Three is too many

[tobyaw]

Back in February I reworked my desk at home to have three monitors on a Duronic DM653 desk mount. Previously I had two monitors on my Mac, but on their own built-in stands. I liked the idea of using a combined mount, so the monitors would “float” over the desk, and let me store things under them. The Mac is currently on my desk having previously been mounted on the wall; I’m still thinking about whether to mount it back on the wall or under the desk.

Since then, I’ve been slowing coming to the conclusion that three monitors is just too many to be useful. In practice, I mostly use the middle and right screens. Two is still significantly more useful than one, particularly when screen-sharing for work. I share the right-hand screen, and find that much handier than sharing individual apps.

Currently I have three 24" 1080p screens. I reckon two 27" 4k screens might be my preferred solution. But that is somewhere in the future.

Comments

[alithea]

I had 2 screens when I worked in an office and definitely found that my sweet spot, I don't think I could have processed content on a 3rd one. At some point, I shall get a monitor, an external keyboard and a laptop stand so I can have the same set up in my home office. My laptop is fine for a couple of hours at a time but my RSI was a tweaking a bit over the weekend after working at it for 5 hours on Friday.

[andrewducker]

I am somewhat envious of ultra-wide screens as an alternative to two separate ones. Not sure what the price difference is for the same real estate though.