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Virtual desktops are superior to additional physical monitors. I'm fully prepared to die on this hill.
More monitors More virtual desktops Has cool animation 0 1 No wierd mouse movement 0 1 Doesn't need new wallpaper 0 1 Cheap 0 1 Infinitely expandable 0 1 No need for cable management 0 1
WINNER: Virtual desktops Watch a full screen movie while you do something on another monitor. Virtual desktops can't do that.
How do you keep your concentration on two monitors? When I had two monitors, I put black wallpaper on the second monitor because the usual ones distracted me
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I'm either immersed or i multitask. You can do both?
Then again, my sis Works on her notebook while reading a magazine while watching tv while listening music on the smartphone she uses to chatt. Pure stress to me.
Yeah I can do both. Most movies are dialogue forward so I'm not always watching the screen. And then when there is a break in my game (loading screens, waiting for something to happen, mindless tasks) I can watch the screen. I only do it with games like Minecraft, Satisfactory, Cities Skylines, etc.
Picture in picture mode
Full screen
Watch a full screen movie while you do something on another monitor.
Just pause the movie, do the thing, and then go back to watching the movie.
Yeah I guess you could do something completely different than what I said.
You can pin the movie to all desktops in one monitor, and combine the powers of the virtual desktops, and the other monitor(s)
Oh yeah for sure I could use virtual desktops in addition. But a single monitor doesn't accomplish what I said. Hence why I brought it up as a counter point.
Why am I comparing moitors to virtual desktops?
I don't know
Does it make sense?
No
Do i use my 2nd virtual desktop more than my 2nd monitor?
Yes
Am I lost in what I am trying to prove?
Absolutely.
did you even read the full thread which provides the context you're neglecting?
No.
I have but it's long past bedtime here and I'm starting to lose my ability to comprehend things in english. Sorry
If you're developing and want a live display of your program, nothing beats a second monitor to see your progress live if you want to see the progress on your computer.
Other cases %100 agree
And a third monitor for the documentation
I do that on the second
A really large monitor?
A ultra wide monitor beats it imo
Yes, so much easier to switch between two desktops than having them actually visible at the same time.