how many monitors do you use when you develope ?

[Necuno]

how many monitors do you use, and if more than one does it actually increase your productivenessess ?

i only recently started with 2x; must say it feels allot better for example running win7 on the one and XPM on the other, but not sure if it exactly increases the output.

 

[FrancTheTank]

I like two PCs, one monitor on each is fine

 

[greggpb]

1 X 30inch then use AutoHotKey to Grid my applications..

 

[Raithlin]

All the devs here at work have 2 standard screens - works well, and productivity is certainly better. At home I use 1 widescreen monitor - with W7 it works well, and I adapt my style to each setup. I do enjoy 2 monitors though...

 

[Veroland]

I normally like to develop with 2 monitors, that way I can use my test client / Web browser and still keep my eyes on my IDE

 

[FarligOpptreden]

What does "develope" actually mean? Is that akin to "eloping" with a "developer"? In that case, my wife would've been the one to "dev-elope"...

 

[Necuno]

rofl, i want super wide lcd too

 

[froot]

I have a Samsung 2333 that I use, but will gladly accept a second one of those.
I find it strange that, having upgraded from a 15.4" laptop where I lacked a "bit of space", now suddenly I want even more space.

 

[dequadin]

2x19 inch @ work, 1x22 inch at home.

Anyone who has even worked on an AS/400 (or iSeries) will tell you that having dual screens is a must! The ability to have production on one screen and development on the other is brilliant!

 

[KobusDJ]

2 X 19" CRT at home..... I've got a huge desk.

 

[davemc]

I use one monitor.

I code a lot and then methodically test.
I did try the 2 monitor thing, but the second monitor was just a distraction.

Seems that I can only do 1 thing properly at a time.

 

[ambo]

My desktop has 2x19"-wides on it. Then I run two laptops next to it linked together with Synergy effectively giving me 4 screens on one KB and mouse.

And it definitely improves productivity significantly. If you have ever worked with more than 1 active app at a time then you need at least dual-head to be efficient.

 

[Vixremento]

At home it's a 24" puppy which is nice enough - in the office it used to be a 17" together with the laptop screen...which is okay for having a query window open on one or a remote desktop connection / virtual machine when debugging client apps.

I still prefer the bigger screen option though and I think a 30ish" would probably be the best...just a pity that the office is too cheap to buy a 24 incher or something for us poor sods there.

 

[ToxicBunny]

2 x 17"'s at work, and 2 x 22"'s at home.

Trying to get it to 4 atm actually. (both at home and at work)

 

[Khodi]

2 x 19" + 22" at work and 22" + 24" at home

 

[Necuno]

i must i've grown addicted to the 2 monitor setup; got two 19" yesterday and its just so good

 

[foozball3000]

Que a mod for a poll... that would be interesting.

 

[mic_y]

Currently running a single 20" LG, but really looking at getting a 24" Sammy as a primary and keeping the LG as secondary. My dream would obviously be a nice 30" but that is jsut unrealistic...