24th December 2010, 9:29 AM
I've used two monitors at work for the past couple years, and I would never want to go back. It's very useful to, say, use SQL in one window to hit queries/updates to the database and have the code on the other. Or, have the code displayed on one and the application running in real-time on the other.
For home use, I have a widescreen (which I LOVE, got it for free from work when they were upgrading). Two screens isn't as much of a necessity there, but whenever I leave my job, I'll be pissed if I have to return to one screen at the new place. On the other hand, the plan is to get into independent contracting, so in that case, I suppose I can just buy another one anyway.
For home use, I have a widescreen (which I LOVE, got it for free from work when they were upgrading). Two screens isn't as much of a necessity there, but whenever I leave my job, I'll be pissed if I have to return to one screen at the new place. On the other hand, the plan is to get into independent contracting, so in that case, I suppose I can just buy another one anyway.