Two Monitors, One Stand, Less Cash

"50 pounds"?!?!

wait... so why is it 50 pounds again? and also, wouldn't it require the same amount of room to put TWO flat panel monitors on the desk no matter how you arrange it? think about it.

I use this setup at work. Desk space notwithstanding, having two monitors for those of use who usually have 6-12 apps open at once is great. I have that stand, and it is of very high quality - all metal!

I think what they mean by saving desk space is that there will be space freed up underneath the monitors.

The whole setup weighs over 50 pounds because it consists of two monitors on a hefty metal stand. (The displays themselves aren't especially heavy.)

Hi...

Another note : Th real estate your get from 2 x 17" monitors is much cheaper that a 21" monitor - much!

Great, for an extra $20.00 you get the added security of the fact that you can easily replace a defective/malfunctioning one.
If your desktop is that messy then purchase a set-top stand for your monitors.

This is Good?? For an extra $20.00 you get the added security of the fact that you can easily replace a defective/malfunctioning monitor.
Or, easily upgrade to larger ones as price drops.

If your desktop is that messy then purchase a desktop stand for your monitors.

But, what do I know. I run a single 27" and 19" pivotable side by side.

let's see, the stand cost $265.00, 2-17" monitors cost on avg. $225.00-250.00, That's at least $900+, then you'll need to factor in a video card that can support whichever monitor size you decide upon (dual video), oh (perhaps) a hidden charge?
2 17" monitors Let's say $500.00, + 2 Stands about $30.00ea, so add another $60.00, so $560.00 sound right??
or would you rather pay $900+??
Oh, that's right, I didn't pay for this ad in the magazine. BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THIS IS.

Check your math, "anonymous"--the setup in question involves two decent 19-inch monitors, not 17-inch models. And Ergotron makes industrial-strength stands.

I've looked at dual-LCD products and "out-of-the-box" solutions for 19" LCDs. They run in the $1200 - $2000 range. I have also compared a dual-screen set-up to larger 23" & 24" wide-screen LCDs - again these run in the $1500 range. All said, this seems like a very good deal if you don't mind setting it up -- the little labor is worth the savings to me.

I am assuming the LCD's are easily replaceable if one were to fail - another nice feature. The high priced all-in-one box solutions seem to keep things propriatary. I don't have a dual-video card but I did find a few under $100 on the web.

I'm sold. Thanks.

Cool.
I never can fit everything on my screen.
##Now I CAN!!!##

I'm Geting one!!
I wonder what the cost of 3 monitors would be??

I run 3 LCD's and it really increases my productivity (I use the triple stand).. the Ergotron solutions are best in class and all the new products coming out will be even better ... plus I don't have to use phone books to get my LCD's to the correct eye level so my neck and back don't hurt. I'm in love and will never go back.

50 pounds seems like a lot to me! How did you tug that hunk of tech home eh?!?! I think we are better off with other ideas.

Kay--It came in three packages (one per monitor, plus one big one for the stand), so it wasn't bad. That said, the stand was hard to move once it was set up; it *had* to be set up on the desk.

Count and Jenn--If you wouldn't mind sharing, I'd be interested to hear what line of work you're in and/or what apps you're running to make use of two or three (!) monitors.

To increase our productivity, we've been running dual monitors for a couple of years along with a pan-and-scan virtual desktop on both. A good number ATI graphics cards (Radeon 9800 Pro, 9200, 9600, 8500, 7500) using the right ATI drivers allow you to set up the pan-and-scan virtual desktop (PaS VD) on both monitors. The PaS VD gives you four times the screen size -- bring your cursor to the edge of the monitor and the screen moves to reveal more visual real estate. You rarely need to use scroll bars because you can open your document windows full size - a great productivity enhancement. (The only catch is that you must use genuine ATI video cards, not "powered by ATI" and the ATI drivers must be the ones that allow you to set the resolution manually for your displays (in addition to Windows' settings). Very stable -- and a joy to use! Highly recommended - works with any type of monitors, even a CRT and LCD pair.

I use a radeon 9800 pro and two 19' lcd viewsonic vp191b and work's like a charm sweet.. :) will never go back to a single monitor it's too tight ....

