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Dual Screen or Widescreen?

Hey guys,

right now I'm having a 2x 19" Proview monitor setup.

I was wondering if producing on one screen (instead of two) is more comfortable for producing; say if you got one 30" Widescreen (one of those Dell's for example)?

I know one screen is of course more comfortable for watching videos or playing games (you won't have to switch one off or something); though what would it make for music production?

Or does it really just depend on taste?

Cheers,
Wim

I was thinking about that as well. I love my dual screens, but if I had one wide (REALLY wide) screen, it would probably be less hassle and very nice. How expensive are those 30" ones though?

Remember that it's not only about the size but rather about the maximum possible resolution on the screen. And you will not get as high a resolution on one widescreen as you will get from 2 "normal" screens.
The 30 inch widescreens available from Apple (and others) are very pricey. You can buy at least 3 normal 20 inch screens for the same money.

Also remember that you get much more "picture" from normal screens than from widescreens. You will almost need a 24 inch widescreen to get the same "amount of picture" as one 19 inch "normal" screen.

Having one large widescreen definately looks cool, but when it comes to producing I would prefer having 2 (or 3) normal screens (21 inch).

Regards

I've always preferred the idea of multi-monitor setups because of the way Windows can maximise a program/window into whatever screen you want. So it's like having a screen for each program.

What would be mental would be to have a multi-30" screen setup.

two widescreens?

okay maybe not to humongous widescreens but moderate ones.
I'm getting two 20" widescreens soon for a mad little setup

I went from 2x15" to 20" widescreen and had no problems adjusting "back to normal". I actually like the widescreen monitor better than the 2 smaller monitors, though, I do plan on getting a 2nd widescreen and just be a badass when I sit at my computer.

Back to the topic. Before I would have my sequencer window on the left monitor and all my mixers and plugins on the left, but now i just stretch my mixer so that it covers the whole screen. Though the dual screen is convenient... why do you really need to see your fader levels when you're arranging/writing?

as the saying goes 2 is better than 1..i use 2 screens and find them very good.

I went from 2x19 to 1 x 24 inch dell wide screen, I do like it and find myself having enough space to work comfortably. I learned to use cubase window sets. I switch between arrangement, mixer and plugins windows with one keystroke. ( sometimes i have the mixer under the arrangement window). I don't miss duall screens that much, but honestly, once the prices come down a bit, I think I will add another 24 inch to the setup. There is just never enough space when it comes to sequencers So many plugins/vsti to look at.

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Originally posted by RivalMan Also remember that you get much more "picture" from normal screens than from widescreens. You will almost need a 24 inch widescreen to get the same "amount of picture" as one 19 inch "normal" screen.

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interesting.....when a screen is 'widescreen' do you get to see more off to the side?? or does it just stretch to fit?.....i would love to see (example) 1:25 minutes of my track rather then 1:05.......anyone know?

Yep. A widescreen monitor will give you a greater horizontal resolution so you can fit more in the sides (or if your gfx card supports it, turn it 90 degrees for a tall screen!)

i'd go for 1 widescreen instead of 2 or 3 screens. i don't think i'd look at the other screen that much cuz i'll be focusing more on the main screen. of coz if u have the $, then go for the multi screen setup. i'll just stick with one high res widescreen. with high res, you can have more space in the screen and may be able to fit all the windows in that one single screen. probably just a lil hassle to switch on and off some of the vsti's. might as well spend the additional screen's money for another piece of gear

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Originally posted by LENG i'd go for 1 widescreen instead of 2 or 3 screens. i don't think i'd look at the other screen that much cuz i'll be focusing more on the main screen. of coz if u have the $, then go for the multi screen setup.

The point is, it's cheaper to get 2 "average" size screens then 1 high resolution wide screen. Sure if it were otherwise, anyone would rather have one screen.

if someone was to get a widescreen....say 23 or 24" whats a good one to get? with high resolution..

I'm used to dual screen setup. Imo it's really nice to have one screen dedicated to plugins and the mixer, and the other screen for arrangement.

