Multiple Monitor Setup Poll

[kilo]

This poll is designed to capture data for those of us who use multiple monitors and the preferred setup.

I personally use a verticle mount with a 21:9 monitor and a 16:9 monitor. I mount this way due to not wanting to turn my head all the way past the ultrawide to see the second monitor.

 

[Fangio1951]

hi,

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Which is mine.

 

[kilo]

hi,

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Which is mine.

Nice setup. I'll add it to the options.

 

[Solaris17]

I have 3 28" 4k displays horizontal.

I do this on purpose because I hate curved displays, and I hate monolithic displays. Some things I want to have full screen access, and I like having the desktop split into different things that I can snap too.

 

[kilo]

I have 3 28" 4k displays horizontal.

I do this on purpose because I hate curved displays, and I hate monolithic displays. Some things I want to have full screen access, and I like having the desktop split into different things that I can snap too.

I'm also not a fan of curved monitors. The 3440x1440 Acer one I have is flat and I picked it up solely due to being flat. It was also about 25% cheaper than the cheapest curved one, so win-win.

Not sure if you see this in W11 or not. But the snapping for ultrawides is different than 16:9 monitors. There's a triple 1/3 option, and a 1/2 screen centered and 1/4 on each side. Something I wish was back ported to w10.

 

[tabascosauz]

Vertical monitor is a lifesaver for reading long documents, horizontal sucks. Right now I'm pretty happy with 1 x 1440p 32" main and 1 x 1440p 27" vertical

At some point I was back to a single monitor or two horizontal monitors while working out some problems with my desk layout and troubleshooting the 7900XT - I always ended up coming back to the 1 horizontal 1 vertical setup within a week

Also works great for monitoring HWInfo

 

[Count von Schwalbe]

3x 32" QHD @ 100% scaling, arm's length away.

I like real estate - and the my job is much easier with 3 monitors.

 

[Solaris17]

my job is much easier with 3 monitors.

yessss I dont think I will ever get more than 3, but I wont go back

 

[Count von Schwalbe]

yessss I dont think I will ever get more than 3, but I wont go back

I use a software that spans two monitors and have to refer to other documents while using that software.

Anyone using a single monitor has never seriously tried using more.

 

[Fangio1951]

I wouldn't be able to do my job if I didn't have 3 x screens, as I have to reference different systems/applications/etc, at the same time = Outlook + spreadsheet + Teams + Sharepoint + Visio for network diagrams + etc.

 

[Norton]

Anyone using a single monitor has never seriously tried using more.

And once you go to at least 2 there's no going back. 2x 24" 1080p monitors for my setup atm... might go to 2x 27" 1440p eventually

 

[Fangio1951]

And once you go to at least 2 there's no going back. 2x 24" 1080p monitors for my setup atm... might go to 2x 27" 1440p eventually

might go to 2x 27" 1440p = this is my setup and it makes a huge difference, even coming from 2 x 24" ones.

 

[wheresmycar]

For my primary manned desk I selected "Horizontal mount, 2 in landscape" but i've got a third TV (landscape) on a side table (hardly used but its hooked up)

 

[kilo]

Vertical monitor is a lifesaver for reading long documents, horizontal sucks. Right now I'm pretty happy with 1 x 1440p 32" main and 1 x 1440p 27" vertical

At some point I was back to a single monitor or two horizontal monitors while working out some problems with my desk layout and troubleshooting the 7900XT - I always ended up coming back to the 1 horizontal 1 vertical setup within a week

Also works great for monitoring HWInfo

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Anyone who writes any code (or scripts, etc) also needs a portrait oriented screen. That was my work setup for years: 1 landscape, 1 portrait. It was be awesome for a PSSession, but really weird for remote desktop.

 

[Ferrum Master]

I would like to mock nvidia being retard for years not supporting PLP setup in surround as one large display.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Had to do other
I used two stacked for a long long time but they were different systems so a little different setup than most i really miss it to so interesting using two systems at the same time from the same chair
Now the two systems are in different rooms so I'm on a boring single monitor atm on all 3 systems.