Apple recently commisioned an interesting study looking into the impact monitor size has on worker productivity. According to their results, productivity gains of up to 65% were seen when upgrading from a 17" LCD to a 30" LCD:
Pfeiffer's testing showed time savings of 13.63 seconds when moving files between folders using the larger screen - 15.7 seconds compared to 29.3 seconds on the 17-in. monitor - for a productivity gain of 46.45 percent. The testing showed a 65.09 percent productivity gain when dragging and dropping between images - a task that took 6.4 seconds on the larger monitor compared to 18.3 seconds using the smaller screen. And cutting and pasting cells from Excel spreadsheets resulted in a 51.31 percent productivity gain - a task that took 20.7 seconds on the larger monitor versus 42.6 seconds on the smaller screen.
But several analysts disagreed with the study's findings, believing that adding a second display could yield similar or even better productivity gains than upgrading to a larger monitor:
"I can surf the Net on one monitor and do something else on the other," said Peggy Duncan, an Atlanta-based personal productivity expert and principal of PSC Press. "It all goes back to seeing more stuff at one time. But, in my opinion, productivity is increased more by using dual monitors."
Which would you rather have? One 30" LCD or two 20" displays? With 30" monitors like the Apple Cinema display still selling for $2,000+, you could definitely pick up two 20" LCDs for considerably less than one 30".
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Another week, another indie gaming bundle. This time, it's the Xmas bundle from Indie Royale.
DIYGamer: The crazy deal season that started in November shows no sign of slowing – it’s Indie Royale time again, and this pack is one of the best yet, weighing in at six games of generally excellent quality. Pay what you want (starting at a slowly rising minimum) for the fantastic Blackwell trilogy (remastered, apparently), The Oil Blue, Eets and Dino D-Day for Windows (and Mac/Linux where appropriate). Gameplay trailers and some thoughts after the break.
Think I would rather have one 30 in
Is there a wire out there where I can connect my computer to my TV using the HDMI input?
...rather have two 20-inch monitors. I have a friend who has a set-up of three 15-inch monitors and it looks pretty sweet... he designs something for his job on them, never cared enough to find out what exactly.
Wouldn't mind one of those screens pictured above the old 360, oblivion would look wicked!