V19 With Two Screens or One

[DMECOMICS]

Is there a particular version that is better suited for one or two screens. I currently have one screen and I may be looking to adjust with a laptop and a tv screen. Will that effect how the picture transfers.

[robcat2075]

2 hours ago, DMECOMICS said:

Is there a particular version that is better suited for one or two screens. I currently have one screen and I may be looking to adjust with a laptop and a tv screen. Will that effect how the picture transfers.

For at least 20 years (since v11?) A:M has been able work across multiple screens. I have typically undocked the Project Workspace window and dragged it on a monitor of its own. A:M remembers window placements and specific layouts can be saved and recalled.

There used to be a limitation that any window you undocked to a second monitor could not be expanded beyond the size of the screen A:M "started" on, but that doesn't seem to be the case now.

As far as your laptop, i can't speak to how well its graphics chip will be able to drive two screens, but A:M should not be the problem.

[Fuchur]

A TV is not a computer display – be aware of that. Especially if you want to read text or something like that, many TVs will not do the best job in showing that too you.

I am using two displays or even three sometimes for at least 10 years with A:M and it is fully fine.

Best regards
*Fuchur*

[Roger]

15 hours ago, Fuchur said:

A TV is not a computer display – be aware of that. Especially if you want to read text or something like that, many TVs will not do the best job in showing that too you.

I am using two displays or even three sometimes for at least 10 years with A:M and it is fully fine.

Best regards
*Fuchur*

That might be the case if he has a lower end HD display that outputs a max of 720p, but if he has a 30" or larger 4k TV shouldn't it show text just as well as any 4k monitor?  I mean, it might not be as good as some of the best Dell or Apple displays but seems like it would at least be legible.  Or am I mistaken here? 

[Fuchur]

TVs are optimized for TV usage, meaning a distance of something like more than 2m and up, in general not static content, etc.
If you sit at that distance and watch mainly content in motion, all is fine – if you are closer, they are not optimal – color profiles and sharpness algorithms are not the same.
Additionally to that the TV might not be optimized for higher FPS etc (because movies / TV shows are somewhere around 50/60 FPS in general while computer output can be much faster), but that depends.

Short answer: It is best to use the TV / display for its intended usecase.
If you will notice the difference depends a little bit on you... some can see a big difference between 60 Hz vs 144 Hz vs 240 Hz, HDR, color corrections, brightnesslevels, etc. some do not.

So the answer is a little bit: It depends.

Best regards
*Fuchur*

[robcat2075]

A concern about a "TV" is if it uses a technology like plasma or OLED that is prone to "burn in". Those are bad to have a program interface sitting on for hours.

Conventional LED should be less of a problem.