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For those who play games on a PC with 2 monitors, are you a game on the left screen or game on the right screen person?

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  • apeman42@lemmy.worldA [email protected]

    Or I suppose you could be some kind of crazy person who switches it up per game.

    I assume you three-monitor people use the middle one, but I'd be interested to hear if that's the case?

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    I don't game frequently, and when I do it's game on the left. My right screen is a drawing cintiq and has lower resolution, plus is at an angle.

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    • apeman42@lemmy.worldA [email protected]

      Or I suppose you could be some kind of crazy person who switches it up per game.

      I assume you three-monitor people use the middle one, but I'd be interested to hear if that's the case?

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      Bottom (32") is games. Top (32") is for a browser. Top left (24") is for cameras. Bottom left (15") is touchscreen for music player. Right (same make/model as top) is portrait mode for discord, steam, and system monitor. The three 32" pull double duty as work monitors during work hours.

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      • apeman42@lemmy.worldA [email protected]

        Or I suppose you could be some kind of crazy person who switches it up per game.

        I assume you three-monitor people use the middle one, but I'd be interested to hear if that's the case?

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        #17

        I never really thought about it as left and right monitors, but my main monitor (30" 16:10) is centered and my secondary monitor (27" 9:16 vertical) is off to the right.

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        • apeman42@lemmy.worldA [email protected]

          Or I suppose you could be some kind of crazy person who switches it up per game.

          I assume you three-monitor people use the middle one, but I'd be interested to hear if that's the case?

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          Game on the right, but I have no choice over it, I might have chosen left if my wall mounted monitor wasn't on the left.

          But, the positive is that it takes up no desk space because in the left, it's just air.

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            Bottom (32") is games. Top (32") is for a browser. Top left (24") is for cameras. Bottom left (15") is touchscreen for music player. Right (same make/model as top) is portrait mode for discord, steam, and system monitor. The three 32" pull double duty as work monitors during work hours.

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            And even then, you're still usually just scrolling on your phone.

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            • apeman42@lemmy.worldA [email protected]

              Or I suppose you could be some kind of crazy person who switches it up per game.

              I assume you three-monitor people use the middle one, but I'd be interested to hear if that's the case?

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              Game on the right but that's because my right monitor is the good monitor. The left one is a glorified TV.

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              • apeman42@lemmy.worldA [email protected]

                Or I suppose you could be some kind of crazy person who switches it up per game.

                I assume you three-monitor people use the middle one, but I'd be interested to hear if that's the case?

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                Iโ€™ve got three monitors, but of the two 28s I use the right one, which is also the Center one. The third monitor is a little 22 that mostly gets used for Element and Discord

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                • apeman42@lemmy.worldA [email protected]

                  Or I suppose you could be some kind of crazy person who switches it up per game.

                  I assume you three-monitor people use the middle one, but I'd be interested to hear if that's the case?

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                  Like any good question: It depends (on the setup). I usually game(d) on the monitor closest to the PC because i would sit in the middle of the desk with the monitors offset to the opposite side of the PCโ€”this obviously meant the monitor nearest the PC was in the middle and therefore my most natural primary monitor.

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                  • apeman42@lemmy.worldA [email protected]

                    Or I suppose you could be some kind of crazy person who switches it up per game.

                    I assume you three-monitor people use the middle one, but I'd be interested to hear if that's the case?

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                    Right screen just because it happens to be closer to me on my corner desk arrangement.

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                    • apeman42@lemmy.worldA [email protected]

                      Or I suppose you could be some kind of crazy person who switches it up per game.

                      I assume you three-monitor people use the middle one, but I'd be interested to hear if that's the case?

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                      Left. My left monitor is a 40" ultrawide, the right is a portrait-mode 27" for discord and such. I keep the big one on the left because I don't have most of the field of vision in my left eye, so if the main one is centered and the second is on the right I can look over and see it more easily.

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                      • apeman42@lemmy.worldA [email protected]

                        Or I suppose you could be some kind of crazy person who switches it up per game.

                        I assume you three-monitor people use the middle one, but I'd be interested to hear if that's the case?

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                        I game on one virtual representation of my real monitor at 4k60hz, and one entirely virtual monitor at 4k120hz. When I am playing a game my sister wants to watch, I play it on the screen that also exists in real life. When I am playing just for me, I play it on the 120hz screen. They are one on top of each other, at the touch of a button they swap exact places with each other. I put the one I'm playing on currently at the bottom.

