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Dual monitors rule, I can be short about this one.
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I have similar kind of dual monitor setup. I read somewhere that dual monitors should boost up productivity up to 30%.
Don't know about that, but I definitely work faster with wide dual screen display instead if one with continuos ALT+TAB or virtual desktops hassle.
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For working on graphics intensive applications, the dual monitors are essential.
While debugging the WM_PAINT handler, it is essential to avoid extra paint messages, so the application being debugged runs on one monitor, and everything else is on the other monitor.
While examining the application graphics at the pixel level, the application runs on one monitor and ZoomIn runs at full screen on the second monitor.
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I work since 6 months with a Dell 2405 FPW (24 inch), I bought it myself for about 1300 $. I use Visual Studio 2003 to develop C++ COM components. On the left of my IDE is the file tree, in the middle the code and on the right the output window. And the second monitor is a 19 inch acer for documentations. I would give away my 24-inches, perhaps for a bigger one with the same resolution 
*** Fast Prototyping ***
Now I upgrade to 27 Inches with the same resolution, but the pixel size is a bit larger...I am getting older and older and my eyes need glases...
modified on Friday, August 5, 2011 10:45 AM
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I really agree that big screens will improve productivity. I wish I too can work on such screens (Still working in 1024 resolution).
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In the last few years I have been doing a lot of work developing applications that run on 5 megapixel medical monitors. These are 2048 X 2560 and a typical system will have 2 of them but I have worked at times with 4 of them installed. The only problem (besides the cost $10K US/monitor) is that they are grayscale...
John
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John M. Drescher wrote: is that they are grayscale
Shades (pardon the pun) of 1983...
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omg is that like the monitor that neo was using? hmm maybe not...his would be green-scale :P (i'm talking about before he "woke up" when he still worked a white collar job and did illegal codeing on the side...probably for money to buy videogames  )...zzz i'm tired...
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I have this res on my Dell Inspirion 8600.
It is very sharp and like HiFi for visual people but you need eyes like an eagle.
I won't go back to lowres or even CRTs.
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the 1600x1200 is because of the native resolution of my 20" LCD 
Stephane
www.exotk.org
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Seems to be some monitor-envy going on here. the bigger the display the lower the vote.
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Dual Dell 20" wide-screens.
Charlie
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1024x768 is the highest resolution that my laption screen supports  . I can set the resolution of a second monitor much higher. I don't know why my laptop screen has this limitation.
I would really like a higher resolution since the VS2005 code window gets soo small when I have the solution explorer, class explorer, etc.. open. These features make developing more easy...
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You can set auto-hide on those windows and get the whole code pane back. I used to code in SDI mode for VS 6.0 for a maximum code window., I knew all the hot keys to pull the navigation windows forward.
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I know that you can hide all the windows. I don't know all the shortcut keys however. And what about the code definition window. Quite handy sometimes.
I'll start learning some shortcut keys. If I remember correctly, you can customize them yourself in VS2005..
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just a guess : is your screen driver well installed ?
(and is you screen higher that 15" ?)
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Yep, I couldn't set it higher when I got it right out of the box with windows preinstalled. My screen is 15". Do all laptop screens with this size have that limitation?
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Bob Stanneveld wrote: Do all laptop screens with this size have that limitation?
i think so, it is a hardware limitation...
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I use this size, because I prefer not to have to where my glasses when working. Higher resolutions would require larger fonts (for me), which defeats the purpose. At 1024x768 I can get my work done without eye strain and still reserve a about a third of the screen for other purposes, if needed.
INTP
Every thing is relative...
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I use a rotated monitor for daily work  .
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the same here
1280 pxls vertically and 1024 horizontaly...
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leppie wrote: And not 1024 as that only does 75Hz where the aforementioned does 85Hz. I also find the aspect ratio of 1280 x 1024 a bit weird.
Absolutely! Screens set to 1280x1024 drive me nuts. All "standard" resolutions should be 4:3 on 4:3 monitors, or else you don't get square pixels.
I use 1280x960 at work at 1600x1200 at home.
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