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Hey guys! So Today I decided to put 2 of my monitors together to be used as a dual display setup. I'm wondering what you guys use your second display for. Currently, mine will pretty much be permanently on the linustechtips forum. I am liking it so far, very convenient!  

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Ive been using monitors from a friend of my dad who hasnt had the space for all of his monitors. Most of the time I have steam, any of my chat things, or a video of some sorts. Dual monitors is AMAZING for typing up an assignment though. You have your notes on one side, and the assignment on the other, and if I had a third, I would use that one for research. Sadly, I'm gonna have to give up those beautiful monitors because he wants them back :(. Oh, well, guess I need to make some money this summer for new ones.

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I use it for my browser, main monitor for gaming. ;)

 

 

Also neat! I thought I was the only one living upside down.

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I use it for my browser, main monitor for gaming. ;)

 

 

Also neat! I thought I was the only one living upside down.

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Ive been using monitors from a friend of my dad who hasnt had the space for all of his monitors. Most of the time I have steam, any of my chat things, or a video of some sorts. Dual monitors is AMAZING for typing up an assignment though. You have your notes on one side, and the assignment on the other, and if I had a third, I would use that one for research. Sadly, I'm gonna have to give up those beautiful monitors because he wants them back :(. Oh, well, guess I need to make some money this summer for new ones.

I know how you feel. Borrowing peoples awesome things and wanting to keep them... I have never really thought of monitors as an important part of a build. But since using more than one, I now understand why people enjoy them so much

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I use it to watch movies/youtube mostly , if I buy another gaming console i'd connect that to it as well. I couldint live without a 2nd monitor now.

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For studying, and checking twitter,rss and my tunes while gaming.

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music and if im working with files I have one folder or two on my second screen and on or two on the other

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I have my second monitor displaying itunes at the moment and my browser on my main, if im tweaking my graphics card overclock i have my temps and overclocking software on it and then something like furmark on the main.

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I use my 3 monitors for everything.  Sometimes 3 sets of browsers. or 1 gaming 1 monitoring/music and 1 for a browser.  

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I recently converted back to a single 29" 21:9 Dell Monitor.

Didn't really utilize the second monitor.

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I use my 3 monitors for work, I need to check to many data at once

sometimes I try to watch a netflix movie or just random utube videos while working

but I always end up minimizing those videos (BTW resizing a netflix windows is cool, why cant be youtube like that?

 

When Gaming I just game with the three of them and I forget about everything...... 

 

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I have my temperatures and my mouse software up at all times(Logitech g700s) . Sometimes ill watch a fullscreen movie/ video on one and browse the web on the other. 

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If I'm playing games I'll sometimes throw a stream up on the other monitor, also my music, skype, email, etc are usually open on my second monitor. 

 

If I'm doing something work related I usually use the second monitor as my screen for a reference library. 

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I'd have a main and a second one for skype + videos while doing other things (i.e. gaming) or if I'm working, my project would be on the right monitor and info/sites on the left one. Or, if it's normal use, browsing and videos respectively.

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My main monitor is for top priority like homework or for a video. My second monitor is for skype, another window for firefox, hardware monitoring software or general stuff that I don't need right away.

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Videos, iTunes, temp. monitoring while gaming, and it's got a my daughter's pic as a wallpaper :)

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Main- Game 2nd- Xsplit 3rd- Chat/various...

Since I'm a streamer... 3 monitors is heaven compared to alt tabbing to check xsplit and chat ever 3 seconds...

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YouTube, Twitter, FTP, Putty.. 

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For Podcasts like Linus' livestream, the Tek, or the gamestation podcast. While I watch those, I usually play some game that doesn't need a lot of focus, so I can still listen/view the podcast.

Also I sometimes put stuff I have to look at while typing it there, hate to switch programs.

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I use my second monitor as chat (skype,fb,etc) and also watching videos while I work.
 

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