Monitors Archive

If you’re a gamer who wants to play on the road, you need to have access to a monitor. But bringing a long a big, bulky home monitor isn’t going to be practical. In most situations, you’ll be better off with something portable. The same goes for content creators. You may often find that it’s helpful to set up a second monitor for your laptop. …

For any kind of artist, using the right tools is a part of the job. For example, look at Willie Nelson. He’s been using his guitar, Trigger, since 1969. It’s become so iconic that it even has its own Wikipedia page. The same is true for visual artists. A painter needs brushes, and a digital artist needs a stylus and screen. To be fair, you …

If you want to get more out of your laptop screen, a dual monitor is one of the most effective methods. You double the available surface area, which allows you to view more than one window simultaneously. If you’re an artist, for instance, you can have an image on one screen, with your options on the other. Similarly, programmers can view their code on one …

Using a dual-monitor setup has many advantages. You can double your screen size, work on two totally separate desktops, or run two different programs. It’s the configuration of choice for most programmers, as well as many content creators and even office workers. But dual-monitor workstations require special considerations for travel. Sure, you can throw your laptop in a bag, but what about your second monitor? …

For the creative professional, having the right tools is essential. For instance, there’s nothing stopping you from creating beautiful images on out-of-date hardware. The dinosaurs in Jurassic Park were animated before Windows 95 even came out, but they still look great today. But if you tried to do the same job today on the same hardware, you wouldn’t get the contract. Someone with better hardware …