Comments on: Is bigger (monitor) better? http://bomega.com/2006/10/14/is-bigger-monitor-better/ Internet Entrepreneur, Public Speaker, Blogger Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:25:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Bigger is sometimes better « Island in the Net http://bomega.com/2006/10/14/is-bigger-monitor-better/#comment-161 Bigger is sometimes better « Island in the Net Sun, 15 Oct 2006 14:17:33 +0000 http://www.bomega.com/2006/10/14/is-bigger-monitor-better/#comment-161 [...] Apple’s announcement that recent research indicates that computer users are more productive when they use larger monitor has spawned quite a bit of discussion on the web.  Om Malik disagrees arguing that he finds a larger monitor detracts from his work due to his head shifting back and forth.  I tend to agree with Dutch entrepreneur, Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten.  When developing web application I often wish I had a larger monitor so that I could see more of my code in the editor  I develop web applications for the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl or PHP) stack and my IDE is normally Vi.  I usually work with several Linux terminal windows open to maximum size.  Recently I have using the Eclipse open-source IDE and with the various resource side bars open I have significantly reduce screen area devoted to the editing window.  Thus I find myself scrolling back and forth a lot more often.  A monitor larger than 17 would greatly increase my productivity.  Ideally I would say 20-23 inches. [...] [...] Apple’s announcement that recent research indicates that computer users are more productive when they use larger monitor has spawned quite a bit of discussion on the web.  Om Malik disagrees arguing that he finds a larger monitor detracts from his work due to his head shifting back and forth.  I tend to agree with Dutch entrepreneur, Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten.  When developing web application I often wish I had a larger monitor so that I could see more of my code in the editor  I develop web applications for the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl or PHP) stack and my IDE is normally Vi.  I usually work with several Linux terminal windows open to maximum size.  Recently I have using the Eclipse open-source IDE and with the various resource side bars open I have significantly reduce screen area devoted to the editing window.  Thus I find myself scrolling back and forth a lot more often.  A monitor larger than 17 would greatly increase my productivity.  Ideally I would say 20-23 inches. [...]

]]> By: Bram http://bomega.com/2006/10/14/is-bigger-monitor-better/#comment-159 Bram Sun, 15 Oct 2006 13:15:06 +0000 http://www.bomega.com/2006/10/14/is-bigger-monitor-better/#comment-159 I'm still waiting for the moment that the LCD technology is so cheap that i can build a room with LCD displays as walls. That would create a room where you can dedicate a wall to every project you're working on. Whether it's music, art, developing work or a graphic presentation of a business plan you can lay every bone of the project on a spot on the wall and leave it there. I think the best way to be more productive is to put every element of your project on a spot of your monitor and leave it static for some time. Having two 30 inch displays certainly helps you with that but it's expensive. http://www.apple.com/nl/macosx/leopard/spaces.html could be a good solution for people without 4600 EUR to spend on displays. I’m still waiting for the moment that the LCD technology is so cheap that i can build a room with LCD displays as walls. That would create a room where you can dedicate a wall to every project you’re working on. Whether it’s music, art, developing work or a graphic presentation of a business plan you can lay every bone of the project on a spot on the wall and leave it there.

I think the best way to be more productive is to put every element of your project on a spot of your monitor and leave it static for some time. Having two 30 inch displays certainly helps you with that but it’s expensive. http://www.apple.com/nl/macosx/leopard/spaces.html could be a good solution for people without 4600 EUR to spend on displays.

]]> By: Hayo Bethlehem http://bomega.com/2006/10/14/is-bigger-monitor-better/#comment-150 Hayo Bethlehem Sat, 14 Oct 2006 09:09:56 +0000 http://www.bomega.com/2006/10/14/is-bigger-monitor-better/#comment-150 ah, but also interesting, i believe there is a productivity curve linked to screensize. When is your workspace to large to be productive? I like working with multiple (smaller) screens, as it helps me organise my windows in a way one really large screen really can't. ah, but also interesting, i believe there is a productivity curve linked to screensize. When is your workspace to large to be productive?
I like working with multiple (smaller) screens, as it helps me organise my windows in a way one really large screen really can’t.

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