Storeman
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- South East Englandshire
On my setup, I can have Premiere Pro and After Effects on the dual screen monitors and the programme output on the wide screen tv.
Multiple monitors
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Exfarmer
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- Bury St Edmunds
Just get a big enough monitor and you only need one
There is no need to buy a pc with a standalone graphics card. Most modern integrated graphics card will run up to 3 monitors - 1 VGA, 1 DVI, 1 HDMI.
The only reason to buy a geaphics card is for gaming, 3D modelling, video editing etc. For normal office stuff and watching videos etc the integrated video card on the CPU will be more than fine and the standalone graphics card just wasted. The exception to the above is if you want a very high resolution, that won't run on VGA or DVI, or if you want to use DP(display port) instead of HDMI.
ollie989898
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You are right but it very much depend on the motherboard- not all of them have multiple display outputs!
I use a docking station on my laptop so i can run two external monitors plus the laptop display.
I find it essential for comparing documents or copying from one to another as all the information is on display at the same time.
I got two monitors the same size so that they appear as similar as possible to make it easier on the eyes.
ollie989898
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i like the keyboard, dont get on with the mouse though. Looking for an alternative
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- East Sussex
Trackballs are my thing have the Logitech wireless at the minute. Great for cluttered desks as it doesn’t have to move!
which one please?
they have two types - ball in centre, ball on left.
I suffer RSI hence the "special" keyboard and mouse.
thanks
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- East Sussex
Ball on left. I’ve always used them, can’t work out why anyone would want a wireless one on a desktop but Each to their own. I broke my right arm and have a plate near the wrist, I find a regular mouse painful to use when I try one but the trackball is fine.
The only problem I can see is maybe not enough movement with the ball over three monitors. Fine on one but having to reset your thumb for that bit more movement could be awkward. I can currently move the pointer over the whole screen with accuracy and not having to lift my thumb.
Storeman
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- South East Englandshire
Another vote for a Trackball over conventional mouse. 
I have these on each each machine here...........
https://www.ebuyer.com/146967-logitech-trackman-marble-trackball-optical-mouse-usb-910-000808
I have these on each each machine here...........
https://www.ebuyer.com/146967-logitech-trackman-marble-trackball-optical-mouse-usb-910-000808
farmerm
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- Shropshire
I have a graphics card with both VGA and HDMI ourputs, 2 monitors side by side. Revolutionised my life, could never go back to a single screen now. I really need a third now.. anyone running more than 2?
me, see post 25, though one of mine is laptop screen so i guess not a true 3rd.
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- Scottish Highlands
I have two monitors because I do a lot of photo/video editing (but more honestly because my eyesight is crap and I have to have some stuff blown up!).
I have a good monitor for the editing and a crap one for the data where I don't need such good quality. I think it worked out cheaper to get this setup rather than one large monitor.
I have a good monitor for the editing and a crap one for the data where I don't need such good quality. I think it worked out cheaper to get this setup rather than one large monitor.
Pheasant Surprise
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- Woodbridge, Suffolk
This review of desktop monitors landed in my inbox this morning. There are some beauties and monsters in here..
Top 10 Monitors for Nerds
No.6 especially caught my eye - 49" curved Samsung CHG90. Blooming heck!!
^ this
I used to run multiple monitors but REALLY big oes have got cheap now, (cheaper than multiple screens) so 1 big one is the way to go. They are clever, I can input more than 1 computer at the same time to the single screen so have laptop and PC running tild on the same screen
Lincs Lass
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- north lincs
I run two screen on my system ,,blue VGA and a grey DVI plugs.
Still running W8.1 ,on the right of screen is drop down menu ,by using the Extend option ,two screens can be used at once,,one is the priority screen where all the shortcut choices show and by hold and dragging them from the top of the screen ,any new page can be drawn onto the second screen ,,Im not at all techy minded but this works ,,
I can be on here and have anything else running on the other ,this allows me to drag pages from one side onto here in seconds or copy and paste without losing the page
Still running W8.1 ,on the right of screen is drop down menu ,by using the Extend option ,two screens can be used at once,,one is the priority screen where all the shortcut choices show and by hold and dragging them from the top of the screen ,any new page can be drawn onto the second screen ,,Im not at all techy minded but this works ,,
I can be on here and have anything else running on the other ,this allows me to drag pages from one side onto here in seconds or copy and paste without losing the page
ollie989898
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3 monitors here. Won't be changing, I can work like fury with them, one big monitor would not work for me due to the gaming side of my workload.
Just be careful about having them on staff computers. I worked at a firm which had them for the CAD staff and one member of staff sued the company for RSI from using a trackballAnother vote for a Trackball over conventional mouse.
I have these on each each machine here...........
https://www.ebuyer.com/146967-logitech-trackman-marble-trackball-optical-mouse-usb-910-000808
Gordy1
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- Essex/suffolk border
I was looking into this myself & I understand you use a splitter to connect to another monitor, looked on eBay & see they are only about 5/6 quid plus a cable.