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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. selling video cards by opaqueice · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Gee, what a surprise - a study that ATI was involved in concluded that more monitors are good...

  2. Multiple Monitors? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Why would ATI be interested in a multiple monitor study?

    That would be like a condom company backing a study of the spread of aids.

    what will the mods think of this?

  3. Re:What about multiple desktops? by Trigun · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Seems to me that when a monitor company, a dual-head graphics card manufacturer and a two-bit university get together to study if multiple monitors are really better, the conclusion has already been reached.

  4. Depends by eelke_klein · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I actually prefer my own big 21" over the two 17" at my work ofcourse two 21" inch would be even better.

  5. Not surprised - Look who paid for it! by pdx8ball · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This study was paid for by NEC who makes monitors, and ATI who makes graphic cards. The study concludes that more monitors (and graphic cards, which you usually need one of per monitor) will boost the economy and save the world. Well that's a very unexpected conclusion, isn't it?