Let me see your Dual Screen Set Ups

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Morning all having bought 2 Dell 2713hm Monitors for my new pc set id like to see how any of you running 2 screens set up Photoshop

I cant use both screens until I get my new base unit at Christmas but just for reference really

I saw a video on line but cant find it again where the only think on 1 screen was the picture being edited everything else was moved on to the other screen

Thanks
 
Hi Ben,

Are you looking for an advise on how to split your workspace between two screens? Please clarify your question.
 
I use a 30inch main screen and a 20" secondary in portrait. The reason for this is the 20" is 1600x1200, so in portrait is 1200x1600, so the depth of display matches the 2560x1600 of the main screen.

Here's a screen grab of my Photoshop workspace in full res.

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Here's how LR looks here...

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Here's the actual monitors

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Pookeyhead said:
I use a 30inch main screen and a 20" secondary in portrait. The reason for this is the 20" is 1600x1200, so in portrait is 1200x1600, so the depth of display matches the 2560x1600 of the main screen.
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Thanks for that that's brilliant I just went for 2 Dell 2713s as my OCD has to have 2 of the same so how would I set it to have 1 screen as the image and the other for the extras
 
bbg404 said:
Thanks for that that's brilliant I just went for 2 Dell 2713s as my OCD has to have 2 of the same so how would I set it to have 1 screen as the image and the other for the extras
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As I have? You just drag the toolbars in Photoshop to the other screen. Simple as that... then save that as a custom workspace.
 
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Dave has probably told you all you need to know so I'm just going to leave an image here of mine running three. Lol
 
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For gaming.... I'd rather have that set up Stu :) I'd love to play Elite Dangerous on that.

If it wasn't such a graphics card killer, I'd go 3x 30" screens for gaming, but it's almost impossible to run anything at that res, even with triple SLI. I'd hate to compromise the graphics and photo work to go smaller with screens. I think I need a separate gaming set up :)
 
Pookeyhead said:
I use a 30inch main screen and a 20" secondary in portrait. The reason for this is the 20" is 1600x1200, so in portrait is 1200x1600, so the depth of display matches the 2560x1600 of the main screen.

Here's a screen grab of my Photoshop workspace in full res.

Click for full size, then click again to zoom



Here's how LR looks here...

Click for big and click again for zoom


Here's the actual monitors

Click for big and click again for zoom.
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Hi David

That is quite some setup though not as mind blowing as Stewart's triple rig!!!

I do have a question though ~ what make/model desk is that and what size is it??? All the corner desks I have seen appear that big larger and do not fit my small office :( Also how have you mounted the two screens as the picture even large/zoomed lacks sight of that detail?

TIA for the feedback & insight :)
 
The smaller screen is mounted to the wall on the left. What you're seeing is a windows bay and there's a small wall to the left of the small Dell screen.

If you saw it from behind, you'd see....

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As for the desk, I've no idea re: model/make. I bought it from Staples years ago.. back when it was still Office World... I think around 2003.
 
Pookeyhead said:
For gaming.... I'd rather have that set up Stu :) I'd love to play Elite Dangerous on that.

If it wasn't such a graphics card killer, I'd go 3x 30" screens for gaming, but it's almost impossible to run anything at that res, even with triple SLI. I'd hate to compromise the graphics and photo work to go smaller with screens. I think I need a separate gaming set up :)
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Funny old world isn't it, my obsession with being able to run games at 120hz led to to buying 3x BenQ 120hz monitors and now I don't edit on this machine as the monitors are garbage. Real waste of money downgrading my system to that single denominator. Really wish I'd kept the 3x 60hz Dell's. We live and learn.
 
Stu Blackpool said:
Funny old world isn't it, my obsession with being able to run games at 120hz led to to buying 3x BenQ 120hz monitors and now I don't edit on this machine as the monitors are garbage. Real waste of money downgrading my system to that single denominator. Really wish I'd kept the 3x 60hz Dell's. We live and learn.
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I dunno... I have the opposite problem... a £2300 monitor that needs SLI 4GB 670s to play anything on ONE SCREEN!... LOL

I think you got it right. I'm seriously considering a dedicated games machine with 3x 1080P panels, lower spec CPU and less RAM.
 
1st world problems mate. Just shows that life can always get worse. :)
 
LOL. It was 40 years in the making though mate....
 
From a quick Google the budget 4K monitors all use a TN panel rather than the much preferred IPS type one. When 'they' say budget this can be anything up to £800 :(

FWIW http://shop.colourconfidence.com/pr...led-ips-monitor-with-free-pchood-monitor-hood is a more 'normal' size IPS with 75% aRGB gamut but does have hardware calibration

I get the impression you might need a fairy sizeable £1,000's sum to get a 4K screen based on IPS panel type with hardware calibration???
 
Slightly off topic - Dell U2415 is out and has a 1920X1200 screen once more - looks good.
 
Box Brownie said:
From a quick Google the budget 4K monitors all use a TN panel rather than the much preferred IPS type one. When 'they' say budget this can be anything up to £800 :(

FWIW http://shop.colourconfidence.com/pr...led-ips-monitor-with-free-pchood-monitor-hood is a more 'normal' size IPS with 75% aRGB gamut but does have hardware calibration

I get the impression you might need a fairy sizeable £1,000's sum to get a 4K screen based on IPS panel type with hardware calibration???
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I've already got a hardware calibrated screen of 2560x1600.. just slightly annoyed there's no proper high end 4K screens yet.


Mad Badger said:
Slightly off topic - Dell U2415 is out and has a 1920X1200 screen once more - looks good.
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It's been out a while.. came out in September I think. Don't think this is a replacement for the U2413 though.... it's not. It can't be hardware profiled, uses white LEDs only, and is narrow gamut. Despite it's naming convention, I'd view this as a replacement for the U2412M.... as it's £240 price tag would suggest. So far as Dell 24" 16:10 screens go... the U2413 is still top of the pile.

Stupid naming... They should have kept the M at the end. People who don't know any better may well end up "upgrading" their U2413s for this just because it's newer... LOL
 
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Thanks Pookey, still debating which 24 inch monitor to get, my workflow being entirely sRGB
 
If wide gamut isn't important to you then, the above U2415 would be a fine choice most likely. I can't find anything to find out it's screen bit depth though, as it would be interesting to see if they use a true 8bit panel in this, unlike the 6bit +AFR-C in the U2412M. Either way, for sRGB work, either screen would be perfectly fine.

What's your budget though?
 
Budget is max £300 - maybe stretch a bit further for a 2713hm refurb?
 
the 2713 is nice yeah... i you can find one for the same budget, it's a worthy upgrade.
 
Thinking of buying via nrg_it on ebay - £319 for a refurbed unit, 100% +ve feedback on 10000 transactions
 
Maybe some cosmetic scuffs & scratches on the bezel - no dead pixels - sounds a bargain to me
 
just to show what us mere mortals use ;)



The main is a dell ultrahsarp U2413 which is a lovely monitor. The other is an old 22" something im not sure of, cant remember the name. But its just there for toolbars and browsers so does that job fine. And my canon pixma pro 100.
 
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