您是否觉得自己永远没有足够的屏幕空间？如果您使用单个宽屏显示器或使用笔记本电脑的内部显示器作为您进入数字世界的主要窗口，那么事情很容易变得局促。打开文字处理器和浏览器，平均屏幕已经可以爆裂了。超宽显示器和双显示器设置都为这个问题提供了解决方案，但方式却截然不同。
如果您希望在桌面上获得一点额外空间，哪些选项（超宽与双显示器）适合您？
超宽与。双显示器(Ultrawide Vs. Dual Monitor)：定义的设置
如果您对超宽或双显示器设置之间的区别有些困惑，让我们在继续之前明确定义它们。
超宽显示器只是具有比正常宽高比更宽的计算机显示器。如今，标准纵横比是16:9。也就是说，屏幕每高 9 个测量单位就有 16 个测量单位宽。这也反映在决议中。1920×1080 的“全高清”分辨率每 9 个垂直像素对应 16 个水平像素。继续将每个数字分别除以 16 和 9，您将得到完全相同的答案。
超宽显示器具有21:9或32:9等纵横比。因此，21:9 显示器的分辨率可能为 2560×1080。
另一方面，双显示器设置仅意味着您已将两台显示器连接到同一台计算机。几乎(Almost)所有现代显卡(graphics cards)都有多个显示输出。笔记本电脑通常还可以同时驱动内部显示器和外部显示器。
例如，通过将计算机桌面扩展到多台显示器，您可以在每个屏幕上运行单独的应用程序。多年来，双(Dual)显示器设置一直是高级用户多任务处理的最佳解决方案。
自CRT 显示器(CRT monitor)时代以来，我们一直在这样做。事实上，在这两种技术之间的过渡时期，许多人开始使用一台CRT和一台 LCD屏幕。(LCD)然而，随着超宽屏幕的日益普及，您真的需要在屏幕上安装两台显示器来获得足够的空间来进行严肃的工作吗？
超宽屏幕的优点
超宽屏幕的最大优势是没有像双显示器那样在画面中间延伸的边框。您只有一个大而不间断的面板。
这意味着您可以将笔记本电脑或 PC 屏幕(split your laptop or PC screen)与屏幕上的两个或三个应用程序分开，并为所有内容提供足够的空间。超宽屏幕也是一个更优雅的解决方案。只需担心一根电源线、一根显示线和一台显示器。
这些显示器非常适合影迷，因为大多数故事片也使用 21:9 的纵横比。视频(Video)编辑和其他创意专业人士也受益于超宽的纵横比，因为它可以容纳编辑时间线和大量工具栏。
超宽显示器的最大受众是游戏玩家，PC 游戏中对超宽屏幕的现代支持正在迅速增长。这些屏幕提供了更加身临其境的游戏体验，尤其是在 PC 游戏玩家坐在离他们的显示器很近的地方。
超宽屏幕的缺点
超宽屏幕的最大缺点可能是它们有多大。屏幕占用了大量空间，并且更难移动和设置。强烈建议使用显示器臂，以充分利用您的超宽屏幕。(monitor arm)
除了它们的超宽尺寸之外，还有许多内容在它们上效果不佳。它们非常适合您可以控制屏幕元素的多任务处理。但是，如果您尝试观看标准宽屏视频内容，您最终会在视频的两侧看到大量黑条。可以想象，在观看较早的 4:3 纵横比内容时，这些条形更加可笑。
电子(Video)游戏也可能有点让人头疼。不支持超宽宽高比的旧标题通常需要一些修补或调整。如果它们可以完全修复。如果您对所涉及的工作感到好奇，请查看如何为较旧的 PC 游戏添加超宽屏支持。(How To Add Ultra Widescreen Support To Older PC Games)
也有可能有些型号太大太宽以至于不能在正常距离下使用，否则你会遭受颈部拉伤。弯曲的显示器(Curved monitors)可以帮助减少这个问题。
双显示器设置的优点
双显示器设置的第一个大优势是它通常比超宽显示器便宜得多。您已经拥有一台显示器，因此您只需再添加一台即可使您已有的屏幕空间增加一倍。
也可能有不对称的设置。您可能有一个适合专业色彩工作(professional color work)的屏幕，另一个垂直方向的屏幕可以更轻松地处理文档。
另一个优点是您可以以各种方式排列显示器。例如，较大的监视器可以位于较小的监视器之上。这在使用带有外部屏幕的笔记本电脑时很常见。笔记本电脑屏幕用于电子邮件、社交媒体或您希望查看通知的其他应用程序。主监视器显示您想要关注的内容。
双显示器设置的缺点
使用双显示器显示器的最大缺点是屏幕之间有巨大的边框。即使您有两个屏幕的大小和形状加起来相当于一个超宽屏幕，您也不可能完全有一个图像横跨它们。一些用户通过使用三重显示器系统来弥补这一点。
甚至还有用于三显示器系统的特殊无边框套件，它们使用光学技巧来“擦除”边框。(bezel-free kits)所有这些努力都是在尝试复制超宽显示器本身可以做的事情，但成本更低。不过确实不一样。
双显示器设置更复杂。它们涉及更多的布线，占用更多的电源插座，并且需要更多的设置工作。很难让两台显示器在颜色、对比度和亮度方面相匹配。即使两个模型相同。
最流行的操作系统都不能完美地处理它们也无济于事。当视频游戏在错误的显示器上启动时尤其烦人。幸运的是，大多数现代视频游戏都有一个菜单选项，可以在出现错误时指定所需的显示器。
双超宽设置(Ultrawide Setup)是两全其美(Best)的吗(Both Worlds)？
你当然可以有一个双显示器设置，其中一个屏幕是一个超宽模型。这是典型的MacBook用户，将外部超宽屏幕与MacBook自己的内部屏幕相结合。我们自己的YouTube编辑器使用带有LG 25 英寸超宽显示器的(LG 25” ultrawide monitor)M1 MacBook Pro。使用宽屏上的主视频编辑器和 MacBook 小巧但色彩准确的内部显示器上的视频预览。
