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i get asked a lot on how i should setup mydual monitor setup. and i get it, multi monitor configurationsare tricky. i feel like no matter what orientation orconfiguration you decide on, you’ll end up compromising in one way or another. some are better for ergonomics, some for aesthetics,and some are just a novelty. hi i’m david and these are my thoughts onsetting up the perfect dual monitor setup. so in one of my last videos i put togethera dual monitor setup where i had my displays side by side, pretty much parallel to eachother and centered on my desk. while i think this is the most aestheticallypleasing way to configure it, i’ll be honest
it’s not the most ergonomic or optimal forproductivity. the bezel being right in the middle meansthat you’ll usually spend most of your time with your head turned the left or right, notexactly great for your neck. you can shift your chair, keyboard and mouseto put a display straight ahead of you but this does make using the second monitor alittle harder being off angle. (i like to sit about 25-28†away from themonitor, any further and it gets hard for me to see stuff on a 110 ppi screen) i onlyreally recommend this setup if you need to use one of the displays for a specific tasklike photo editing, and the other display for something like gaming.
but otherwise. a simple way to improve the ergonomics isto shift one monitor straight ahead and angle the second one towards your face. with this setup your main display is straightahead and perfectly optimized for maximum comfort and viewing angle. and while you’ll need to turn your heador chair quite a bit to use the second display, in my opinion a second display should onlybe used for low priority and infrequent applications. this could be reference material for a coder,email or messaging notifications while working, music controls while surfing the web, or justthrowing on a youtube video in the background.
i’d probably recommend this configurationto the vast majority of people who want to use a dual monitor setup, but it does suffersa bit in terms of aesthetics offsetting the monitor to the side, and can take up a bitmore space on your desk. alternatively it’s also quite popular forpeople to put their second display in portrait orientation. and choosing between a portrait and landscapeorientation really depends on what you plan on having on the display. i hear programmers really like having a portraitdisplay so they can see more lines of code but i personally don’t find this reallynecessary especially with these larger 27
inch 1440p displays that have more than enoughvertical resolution for me. also i usually like to have a video playingon the second screen, so it’s definitely a poor use of screen space. next up is the stacked setup. i talked about this in a previous video, andmy thoughts haven’t changed much from that. it costs a little more to set this up sinceyou’ll probably need extra equipment to mount a monitor on top. and looking up once in a while isn’t toobad but doing this for too long or too often isn’t the most comfortable experience.
but it does look nice so i understand whyit’s a popular option, and saves on desk space which is especially noticeable if yourmain display is larger display like my 34 inch ultrawide. but also keep in mind stacked setups aren’tfor everyone, i find it a little overwhelming with a larger second monitor since it feelslike i’m sitting in front of a giant tv all day long (same reason i don’t like 32â€4k, or 38†ultrawides) so in this configuration i’ll often just turn off the top monitorwhen i’m not using it. in that same video i also looked at bottommounting the monitor, and i find this a little more ergonomic than the top mounted versionbut it is also a little more challenging to
setup and takes up more space on the deskwhich i really dislike. but having a smaller second display here wouldprobably work and look great as well. but that’s something i’m still lookinginto. another option that usually gets suggestedto me is again a stacked setup but instead where i move the bezel under my eye level. i personally don’t like this option becausenow i’m staring at a bezel in my natural posture. and i’m in a less than ideal position regardlessif i use the top or bottom display. maybe this works i need to use each of thedisplay 50/50 percent of the time but then
i’d rather just go back to the side by sidesetup if that were the case. there are also other unorthodox setups oreven triple displays configurations that you can try. and they might work for you but i find themto be a little unnecessary and more of a distraction than a benefit. for productive, 2 monitors is the perfectnumber for me, or maybe even just one nice ultrawide but that for another video. hope you guys enjoyed this one. you know what to do.
and i’ll see you in the next video.