I can’t stand virtual desktops. I have 4 monitors specifically so I can have as many things visible at once at possible without switching. I work from home so this is my machine I use for everything. 1 monitor for main task or games, 1 for side tasks, 1 for media or even more side tasks, and 1 exclusively for work and personal chat. My top monitor is very large so I often have 2 or 4 different things going on at once side by side on that one. I disable virtual desktops and tiling windows on every operating system I’ve used.
If my GPU had more outputs, I would have more monitors. I also have a 2nd computer with a single 1080p monitor to the right (I have an L desk) for home network stuff, usually keep my security camera feed on that one.
I respect anyone who does use virtual desktops because I acknowledge that if you master the workflow, it can be more efficient if you have more than like 5 or 6 tasks going at once (vs 4 monitors), however I will die on the hill of never ever using them.
Just buy one giant high resolution TV. Same amount of pixels, similar DPI, but no bezels.
I’m using a 4k 48" OLED, with no scaling. So windows and text are “normal” sized but I have a huge amount of space for multiple windows.
Then you can configure zones, using them like virtual monitors, and just shift + drag windows around and they snap into the zone. Different layouts act like different monitor configurations.
It takes some getting used to but I can’t go back to multiple monitors now.
I can’t stand virtual desktops. I have 4 monitors specifically so I can have as many things visible at once at possible without switching. I work from home so this is my machine I use for everything. 1 monitor for main task or games, 1 for side tasks, 1 for media or even more side tasks, and 1 exclusively for work and personal chat. My top monitor is very large so I often have 2 or 4 different things going on at once side by side on that one. I disable virtual desktops and tiling windows on every operating system I’ve used.
If my GPU had more outputs, I would have more monitors. I also have a 2nd computer with a single 1080p monitor to the right (I have an L desk) for home network stuff, usually keep my security camera feed on that one.
I respect anyone who does use virtual desktops because I acknowledge that if you master the workflow, it can be more efficient if you have more than like 5 or 6 tasks going at once (vs 4 monitors), however I will die on the hill of never ever using them.
Just buy one giant high resolution TV. Same amount of pixels, similar DPI, but no bezels.
I’m using a 4k 48" OLED, with no scaling. So windows and text are “normal” sized but I have a huge amount of space for multiple windows.
Then you can configure zones, using them like virtual monitors, and just shift + drag windows around and they snap into the zone. Different layouts act like different monitor configurations.
It takes some getting used to but I can’t go back to multiple monitors now.