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I need some help setting up my Linux workstation. My problem is the numbers of monitors. I am deciding on either one or two monitors. Here are the day to day things I do:
I need some help setting up my Linux workstation. My problem is the numbers of monitors. I am deciding on either one or two monitors. Here are the day to day things I do:
Game
Surf the internet
Code
Play around with the settings
listen to music
watch videos and movies
I rarely multitask. Any thing will help.
If you rarely multitask, just get one monitor. Preferably one with a high resolution (figure out what your computer will support).
However, you mention "Code". Most coders I know, including myself would go with 2 monitors at least for software development. This depends on what you're coding, of course. But generally it's good to at least have the code on one screen while having the test software on another screen. And then another screen for the Internet helping you out (Stack Overflow etc). And another screen for e-mail, because clients. And...
Basically, the fact that you even have this question at all tells me that you're not doing the sort of software coding I'm used to thinking about. Maybe it's mainly text/console stuff, where it's much easier to fit everything necessary in multiple windows on one screen. I don't know, I'm not a mind reader.
ok, i'm sorry, but i'm having a hard time taking your question seriously.
even a 14-year old should understand that only you yourself know how many monitors you want.
it also has nothing to do with linux per se, so at the very least it's in the wrong section. more something for "General".
now if you'd asked a more specific question, e.g. you started with a dual monitor setup and ran into difficulties, that would've been better.
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for coding, 2 is handy since you can have your DE open on one screen and test the code you wrote on the other, but it isn't mandatory. I would say the biggest concern is budget, It would probably a better investment to get one good monitor over two cheaper ones, quality is more important than quantity for sure.
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