Thoughts on dual monitors

I’ve been playing with my monitor setup lately. Here’s what I’ve learned.

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This sucks. It’s most comfortable to look straight ahead rather than having your head cocked to one side.

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Same issue here, though this big square would be great if the monitors were bezeless.

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This is just ridiculous. Way too tall and goofy.

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This solves the problem with having a bezel in the middle, but it still isn’t too hot. Way too much effort to see the edge of the right-most screen.

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I’ve landed here. My attention is mostly focused on my center monitor. Having the second monitor on the right in the vertical position keeps me from having to crane my neck. The vertical real estate is awesome for full web page previews. I’ve been keeping all of my communication tools on this side.

We’ll see how long this lasts.

 
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