• Captain Janeway
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    188 months ago

    Watch a full screen movie while you do something on another monitor. Virtual desktops can’t do that.

    • @Waffelson@lemmy.world
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      48 months ago

      How do you keep your concentration on two monitors? When I had two monitors, I put black wallpaper on the second monitor because the usual ones distracted me

    • @MonkderDritte@feddit.de
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      38 months ago

      I’m either immersed or i multitask. You can do both?

      Then again, my sis Works on her notebook while reading a magazine while watching tv while listening music on the smartphone she uses to chatt. Pure stress to me.

      • Captain Janeway
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        28 months ago

        Yeah I can do both. Most movies are dialogue forward so I’m not always watching the screen. And then when there is a break in my game (loading screens, waiting for something to happen, mindless tasks) I can watch the screen. I only do it with games like Minecraft, Satisfactory, Cities Skylines, etc.

    • Séra BalázsOP
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      8 months ago

      You can pin the movie to all desktops in one monitor, and combine the powers of the virtual desktops, and the other monitor(s)

      • Captain Janeway
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        48 months ago

        Oh yeah for sure I could use virtual desktops in addition. But a single monitor doesn’t accomplish what I said. Hence why I brought it up as a counter point.

        • Séra BalázsOP
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          08 months ago

          Why am I comparing moitors to virtual desktops?

          I don’t know


          Does it make sense?

          No


          Do i use my 2nd virtual desktop more than my 2nd monitor?

          Yes


          Am I lost in what I am trying to prove?

          Absolutely.

          • Captain Janeway
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            18 months ago

            did you even read the full thread which provides the context you’re neglecting?

            No.

            • Séra BalázsOP
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              18 months ago

              I have but it’s long past bedtime here and I’m starting to lose my ability to comprehend things in english. Sorry

    • callyral [he/they]
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      18 months ago

      Watch a full screen movie while you do something on another monitor.

      Just pause the movie, do the thing, and then go back to watching the movie.