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[-] FMT99@lemmy.world 23 points 7 months ago

Virtual desktops are superior to additional physical monitors. I'm fully prepared to die on this hill.

[-] bali10050@lemmy.world 29 points 7 months ago
More monitors More virtual desktops
Has cool animation 0 1
No wierd mouse movement 0 1
Doesn't need new wallpaper 0 1
Cheap 0 1
Infinitely expandable 0 1
No need for cable management 0 1

WINNER: Virtual desktops
[-] captainjaneway@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago

Watch a full screen movie while you do something on another monitor. Virtual desktops can't do that.

[-] Waffelson@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

How do you keep your concentration on two monitors? When I had two monitors, I put black wallpaper on the second monitor because the usual ones distracted me

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[-] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 3 points 7 months ago

I'm either immersed or i multitask. You can do both?

Then again, my sis Works on her notebook while reading a magazine while watching tv while listening music on the smartphone she uses to chatt. Pure stress to me.

[-] captainjaneway@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Yeah I can do both. Most movies are dialogue forward so I'm not always watching the screen. And then when there is a break in my game (loading screens, waiting for something to happen, mindless tasks) I can watch the screen. I only do it with games like Minecraft, Satisfactory, Cities Skylines, etc.

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago
[-] captainjaneway@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago
[-] bali10050@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

You can pin the movie to all desktops in one monitor, and combine the powers of the virtual desktops, and the other monitor(s)

[-] captainjaneway@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Oh yeah for sure I could use virtual desktops in addition. But a single monitor doesn't accomplish what I said. Hence why I brought it up as a counter point.

[-] bali10050@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago

Why am I comparing moitors to virtual desktops?

I don't know


Does it make sense?

No


Do i use my 2nd virtual desktop more than my 2nd monitor?

Yes


Am I lost in what I am trying to prove?

Absolutely.

[-] captainjaneway@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

did you even read the full thread which provides the context you're neglecting?

No.

[-] bali10050@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I have but it's long past bedtime here and I'm starting to lose my ability to comprehend things in english. Sorry

[-] callyral@pawb.social 1 points 7 months ago

Watch a full screen movie while you do something on another monitor.

Just pause the movie, do the thing, and then go back to watching the movie.

[-] captainjaneway@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Yeah I guess you could do something completely different than what I said.

[-] CaptainBasculin@lemmy.ml 16 points 7 months ago

If you're developing and want a live display of your program, nothing beats a second monitor to see your progress live if you want to see the progress on your computer.

Other cases %100 agree

[-] abbadon420@lemm.ee 6 points 7 months ago

And a third monitor for the documentation

[-] bali10050@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I do that on the second

[-] bali10050@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

A really large monitor?

[-] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

A ultra wide monitor beats it imo

[-] lauha@lemmy.one 7 points 7 months ago

Yes, so much easier to switch between two desktops than having them actually visible at the same time.

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