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Multiple Monitors Increase Productivity

Posted by michael on from the print-out-and-show-your-boss dept.

eggoeater writes "An systematic study conducted by NEC-Mitsubishi, ATI Technologies and the University of Utah has concluded that the use of multiple monitors in the workplace increases productivity. The study is discussed on Tom's Hardware, EE Times, and there's a detailed press release on NEC-Mitsubishi. For those of us who use multi-monitors, this is not shocking. But maybe now that it's official, IT managers will view it as a good investment and not just for gamers."

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  1. What about multiple desktops? by oneself · · Score: 4, Funny

    I use 64 in my KDE. So I'm _really_ productive.
    Although I sometimes lose applications for days on end.

    1. Re:What about multiple desktops? by chiasmus1 · · Score: 3, Funny
      I found that when I am programming, having a large monitor helps me organize code. I am able to program better and quicker. I have also noticed that the virtual desktops really help me get more done at once.

      Sometimes these studies seem like a bunch of people getting together to study what the programmers already consider to be common sense. You have to wonder if someone decided that they could get money if they did a study that they already knew the results of.

  2. Duh by The+One+KEA · · Score: 3, Funny

    My father has two DVSam 17" LCDs connected to a Matrox Millennium G450. He absolutely loves this setup because it makes it much easier to work on larger tasks like copying files using Explorer or viewing multiple Web pages or viewing a Web page while typing an e-mail.
    I wish I could have a dual-monitor setup.

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  3. Another study by Bull999999 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Another study shows even greater productivity if you use NEC-Mitsubishi monitors with ATI Technologies video cards and the user has one or more University of Utah degrees.

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  4. dear slashdot.... by smd4985 · · Score: 3, Funny

    it was my birthday recently - obviously you posted this story in order to convince my boss that buying me that extra flat-screen LCD is a cost-effective decision. happy birthday to me and thanks very much :).

    (please don't mod this up, don't want the boss to see it :) )

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    1. Re:dear slashdot.... by lordvdr · · Score: 3, Funny

      You're boss reads slashdot?

      I am confused. How can this be? Ahhhh, my head is spinning!

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  5. A single monitor? by Kidbro · · Score: 4, Funny

    [...] has concluded that the use of multiple monitors in the workplace increases productivity.

    Yeah, I hate it when all developers have to share a single monitor. Sucks.

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    1. Re:A single monitor? by Greyfox · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's one aspect of Extreme Programming I never liked. Though the Really Extreme Programming (XXXProgramming) where one developer sits on another developer's lap does show some promise...

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  6. This just in... by bunyip · · Score: 4, Funny

    NEC funded study shows that multiple monitors are good for you.

    MS funded study shows that Linux is bad for you.

    Phillip Morris funded study shows that smoking is good for you.

    I think I'm beginning to see a pattern...

  7. Hey, this is cheaper than headcount! by Syberghost · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's the perfect solution; since an extra monitor makes you 18% more efficient, 5 of them must make you almost 100% more efficient.

    So, instead of hiring 100 employees, I'll just hire one, and get him 495 extra monitors!