Comments on: Large Monitor = More Productivity http://www.productivity501.com/large-monitor-more-productivity/65/ Pieces of the productivity puzzle. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:02:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jelle de Haas http://www.productivity501.com/large-monitor-more-productivity/65/comment-page-1/#comment-117774 Jelle de Haas Wed, 20 May 2009 15:14:54 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=65#comment-117774 At the office I work on two 19" monitors, ideal for a lot of open windows and alternating focus on different projects and aspects. At home my laptop runs 1200x800, which is ideal for a quick update and for doing quick tasks. It also keeps me from doing too much work from home which infringes on my home/work balance. In the same vein I only use my work laptop at home on battery power. This servers as a reminder that I've spent two hours doing work-related stuff from home, and that's more than enough! (Oh the link to Apple's website isn't working) At the office I work on two 19″ monitors, ideal for a lot of open windows and alternating focus on different projects and aspects.

At home my laptop runs 1200×800, which is ideal for a quick update and for doing quick tasks. It also keeps me from doing too much work from home which infringes on my home/work balance.

In the same vein I only use my work laptop at home on battery power. This servers as a reminder that I’ve spent two hours doing work-related stuff from home, and that’s more than enough!

(Oh the link to Apple’s website isn’t working)

]]> By: Mark Shead http://www.productivity501.com/large-monitor-more-productivity/65/comment-page-1/#comment-71215 Mark Shead Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:19:21 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=65#comment-71215 @Marc - Good point. I haven't ever really thought about my video card on my MacBook Pro, but I did upgrade my Linux desktop the other day so some of the effects would work better on my 30 inch monitor. @Marc – Good point. I haven’t ever really thought about my video card on my MacBook Pro, but I did upgrade my Linux desktop the other day so some of the effects would work better on my 30 inch monitor.

]]> By: Marc http://www.productivity501.com/large-monitor-more-productivity/65/comment-page-1/#comment-71214 Marc Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:16:51 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=65#comment-71214 Something else to consider; you need a video card that can display sufficiently large resolution so that you don't just end up with a larger version of what you have on your smaller display. When most people get a large monitor they are trying to increase the real estate, not blowing up the displayed image to clownish proportions (which would only be a benefit if trying to view the display from a farther distance than before). Along the same line of thought; when looking for a display, make sure that it can support high resolution video cards, because if it doesn't, the image can potentially appear distorted or you will be stuck with a geriatric version of the display you had before. Something else to consider; you need a video card that can display sufficiently large resolution so that you don’t just end up with a larger version of what you have on your smaller display.

When most people get a large monitor they are trying to increase the real estate, not blowing up the displayed image to clownish proportions (which would only be a benefit if trying to view the display from a farther distance than before).

Along the same line of thought; when looking for a display, make sure that it can support high resolution video cards, because if it doesn’t, the image can potentially appear distorted or you will be stuck with a geriatric version of the display you had before.

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