The Multiple Monitor Advantage:

Effective multi-tasking can be a valuable asset to any office environment:

• Being able to view a spreadsheet on one screen, type an email or document on another

• Being able to monitor daily trading activities and email clients or research company portfolio's simultaneously

• Creating or editing video or audio on one screen, being able to access your graphic or sample files at the same time

• Creating design plans on CAD and being able to access the internet and local files simultaneously.

These are just a few situations where having more visible workspace can allow you to work faster and more effectively. 

Multiple monitors can also increase quality control, further advancing productivity and in some cases eliminating costly mistakes.  Being able to visibly see all information you are presently working on will help reduce inconsistencies and common errors, thus reducing the need for testing, troubleshooting, re-editing, or proofreading. 

Here are some visual examples of what multiple monitors can do for you:

  - Office/Business Productivity -

 - Financial - Forex - Market Trading -

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- Medical Imaging - Radiology - PACS -

We Provide Mobile Imaging View-Stations

Mobile imaging view-stations deploy with ease, and can be used in the OR, ICU, or CCU with a multiple monitor design that can display large single images like x-rays, or a series of images from a CT scan. It also eliminates the cost and disruption of remodeling existing facilities with a fixed PACS system, thus making it a economically responsible investment. For details and project discussions contact our Sales & Customer Service department. 

Platypus PC Inc. is proud to be partners with a FDA approved PACS system developer, Stair Systems, a provider of technology solutions for Radiologists and other Diagnostics Clinicians.  We can provide a comprehensive solution for all your modality needs.  Contact our Sales & Customer Service department for information and details.    

- CAD - GIS - Architectural Design -

- Flight & Racing Simulators- 3D Environment Simulation -

- Security Monitoring Stations -

 CineMassive Displays-  They produce integrated multiple monitor configurations and can create a display for just about any environment.  Here you can read their top 5 reasons to give multi-screen displays a try.

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"If you look at this office, there isn't much paper in it. On my desk I have three screens, synchronized to form a single desktop. I can drag items from one screen to the next. Once you have that large display area, you'll never go back, because it has a direct impact on productivity." Bill Gates. April 7, 2006. How I Work. Fortune.

"Respondents got on task quicker, did the work faster, and got more of the work done with fewer errors in multi-screen configurations than with a single screen. They were 6 percent quicker to task, 7 percent faster on task, generated 10 percent more production, were 16 percent faster in production, had 33 percent fewer errors, and were 18 percent faster in errorless production. These gains are achieved by turning on a monitor and five minutes of training." " Productivity and Multi-Screen Computer Displays, University of Utah, Rocky Mountain Communication Review, Volume 2:1, Summer, 2004, Pages 31-53.http://www.utah.edu/rockymountain/Issue_Two.pdf

"One hundred eight university and non university personnel participated in a comparison of single monitor, multi-monitor and multi-monitor with Hydravision display configurations. Respondents edited slide shows, spreadsheets and text documents in a simulation of office work, using each of the display arrays. Performance measures, including task time, editing time, number of edits completed, and number of errors made and usability measures evaluating effectiveness, comfort, learning ease, time to productivity, quickness of recovery from mistakes, ease of task tracking, ability to maintain task focus and ease of movement among sources were combined into an overall evaluation of productivity. Multi-screens scored significantly higher on every measure." Productivity and Multi-Screen Computer Displays, University of Utah, Rocky Mountain Communication Review, Volume 2:1, Summer, 2004, Pages 31-53.http://www.utah.edu/rockymountain/Issue_Two.pdf

"Microsoft researchers haven't perfected the genie, but they've found a tool that can increase your productivity by 9 to 50 percent and make your work day easier. And you can begin using it right away.... Researchers in the Visualization and Interaction for Business and Entertainment group (VIBE), found that increasing a computer user's display space made it easier for them to complete their tasks. " Two Screens Are Better Than One, by Suzanne Ross, Microsoft Research News & Highlights. http://research.microsoft.com/displayArticle.aspx?id=433