                        The main reason I do top/bottom is because the screens are quite large. About the equivalent of sitting a foot away from my real 55 inch TV, but the screens are 20 feet away for eye comfort. So I can effectively only see one screen at a time as they each nearly fill my vision. As big as they can be without having to turn my neck to see parts of them. The top monitor is tilted down towards me, and basically on the roof. Oh, I should mention I generally play from a recliner when playing desktop games, so even the lower monitor is tilted down to face me.

                        When I want to play something in ultra-wide, the virtual screen can be set to 5740x1080 at 120hz(equal to 3 1080p screens side by side, but as one screen, flat or curved to any degree you want), but for the most part anything that works in ultra-wide works in VR, and full VR is likely gonna be the better option.

                        Although most of the time I'm playing full VR games and standing to play them. No apparent screens there, just living in the game.

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                          I game on one virtual representation of my real monitor at 4k60hz, and one entirely virtual monitor at 4k120hz. When I am playing a game my sister wants to watch, I play it on the screen that also exists in real life. When I am playing just for me, I play it on the 120hz screen. They are one on top of each other, at the touch of a button they swap exact places with each other. I put the one I'm playing on currently at the bottom.

                          The main reason I do top/bottom is because the screens are quite large. About the equivalent of sitting a foot away from my real 55 inch TV, but the screens are 20 feet away for eye comfort. So I can effectively only see one screen at a time as they each nearly fill my vision. As big as they can be without having to turn my neck to see parts of them. The top monitor is tilted down towards me, and basically on the roof. Oh, I should mention I generally play from a recliner when playing desktop games, so even the lower monitor is tilted down to face me.

                          When I want to play something in ultra-wide, the virtual screen can be set to 5740x1080 at 120hz(equal to 3 1080p screens side by side, but as one screen, flat or curved to any degree you want), but for the most part anything that works in ultra-wide works in VR, and full VR is likely gonna be the better option.

                          Although most of the time I'm playing full VR games and standing to play them. No apparent screens there, just living in the game.

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                          What do you use the virtual monitor for?

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                          • apeman42@lemmy.worldA [email protected]

                            Or I suppose you could be some kind of crazy person who switches it up per game.

                            I assume you three-monitor people use the middle one, but I'd be interested to hear if that's the case?

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                            I play in the screen centered in front of me, the second screen is off to the side. I've changed the second screen side over the years.

                            So the middle of the two screens!

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                            • apeman42@lemmy.worldA [email protected]

                              Or I suppose you could be some kind of crazy person who switches it up per game.

                              I assume you three-monitor people use the middle one, but I'd be interested to hear if that's the case?

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                              Some people here must have really stiff necks.
                              I've got 2 screens and play on my gaming screen, which is right in front of me. The secondary screen is to the right.

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                              • apeman42@lemmy.worldA [email protected]

                                Or I suppose you could be some kind of crazy person who switches it up per game.

                                I assume you three-monitor people use the middle one, but I'd be interested to hear if that's the case?

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                                Nowadays I run a dual 4k monitor setup with the left centered in my FoV and the right one alternating between portrait and landscape. My laptop usually sits under the primary or to the bottom left. I connect over thunderbolt so I can easily swap out my work and personal laptop on the dock. Effectively I get 3 screens: my main focus, my distraction, and my comms on the built in display. If I'm gaming on the desktop I toggle the left monitor to another input. I used to have more screens but things are a lot more ergonomic now.

                                I do feel like I could switch to right monitor dominant, bit I think it would not be ideal considering sloppily moving the mouse to the top left on the primary would cause the mouse to jump to the secondary screen whereas on a left monitor dominant layout it would hit the border. You could offset the displays slightly to catch the mouse, but it's not worth it.

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                                • apeman42@lemmy.worldA [email protected]

                                  Or I suppose you could be some kind of crazy person who switches it up per game.

                                  I assume you three-monitor people use the middle one, but I'd be interested to hear if that's the case?

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                                  Amateurs u should have 4 screens. 3 for game and 4th for wiki

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                                    What do you use the virtual monitor for?

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                                    When not playing on it, it's usually a browser window. When playing on it, I use it for 120hz, cuz my physical monitor/TV is only 60hz.

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                                      Amateurs u should have 4 screens. 3 for game and 4th for wiki

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                                      One for the game, one for the official wiki, some for the unofficial wiki, and one for discord.

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                                        One for the game, one for the official wiki, some for the unofficial wiki, and one for discord.

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                                        I do that with non first person games but I do like the immersive experience of having such a wide perspective especially as my screens are curvy

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                                        • apeman42@lemmy.worldA [email protected]

                                          Or I suppose you could be some kind of crazy person who switches it up per game.

                                          I assume you three-monitor people use the middle one, but I'd be interested to hear if that's the case?

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                                          Before I went ultrawide, I used to have my better monitor center, and my extra monitor to the left.

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