haha - I actually have a day job Someday I hope to buy that farmhouse in VT many of us dream of and daytrade/wrench cars for a living... Just posted a thread in the hardware section - trying to decide between a 2x2 cube setup or 3 in a horizontal row setup. Any thoughts would be much appreciated. Thx!
You know my opinion - 2x2 cube, you can see everything at once. Win, your desk is scarily neat, sign of a very sick mind. (Don't forget to finish the job on FFIV for me Monday )
NoD - I'll try my best... FFIV down might not jive with my goals on monday though I already own 4 Dell 17" monitors so there is no wide screen option Maybe I'll just get both and try them out...
Ergonomically speaking, you supposedly want to keep your eye's close to level with the top of screens. I worked on several trading desks and even with 8 screens, they designed the desks so we were looking level or down. A number of traders I know, including me in a home setup, experienced headaches from staring at monitors set too high. Everyone is different, though, and I bet some look up without any ill effect, maybe by just shifting their gaze and not cocking their head back to do so.
Decided to purchase the 3 across, knowing that I can add more up top eventually. I purchased from Dell - who was VERY helpful. I did a semi-custom order, purchasing the upright pole from a 2x2 and a 3x1 cross arm. Dell sells the cross arms individually so at a later date I can purchase either another 2x1 arm or 3x1 arm for up top. Will look like this - i'll have by the end of the week so I'll pop up a photo of my home setup then. This is what I bought: