Dual monitors - OK to have each at an angle?

5tephen · 27 Jan 2008 at 02:15

The corner unit I am currently at, being a corner unit, does not have room for two 24" monitors side by side and at 180 degrees of each other. Nearly all dual screen setups I see on forums have both monitors 180 degrees of each other - I don't recall seeing any with the monitors at an angle. Is it uncomfortable or inconvenient to have them like this?
I've been toying with the idea of getting a second 24" for months now. When I just got the desk built I had the opportunity of sitting two side by side for a few minutes before I had to drop it off with a customer. Didn't actually sit down to use them though, just saw what it would physically look like.
How many here have two monitors at slight angles to each other?

5tephen · 27 Jan 2008 at 02:23

May as well post a pic to show what I'm talking about. Here's what it looked like at the time. Two 2407WFP's.

Is this angle too much for prolonged use? Thinking of the fact that neither monitor would be 'straight ahead' of my view any more.

Crashgate3 · 27 Jan 2008 at 12:38

I can't imagine it would be a problem. In fact with monitors as big as 24" it be a neccesary thing to have them at an angle as the far edge is going to be a good 3 or 4 feet away if you don't curve them round slightly.

Steedie · 27 Jan 2008 at 12:56

Wouldn't be a problem at all mate

Infact when I had my dual screen set up I had them at a far bigger angle than that for a few months and never encountered any issues

MR.B · 28 Jan 2008 at 18:40

Well i had my 24" 2405's like it.

When you have monitors that size you have to have 'em at an angle really. And it just makes sense to do that so each monitors faces you properly from where you're sitting inbetween. Otherwise you end up viewing the far ends at an angle so you get faded colours and that, as you do with LCD tech.