMI graphics card. I use the PC for all kinds of things - graphics programs; games; internet. While money is not unlimited, it's a secondary consideration just now. What are the disadvantages of dual monitors?
A: I've got dual monitors, at work and at home. I LOVE using 2 monitors! The only down-side (if you want to call it that), is that some programs won't let you drag windows over to the second monitor, which is stupid. Most do, but some don't. I use mine for film/video/music editing, and some of those programs I'm using are restrictive in this way (Vegas Video, SoundForge, Cubase, GigaStudio). But other than that minor irritation, it's MUCH better having two, than one big one, because the big one isn't that much bigger. Maybe if it were like 32 inches wide, it would compete.
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