DUH.
Why spend money on two moniters when you could
just use virtual desktops? There are free add-ins for windows, linux has built-in support. That would save, what, several hundred dollers? The only down-side is half a second to switch between virtual desktops.

I have a 4 monitor setup and jump from screen to screen to process different applications!

DUAL MONITORS RULE! *ANYONE* who uses a multi-monitor setup swears by this, and just about everyone who does "real work" on his/her computer can benefit. (Believing otherwise means you simply haven't tried this, or can't yet afford it.) Productivity gains (and informed preference) favor "more screen area" over "faster processor speed" any day of the week.

If nothing else, one can full-page/full-screen view while having moved all menus and dockable toolbars and controls off to the other screen; this is magic.

Re. the genius who suggested "virtual desktops" as a comparable-yet-inexpensive replacement, this is roughly analagous to having two people in a canoe, each of whom trades responsibility for paddling. Who not have them both paddle at the same time...?

My field-of-view extends far beyond even the two 21-inchers I have. I can't wait for affordable 4-foot-wide displays.

Finally, re. the "desk space issue," VESA arms can mount the displays above the desk for effectively zero footprint. And -- ponder this carefully -- in 2005, why should anyone *really* be more concerned with what's on their desk than what's on their screen...?

Trustme trustme trustme... Display is the most important subsystem for 95% of users 95% of the time. Screw the thousand-dollar-processor, get one 80% as fast, and max-out your actual capacity to *do* *work*!!!

Can anybody tell me the hardware required to do the following: A laptop uses a function key to toggle between the screen and an external monitor/projector. One toggle is for the laptop monitor on with the external source off, one toggle is for the external monitor/projector on with the laptop monitor off, and one toggle has both on. How can this be done for a PC Workstation?

It is true, once you go dual, you never go back. Even without flat panels, I'm using two clunky 17" CRTs with a video card that has two VGA ports.

Do I have less desk space? Sure, but is an extra square foot of space in front of you worth the productivity gained by being able to have two documents side-by-side for editing? I think not.

In addition, with NVidia's drivers, you can have two desktop backgrounds simultaneously to suit your ADD lifestyle and have fun "tossing" windows between the two screens.

I use 27 monitors and my productivity has gone way up. The downside is that I now have to work out of the basement and I use roller-blades to move around. BSOD have never been so magical and never so well blue!

I run 3 at work. 2 at home. I cant go back to one.

Whats up with are the adds here. put up a disclaimer that posting an ad is agreeing to pay 1000 in advertising.

All this talk about which lcd screen is the best and whatever and no one has seemed to mention Apple's 23" HD widescreen display! If i were a serious graphic designer i would't even touch a Windows computer, and certainly not a cheap dell LCD. You can set them up dual display style too! Oh well...

i use 2 at work. best productivity improvement in an office environment, imo.

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Do the widescreens, like the Dell 2405 work just as well as the 2 screen setup?

So how does that Dell 2405 or the viewsonic compare to the 20" or 23" Apple Cinema Displays?

The Apple displays sure look good, but I cant compare the Dell 2405 unless I buy one...

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I have a laptop. It has a VGA output for a second monitor so I have a 19" off to the side. I'd like to have 2 extra monitors instead of just one, is there a way to do this? I can't find a way to add a video card to my laptop. Does anyone know of some kind of multiplexer or something that will let you see different images on 2 additional screens? Thanks!

DualHead2Go external video card is what you need.

I am on a Mac G4 withOS 9.2. For starters, I KNOW I need to upgrade everything, so chill and answer me this: Is a Planer PL2010 20.1" monitor a good deal and compatible with the Mac I'm on? It is less than $400.

I guess the real revolution would be when a single monitor can handle multitasking without the issue of minimising windows. Though this would mean a larger monitor size, it would still be better than a dual monitor.

Since we are not there yet - its a good deal!

I would go for the "MasterPlex" over at CineMassive Displays, if I was tshooting for uber-geek status. But for pure multi-monitor utility I'd think something liketheir 21X would be ideal - the 21.3" center displays in landscape with 17" "wings" in portrait looks pretty versatile to me.

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