bigger screen = higher productivity. ( for me it can what about you?)

Posted by rokhayakebe on Saturday August 18, 2007 @05:21PM
from the self-post dept.

I have a small 13 inch screen notebook. It works fine for me. It s light enough to carry around and the battery last a good few hours. But I find that when using my 47 inch screen monitor I just enjoy working more. I haven't measured output, but I believe It is slightly more than when I use my notebook.

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Re:bigger screen = higher productivity. ( for me it can what... by iamelgringo on Sunday August 19, 2007 @01:20AM (#44012)

The past few years I've coded on a laptop, but I got tired of the small screen.

I recently built myself a desktop with 3 monitors: 2x 19" for Left and Right screens and 1x 21" wide screen as a center monitor. I have the center monitor on a Ergotron arm, so I can rotate it. In portait mode, I can have 19 vertical inches code in front of me. It's a joy.

I'll never go back to a laptop for my primary dev machine. I'm so much more productive with my monitors.

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Re:bigger screen = higher productivity. ( for me it can what... by Riley on Monday August 20, 2007 @03:08PM (#44422)

I've been using a 30" (2560x1600) monitor for over a year and I'll never go back to anything smaller. I only like laptops for traveling. You do have to take into consideration the other screen sizes and resolutions when designing. But you can always approximate any config on a larger monitor.

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Re:bigger screen = higher productivity. ( for me it can what... by german on Saturday August 18, 2007 @05:54PM (#43904)

47 inches! Maybe it's just too much, for me any screen with more than 1024 x 768 px works fine. My startup is a webapp, so users screen size also matters.

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Re:bigger screen = higher productivity. ( for me it can what... by andrewcooke on Sunday August 19, 2007 @04:03PM (#44126)

i suspect you feel more productive when you're happier. and you have a new toy so you are happy.

personally, i program on a 12" screen and love being able to work anywhere - typically on a bean bag in the corner of my office, but sometimes on the kitchen table, or a local cafe. rarely at my desk.

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Re:bigger screen = higher productivity. ( for me it can what... by epi0Bauqu on Saturday August 18, 2007 @05:23PM (#43893)

Are you serious about 47 inches?

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