notso bad Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Do you prefer one display or two. Or maybe a better question is one larger (saya 23-24 inch) more expensive display vs two smaller ones (like an iMac 20 + a 20inch ACD for example) just getting some advice to plan my future purchases. I have a G5 with a cheapmonitor now and am thinking about a cinema display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 I have never had the pleasure of using anything over 21" but I like the compartmentalization that two monitors provide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshall Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Not springing for Eizo or equivalent, I have an ACD (23"). I put a <a href="http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Displays/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-6139">Dell 17" widescreen</a> alongside as a palette monitor. They're not great monitors (really), but they're selling for $139 and they do have brightness controls. Does the job nicely and leaves the ACD for (almost) all image area... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinsouthern Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 3 screens is the only way to go - image on 1 (big one), everything else on the other (amaller). Even a 15" LCD will do for the toolbars etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverdae Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I love my dual monitors for the reason Emre said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredrik_steffen Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Use one monitor and learn all the shortcuts instead ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibin247 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 A second display is quite nice for toolbars, palettes and just finding files. It can be bothersome, however, if they're different monitors that display different colors. I have a 20" Apple Cinema Display and an older 15" Studio Display, in which the latter can't be calibrated close enough to the other. In fact, the backlight is dim and whites are quite yellow. I will be replacing it later with another Cinema Display, but for now, it's still useful. However, a larger display like the 30" Apple Cinema Display or the EIZO ColorEdge CG301W should be enough workspace for working with multiple windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinsouthern Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 "A second display is quite nice for toolbars, palettes and just finding files. It can be bothersome, however, if they're different monitors that display different colors." I agree that colour management is vital - and have said so on many occasions ... ... But I really think that having colour-managed toolbars and pallets is taking things a bit too far! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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