It's not so cool when playing games or watching videos obviously, but I watch my movies on 100" screen anyway.

You would need to have 2560x1600 widescreen resolution (or 2048x1536 4:3) to have more working space than dual 1280x1024 monitors.

If I had the money to spend, I wouldn't think twice about getting one of those 30" Dell 2560x1600 monitors though.. But for that kind of amount of hard earned cash, there's so many other things to buy.

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Originally posted by Chronosis The point is, it's cheaper to get 2 "average" size screens then 1 high resolution wide screen. Sure if it were otherwise, anyone would rather have one screen.

i was referring to icone's original post... not commenting from the price point of view.

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Originally posted by LENG i'd go for 1 widescreen instead of 2 or 3 screens. i don't think i'd look at the other screen that much cuz i'll be focusing more on the main screen. of coz if u have the $, then go for the multi screen setup. i'll just stick with one high res widescreen. with high res, you can have more space in the screen and may be able to fit all the windows in that one single screen. probably just a lil hassle to switch on and off some of the vsti's. might as well spend the additional screen's money for another piece of gear

a standard 19" tft with a 4:3 aspect ratio has it's max on 1280x1024, a widescreen on 1400x900 or something alike. In the end this means widescreen has less space, even though the diagonal is the same. As I posted a page earlier, you might want to have a look at this:


Also I don't think the more inches you have measures up to the cost increase. 19" is decently prices these days, I'd stick with that for a while. On the other hand 17" isn't that bad either and the decent priced 19"'s support up to the same resolution as the 17"'s.

In short, I agree with Mikk

It's true that there is a HUGE price difference between getting an equally sized (resolution-wise) Widescreen instead of two 19" screen.

With the two 19" screens, I in fact have a resolution of 2*1280x1024 = 2560x1024.

The Dell 30" Widescreen has a resolution of 2560x1600, so I guess this means it does have more space? At least it has equal resolution in horizontal direction.

The price is another story though... It cost about �2000, which is almost 7x the price I got one 19" screen for...

my laptop has wide screen, i love it.

why?

because you need the width in your playlist etc. dual screens doesnt give u enough width, it just means u can put all your crap on the other :P

i say... dual wide screen ;D

perhaps i haven't made my point clear... what i was trying to say is i would prefer to work on 1 single widescreen than with dual screen setup. of course, money wise the widescreen would be pricier and dual standard screen with more space but do u really need that extra screen? i don't think i need... 20" widescreen or 24" widescreen would be just fine... 30"? i'll just wait for the price drop...

i'm working with 2 benq 20" widescreens which gives me a resolution of 3360x1050 and it's just perfect for cubase.. i wouldn't like to miss it.

lets not forget that the 30" screens (both apple and dell) require a dual-link DVI output from your video card. which means that on top of the cost of the monitor, you will also need a pretty hefty GPU upgrade.

personally, i prefer 2 monitors. 2 30" apple cinema displays would suit me just fine.

2 screens all the way IMO. Ideally, 2 widescreens. Right now I've got 2 19" both running 1600x1200 and I could still use more space.

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Originally posted by Emperor interesting.....when a screen is 'widescreen' do you get to see more off to the side?? or does it just stretch to fit?.....i would love to see (example) 1:25 minutes of my track rather then 1:05.......anyone know?

You see more of the sides, you just have to adjust the graphics. The only time a widescreen stretch the imgage, is when you whatch a movie or a program that is recorded in a 4:3 format instead of 16:9.

Cheers
C

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Originally posted by DJDIRTY I went from 2x19 to 1 x 23 inch dell wide screen

i'm surprised you said you adjusted well from going from 38" to 23" thats a big cut in space. why didn't you keep your 19" monitors for a 3 monitor setup? with cubase you can never have enough monitors


my personal preference as of now would be to go with dual 19" screens. i think this would be the most effecient for my needs. If i want to watch movies i can get a big screen tv. but for music, multi monitors all the way (as mentioned, each monitor per task)

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