Two LCD's are better then one ??

[Dash1]

I was wondering if for mostly internet and regular DV editing
are 2 screens better then one?
I dont think I need wide screen since I do not watch films on my comp
but Should I get 2 19" or, for the same $ get one ~22-24" ?

thank you

[redwudz]

I use a dual monitor setup at work and love it. Even web surfing is nice with two windows opened. For editing with Photoshop, I can have the menus on one screen and the graphics on the other. I just use 15" LCD monitors, so they really don't take up that much space. I've got a dual head video card, but I could have done it with one card with VGA to one monitor and DVI to the other.

[SingSing]

Two screens are better, than a 22~24" wide screen.

[Ron B]

I would prefer two monitors over one for video editing, especially with programs like Adobe Premiere and Sony Vegas that have a lot of windows and menus.
Same for photo editing; I can have the photo 'explorer", organizer, whatever you want to call it, on one screen and the editing program on the other.

[lordsmurf]

Desk space is the reason I've not done it. I think a 24" widescreen LCD is enough for me. I have huge previews plus room for all the tool windows, and sometimes even a little room to spare.

[JohnnyMalaria]

I have a dual monitor arrangement. For the second monitor, I actually use a Sony video monitor (i.e., a proper studio NTSC/PAL affair).

I can either have it hooked up to the secondary output on the PC or feed the output from a DV camcorder/video recorder to it. The advantage of using a "proper" video monitor for the video aspect of video editing is that the gamma response is correct.

Many video applications - including our own - support secondary displays. It's great to have the application on the main display at a high resolution (e.g., 1600 x 1200) and have secondary one at a lower resolution for the video (esp if connected via S-video to a video monitor etc).

I'm toying with buying a second PC monitor, so that I can leave the Sony video monitor dedicated to NTSC/PAL video. Then I'll have a three-monitor arrangement....

[tekkieman]

I hate to be contrary to popular opinion, but I believe I have exceeded the "sweet spot" when it comes to dual monitors. I was recently set up with dual 22" widescreens. While the massive amount of screen real estate is welcome, getting to the start menu is a mouse travel of almost three feet of screen space! Plus, the constant ping-ponging of the neck is starting to get painful...

[ahhaa]

t-man: so you need dual mousepads?:]

[chesterfield]

how do you switch between monitors????

[JohnnyMalaria]

I hate to be contrary to popular opinion, but I believe I have exceeded the "sweet spot" when it comes to dual monitors. I was recently set up with dual 22" widescreens. While the massive amount of screen real estate is welcome, getting to the start menu is a mouse travel of almost three feet of screen space! Plus, the constant ping-ponging of the neck is starting to get painful...

Why not arrange them one above the other (instead of side by side)?

[edDV]

I use a 2 19" computer monitor + 27" video monitor setup for editing.

The video monitor is fed from the IEEE-1394 port through a ADVC-100 or a DV camcorder.

Separately, I run a second computer + monitor for web access and PVR recording. Then there is the laptop.

[edDV]

how do you switch between monitors????

"Extended desktop" or "Theater Mode" depending on application being used.

[Dash1]

Thanks a lot.
No need for the wide one if I dont use it for films. right ?
Any good brands or lines ?

[SingSing]

Viewsonic or Dell.

[budz]

Viewsonic or Dell.

This is just based on my own experience with Viewsonc. I had terrible customer service when I needed to RMA a lcd monitor that was still under warranty. It took 2 months to get a brand new 19 inch lcd from them. After repeated phone conversations within a 1 1/2 month span w/customer service I finally got a brand new lcd monitor. The RMA process supposedly only takes 15 days for the turn around period but mine took 1 month. First unit they sent to me was worse than the one I sent in to RMA. I ended up talking to some supervisor to bitch about their shitty runaround service. He then assured me I would get a brand new lcd monitor.

The only good thing I have to say about Viewsonic is they paid for the shipping cost when I had to send back that crappy unit they first sent to me and they also paid for shipping for the brand new monitor. So I guess to make up for the shitty customer service they paid for the those 2 shipping charges. After all of this I don't know if I'd wanna buy another Viewsonic lcd monitor.

[qz3fwd]

I prefer 2 24" monitors. My workstation has 2x21" CRT's, and my new desktop has a 24" LCD, soon to be brother to a second 24" LCD.

[edDV]

Viewsonic or Dell.

This is just based on my own experience with Viewsonc. I had terrible customer service when I needed to RMA a lcd monitor that was still under warranty. It took 2 months to get a brand new 19 inch lcd from them. After repeated phone conversations within a 1 1/2 month span w/customer service I finally got a brand new lcd monitor. The RMA process supposedly only takes 15 days for the turn around period but mine took 1 month. First unit they sent to me was worse than the one I sent in to RMA. I ended up talking to some supervisor to bitch about their shitty runaround service. He then assured me I would get a brand new lcd monitor.

The only good thing I have to say about Viewsonic is they paid for the shipping cost when I had to send back that crappy unit they first sent to me and they also paid for shipping for the brand new monitor. So I guess to make up for the shitty customer service they paid for the those 2 shipping charges. After all of this I don't know if I'd wanna buy another Viewsonic lcd monitor.

I'll pile onto Viewsonic by saying they and Fry's.com don't honor their $50 rebates. I'm still in dispute with Fry's.com and may picket Viewsonic next time I'm in the Bay Area. I'm really pissed at them.

[Dash1]

The stores here keep pumping Samsung and Sony.
How are they ?