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CineMassive Displays Multi-Monitor Resource:
Top 5 Reasons to GiveMulti-Monitor Displays a Try
We've put together the five biggest reasons we think most people should give a multi display system a try. We at CineMassive Displays have written this guide in order to help you understand why we firmly believe in the advantages of a multi display system for anyone who uses their computer as an important work tool.
You may have seen someone with more than one computer display on their desk before. Perhaps it was someone trading stocks, monitoring a computer network, or editing videos. Although those are great uses for multiple displays, most people can benefit from the advantages of having more than one display.
We'll explore these five reasons to use multiple monitors:
- A Meaningful Return on Investment
- Once You Try CineMassive Displays, You'll Never Go Back
- Guaranteed to Work with Existing Hardware
- Save Yourself a lot of Headaches
- Enjoy Using Your Computer
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1. A Meaningful Return On Investment
I bet you can count on one hand the number of times an investment in a computer upgrade produced a real return on investment. Products that claim to make your system run faster or using your computer easier and more enjoyable often provide some marginal benefits, but are often not worth the investment.
We believe that having multiple displays is one of those precious few upgrades that will make a substantial, long-term improvement to the way you use your computer. Don't believe us? Then listen to the words of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates:
 "If you look at this office, there isn't much paper in it. On my desk I have three screens, synchronized to form a single desktop. I can drag items from one screen to the next. Once you have that large display area, you'll never go back, because it has a direct impact on productivity. " -How I Work: Bill Gates
Productivity is simply a measure of how much work you can do in a given amount of time. Having multiple displays increases productivity by decreasing the time it takes to do basic tasks such as running a web search while working on a document, comparing two sources of information, or watching a streaming video on one screen while using the other screen as a work space. Here is a short list of ten things that are easier to do with two or more displays:
- Copying information between documents
- Running multiple web searches
- Keeping track of various communication programs at once (e-mail, IM, Skype)
- Simultaneously viewing e-mail and included attachments or web links
- Moving information from a source to a spreadsheet
- Simultaneously editing and previewing in real-time a website, presentation, or image
- Monitoring multiple streams of information in real-time
- Watching streaming video such as a newscast on one screen while working on another screen
- Simultaneously running multiple productivity applications such as Word, Outlook, and Excel
- Having a video conference with two or more people
Anecdotal evidence can tell us a lot, but an independent scientific study can tell us even more. Here is what one such study had to say about using multiple displays:
"The evidence suggests a 16 percent savings in time for the same level of production. Over a year's
time, one would save $3,840 in labor costs at a $12 per hour clerical wage." - Productivity and Multi-Monitor Displays
Few other computer upgrades can demonstrate such a concrete return on investment. |
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2. Once You Try It, You'll Never Go Back
The most common reaction our customers have after setting up their CineMassive Display is that they can't imagine ever going back to having a single display. That reaction is the highest compliment our customers can pay us because it says that we have provided them with a product that has truly improved their lives. Here are just a few examples of this kind of reaction from a few CineMassive Displays customers:
"Before I got dual displays I thought it was a bit of an extravagance. Now I feel that multiple displays ought to be standard!"
-Amram, Newton, MA
"The Duo I ordered has completely changed the way I can use my computer - screens swing in and out on arms that I can position the way I want. And having multiple monitors has made using a computer easier in ways I never thought possible."
-Kathleen, Alexandria, VA
"Besides the quality of the displays, the simple fact that there are 3 of them makes everything I do easier. When I work at a desk I intuitively organize my workspace into piles. Now I can do the same with my computer. Finally. Photoshop in the middle, the website on the left, 800x magnified on the right. Everything just feels fluid and perfectly coordinated. These have made work fun!"
-Shari Torkelson
We're not surprised by this reaction because we've been using multiple displays for years. The only thing that surprises us is that more people aren't using multiple displays. If you work in an office, your computer has probably replaced your desk as your primary work space. It used to be that as paper started to pile up and documents started to become disorganized, you would simply invest in a bigger desk and a few file cabinets. So what do you do now as Windows become cramped, files and folders start to fill up the desktop, and you start to lose track of all of the various programs you have running? Get a bigger desk, and in today's digital office that means getting a CineMassive Display. |
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3. Guaranteed To Work With Existing Hardware
With the availability of a wide variety of graphics cards and external graphics solutions, most systems capable of running Windows XP or Windows Vista are capable of running at least two or three 17" or 19" displays. Rapid increases in processing power mean that you are probably running more and more programs simultaneously, but you have to fit ever increasing numbers of windows into one small, cramped display. But what if you want to stop perfecting your skills at rapidly minimizing and maximizing windows? Chances are that you can use your existing system to run two or three displays, and with a minor upgrade you can add even more displays.
We don't expect you to know all about your computer and how to get it to run two, three, or ten displays; that's what we're here for. We'll back up our expertise with a unique, industry-leading guarantee:
 We guarantee that if your system passes our free compatibility check for the CineMassive Display you buy, the display will work with your system or your money back.
You won't find that guarantee anywhere else. Let us worry about creating the right multi display system for you and your computer, so you can worry about more important things. |
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4. Save Yourself A Lot Of Headaches
Ever had so many programs open at once that they can't all fit on the taskbar? Constantly minimizing and maximizing programs is a total waste of time, and keeping track of all of your open files can be a constant frustration.
Having multiple displays can prevent this frustration from ever happening again. CineMassive Displays' CineMastery program extends the Windows taskbar to all displays and can easily be configured to only show the programs that are running on the associated display.
CineMastery does much more than simply extend the taskbar. It is a powerful tool to allow you to get the most out of using multiple displays. Here are a few more things you can do with CineMastery:
- Move programs between displays in just one or two clicks.
- create display profiles for everyone who uses the system.
- Create shortcuts that allow you to manage where individual programs appear, and much more.
Using CineMastery with CineMassive Displays can make managing multiple applications much easier and less stressful. |
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5. Enjoy Using Your Computer
We've spent all this time talking to you about the practical advantages of using a multi display system from CineMassive Displays. Now we would like to tell you about how much we and our customers enjoy using our products. You don't have to listen to us, just listen to our customers.
"My CineMassive Display completely changed the way I do business. I had no idea what I was missing, how cramped and congested my works space was until I made the upgrade. For years I had been working on a spacious 6 foot by 3 foot mahogany desk. Why not enjoy that same spaciousness on my computer, the thing I use during about 90% of my time in the office???"
-Adam Gruenwald
"I own a small business with 12 employees. I bought everyone new 19"CineMassive displays a few months ago and I still get an emphatic 'thank you!' everyday."
-Bruce Takahashi
"I had been looking for a way to use three widescreen displays on my laptop system because I knew it would help me keep track of all of my communications, sales forms, and all the other programs I use throughout the day. I found CineMassive Displays and they took me through the whole process, and showed me how to set up a multi monitor laptop. Now that I have everything I want to get the same configuration for my home system."
-John, Nortel
Having the right multiple display set-up is like going from a tiny little school desk to having big, roomy professional workspace with all of the drawers and surface area you need to stay organized and work effectively. Once you stop wasting time and energy stuffing everything into one little display, you realize that there is a much better way to use your computer.
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Sources:
"How I Work: Bill Gates." Fortune. April 7, 2006.
Productivity and Multi-Monitor Displays. NEC-Mitsubishi, ATI, and the University of Utah. 2003.
Partitioning digital worlds: focal and peripheral awareness in multiple monitor use
- Jonathan Grudin, Microsoft Research, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA
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