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  • #41
  • Edited 12:50am Sep 5, 2010 12:25am | Edited 12:50am
Can I ask a silly question?

Why would you buy 4 24" monitors instead of just getting one massive TV or something so theres just one screen?

Is there any advantage having seperate monitors? Or disadvantage using a TV screen?
Time hides Nothing
  • #42
  • Sep 5, 2010 2:07am Sep 5, 2010 2:07am
Quoting moetzger
finally i got everything delivered and set up... will take some time until im accustomed to this much screen space


Quoting The Fool
http://www.tykesupply.com/Products.html
I have the Tyke quad mount and its very well made.
thanks for sharing the link,Sir.

Quoting CindyXXXX
Can I ask a silly question?
Why would you buy 4 24" monitors instead of just getting one massive TV or something so theres just one screen?

Is there any advantage having separate monitors? Or disadvantage using a TV screen?
i think 1 reason is to keep things 'separate' while being 'whole'/'merged' at the same time.
it may sound confusing but i hope u got it.

other reasons could be price &/or availability: 4 monitors could be much cheaper & available than 1 size-equivalent TV/monitor.

3rd reason:
more monitors looks cooler & more sophisticated than 1 big monitor (with the mounting bracket & all)
  • #43
  • Sep 5, 2010 2:46am Sep 5, 2010 2:46am
Quoting The Fool

http://www.tykesupply.com/Products.html

I have the Tyke quad mount and its very well made.
They are cheap! Even with shipping (if they ship to UK) they're a lot cheaper than what's available here!

Thanks for the link, I'll give them a call on Tuesday, maybe there's a little niche market to import these in bulk!
  • #44
  • Sep 5, 2010 2:51am Sep 5, 2010 2:51am
Quoting CindyXXXX

Can I ask a silly question?
Why change a trend?

Anyway, you sobered up yet? Still trying to defrost your charts, lol?

I use different resolutions and screen sizes for different applications, for example I find charts don't look so good widescreen, kinda deformed somehow!
  • #45
  • Sep 5, 2010 3:05am Sep 5, 2010 3:05am
Quoting pipmutt

Thanks for the link,
You're welcome. Those things are really well made - I'm thinking about buying another one. I don't know what's up with Amazon - I bought my first one there & they used to have much lower prices, but they have gone up - so going directly to Tyke seems the way to go. Anyway, you can read the reviews about them on the US Amazon site...
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  • #46
  • Sep 5, 2010 3:33am Sep 5, 2010 3:33am
Quoting pipmutt
Why change a trend?

Anyway, you sobered up yet? Still trying to defrost your charts, lol?

I use different resolutions and screen sizes for different applications, for example I find charts don't look so good widescreen, kinda deformed somehow!
haha

Makes sense I guess, perhaps theres a market there for 1 big screeno tohat you can divide up into sections for different ratios, , Shit id buy one
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  • #47
  • Sep 5, 2010 8:27am Sep 5, 2010 8:27am
4 smaller monitors instead of one big one has another benefit: smaller lcd panels have better quality. the big ones dont have that great picture quality. and windows 7 is really cool for multi monitoring, you can work with your programs and windows very well. a big one wouldnt allow that.
Patience is key.
  • #48
  • Edited 2:16pm Sep 5, 2010 1:58pm | Edited 2:16pm
another good thing about multiple monitors is: you can turn some off. I don't "need" to be watching 4-6 things at once all the time. So I can keep an eye on a chart or two on one screen and shut everything else down & save power..
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  • #49
  • Sep 5, 2010 2:03pm Sep 5, 2010 2:03pm
Quoting CindyXXXX
Can I ask a silly question?

Why would you buy 4 24" monitors instead of just getting one massive TV or something so theres just one screen?

Is there any advantage having seperate monitors? Or disadvantage using a TV screen?
Hi,

I tried a 32" & 40" flatscreen TVs hooked up through HDMI and found the quality inferior to the NEC's clarity. (lines fuzzy in certain areas, some dark spots--a TV will never give the quality of a monitor). Anyway, the way I trade with my system, I wanted a setup where I had different monitors dedicated to different currencies and could quickly make the distinction (not all jumbled on one screen together), plus I like the idea of being able to put different laptops with various monitors in different rooms if I so desire. To me, it just gives me more flexibility than a big system that's hard to move around.
  • #50
  • Sep 5, 2010 2:18pm Sep 5, 2010 2:18pm
2 x 20" TFT not Widescreen as that'd use up to much desk space and not enough vertical size / resolution here.

Before this I had 2 x 17"'s and before that 2 x 17" CRT's which where HUGE, so had this for 10years I guess or something sad.

Charts on the screen on the left, right screen for watching TV / chatting / whatever while waiting for a setup.

For programming it's a must to.
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
  • #51
  • Sep 6, 2010 2:37am Sep 6, 2010 2:37am
Quoting The Fool
another good thing about multiple monitors is: you can turn some off. I don't "need" to be watching 4-6 things at once all the time. So I can keep an eye on a chart or two on one screen and shut everything else down & save power..
ultramon is a great tool for things like that. you can save multiple display profiles and switch easily between them.
Patience is key.
  • #52
  • Sep 6, 2010 3:17am Sep 6, 2010 3:17am
2 x 23 inchers here.
I did try a different setup a while back with more monitors but that got to the stage where I had too many things happening on screen(s) and I got distracted from what I was really meant to be doing.

2 monitors helps for having all the key screens I need clearly visible without overwhelming what I'm trying to do.
  • #53
  • Sep 6, 2010 4:15am Sep 6, 2010 4:15am
How else could I watch futurame episodes , while holding GU Long
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
  • #54
  • Sep 7, 2010 12:58am Sep 7, 2010 12:58am
Nice, i dont know how you can watch tv and trade at the same time? it to be distracting and I often miss trade opportunities.

Quoting Turveyd
How else could I watch futurame episodes , while holding GU Long
  • #55
  • Sep 7, 2010 3:42am Sep 7, 2010 3:42am
Quoting CindyXXXX

This is enough to trade 1 pair only!
what's the pair Cindy???
  • #56
  • Edited 4:43am Sep 7, 2010 3:43am | Edited 4:43am
Quoting Turveyd
How else could I watch futurame episodes , while holding GU Long
Your actually trading again?
  • #57
  • Last Post: Sep 7, 2010 4:14am Sep 7, 2010 4:14am
Quoting Uncharted
Nice, i dont know how you can watch tv and trade at the same time? it to be distracting and I often miss trade opportunities.
Slower timeframes, less markets mean more downtime. Also some multitasking element.
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