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Answer» Quote QuoteI agree with 2k_dummy here. Unless I see some financial FIGURES, some cost-benefit analysis of all that hardware, that truly justifies such an elaborate setup from prudent business perspective, I have to say this guy is just feeding an obsession rather than using good common sense.Nice toys. But he obviously has more money than common sense. And, I do know the benefits of multiple monitors. I have two connected to my computer. And, I fully agree with a COMMENT in one the previous POSTS saying the multiple monitors can increase productivity. I have no doubt whatsoever that many office workers could be more productive with two monitors than with one, and that this can be supported cost-benefit analysis. By cost-benefit analysis, I simply mean that the benefit of a second, third, ..., monitor can be shown, by time and motion studies, to prove that the cost of an additional monitor results in additional revenue, TYPICALLY measured on an annual basis, of at least the cost of the monitor and related costs (power consumption, bigger desk, etc.), and preferably the additional revenue should not just equal but exceed the additional cost and thereby increase net profit. One of the points that I got from reading his comments is that he doesn't like having to minimize one application to view another application on the same monitor. And, indeed, that, and copy and paste procedures between two windows, is most likely where the increase in productivity with multiple monitors come from. And, if we applied the same philosophy, most of us would need more than two monitors. If I say, well, 10% percent of the time, I may have 5 or more applications open at the same time; therefore, I need at least 5 monitors. Where does this game end? Again, show me the cost-benefit analysis. This guy has GONE to the extreme and I doubt very much he can justify all his acquisitions based on cost-benefit analysis. He also must have a very tolerant "partner" (presumably his wife). Have any of you ever stumbled upon this [highlight] http://www.plastk.net/highres/24mon/ [/highlight] ? The guy uses 24 monitors to play Quake 3 on. He has some videos of it in action and it is actually pretty awesome to watch. He also has a 50 monitor setup which is just rediculous.Actually, those huge setups are a project at, and belong to, Virginia Tech university. And, they seem to be geared toward special applications such as viewing of large geographical areas, perhaps with data streamed from surveillance satellites. At least, that's what seems to be displayed on the screens shown at http://infovis.cs.vt.edu/gigapixel/Quote Have any of you ever stumbled upon this [highlight] http://www.plastk.net/highres/24mon/ [/highlight] ? The guy uses 24 monitors to play Quake 3 on. He has some videos of it in action and it is actually pretty awesome to watch. I wouldn't enjoy it with all the monitor rims in the way.Yeah, that would bug me no end. But what about taking the bezels off? Then the screens would only have a very small line between them. I think that'd be fantastic.What I dont understand: Why not just set up a few projectors and have a big screen like that.Quote What I dont understand: agree'd. but if you absolutly HAVE to use that many monitors, remove the housings of each and make some sort of huge uber single housing so that they have only a fine line between them. seems more logical to me. |
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