您也可以使用两个超宽屏幕，尽管这里常见的解决方案是让屏幕垂直堆叠。带有一个超宽显示器的不对称双屏设置非常有用，但对于大多数人来说，堆叠的超宽屏幕是多余的，而且不是特别符合人体工程学。
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Ultrawide Vs Dual Monitor: Pros and Cons of Each
Do you feel like уou just never hаve enough scrеen reаl estate? If yоu’re using a single widescreen display or use a laptop’s internal display as your main window into thе digital world, things can get сramped easily. Open up a word processor plus your browser and the average screen is already fit to burst. Both ultrawidе monitors and dual monitor setups offer a solution to this problem, but in very different ways.
If you’re looking to get a little extra room on your desktop, which of these options (ultrawide vs. dual monitor) is right for you?
Ultrawide Vs. Dual Monitor: Setups Defined
In case you’re a little confused about the difference between an ultrawide or dual monitor setup, let’s clearly define them before moving on.
Ultrawide monitors are simply computer monitors with wider aspect ratios than normal. These days the standard aspect ratio is 16:9. Which is to say that the screen is 16 units of measurement wide for every nine that it’s tall. This is also reflected in the resolution. A “Full HD” resolution of 1920×1080 has 16 horizontal pixels for every 9 vertical ones. Go ahead and divide each number by 16 and 9 respectively, you’ll get exactly the same answer.
Ultrawide monitors have aspect ratios such as 21:9 or 32:9. So a 21:9 monitor might have a resolution like 2560×1080.
A dual monitor setup, on the other hand, simply means that you’ve connected two monitors to the same computer. Almost all modern graphics cards have multiple display outputs. Laptops can also usually drive the internal display and external display at the same time.
By extending the computer desktop over multiple monitors you can, for example, run a separate application on each screen. Dual monitor setups have been the best solution for power-user multitasking for years.
We’ve been doing it since the age of the CRT monitor. In fact, many people started with one CRT and one LCD screen, during the transitional period between those technologies. However, with the rising popularity of ultrawide screens, do you really need two monitors on your screen to get enough room for serious work?
The Pros of an Ultrawide Screen
The biggest advantage of an ultrawide screen is that there’s no bezel running down the middle of the picture as there is with dual monitors. You just have one large, uninterrupted panel.
This means that you can split your laptop or PC screen with two or three applications across the screen and have plenty of room for everything. Ultrawide screens are also a much more elegant solution. There’s just one power cable, one display cable and one monitor to worry about.
These monitors are excellent for cinephiles, since most feature films also use the 21:9 aspect ratio. Video editors and other creative professionals also benefit from the ultrawide aspect ratio since it accommodates editing timelines and oodles of toolbars.
The biggest audience for ultrawide monitors are gamers and modern support for ultrawide screens in PC games is growing rapidly. These screens offer a much more immersive gaming experience, especially at the close distances PC gamers sit from their monitors.
The Cons of an Ultrawide Screen
The biggest disadvantage of ultrawide screens is probably how massive they are. The screens take up a lot of space and are harder to move around and set up. Using a monitor arm is highly-recommended to get the most out of your ultrawide.
Apart from their sheer size of an ultrawide, there are many kinds of content that don’t work well on them. They are fantastic for multitasking where you have control over the screen elements. However if you try to watch standard widescreen video content you’ll end up with massive black bars on either side of the video. As you can imagine, those bars are even more ridiculous when watching older 4:3 aspect ratio content.
Video games can also be a bit of a headache. Older titles that don’t support ultrawide aspect ratios usually need some patching or tweaking. If they can be fixed at all. Have a look at How To Add Ultra Widescreen Support To Older PC Games if you’re curious about the work involved.
It’s also possible for some models to be so large and wide that they can’t be used at normal distances, or else you’ll suffer neck strain. Curved monitors can help reduce this issue.
The Pros of a Dual Monitor Setup
The first big advantage of a dual monitor setup is that it’s often much cheaper than an ultrawide monitor. You already have a monitor, so you just have to add one more to double the screen real estate you already have.
It’s also possible to have asymmetrical setups. You might have one screen that’s good for professional color work and another in a vertical orientation to make working on documents easier.
Another advantage is that you can arrange the monitors in various ways. For example, the larger monitor can be above the smaller one. This is common when using a laptop with an external screen. The laptop screen is used for email, social media or other applications where you’d like to see the notification. The main monitor displays what you want to focus on.
The Cons of a Dual Monitor Setup
The biggest drawback of using a dual monitor display is that there are giant bezels between the screens. Even if you have two screens that add up to the size and shape of an ultrawide, you can’t exactly have a single image spanned across them. Some users make up for this by using a triple-monitor system.
There are even special bezel-free kits for triple-monitor systems that use optical trickery to “erase” the bezels. All of these efforts are attempts at replicating what an ultrawide monitor can do natively, but for less money. It really isn’t the same though.
Dual monitor setups are more complicated to set up. They involve more wiring, take up more power outlets, and involve more effort to set up. It can be hard to get two monitors to match in terms of color, contrast and brightness. Even if both models are identical.
It also doesn’t help that none of the most popular operating systems handle them perfectly. It’s especially annoying when video games start up on the wrong monitor. Luckily most modern video games have a menu option to specify the desired monitor if it gets it wrong.
Is a Dual Ultrawide Setup the Best of Both Worlds?
You can of course have a dual monitor setup where one screen is an ultrawide model. This is typical of MacBook users, combining an external ultrawide with the MacBook’s own internal screen. Our own YouTube editor uses an M1 MacBook Pro with an LG 25” ultrawide monitor. With the main video editor on the wide screen and the video preview on the MacBook’s small yet color-accurate internal monitor.
You can also use two ultrawide screens, although the common solution here is to have the screens stacked vertically. Asymmetrical dual screen setups with one ultrawide monitor are quite useful, but for most people stacked ultrawide screens are overkill and not particularly ergonomic.
Do you have a multi-monitor setup with ultrawide screens or dual monitors? Tell us about the productivity benefits you enjoy.
