With screen real estate, as with the dirt version, more is generally better. Like earlier incarnations of the OS, Windows 8 has external monitor functionality that lets you spread out. However, there are Windows 8-specific features — like the snapping of apps that lets you use apps side-by-side to do two tasks at once; and communications like Skype video calls — that especially benefit from having more screens. You may find it convenient to have an email box always open on one desk-based monitor, with another displaying apps.
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Using 2 Monitors in a Windows 8 Environment
Posted by: Patrick Nelson January 10, 2013 05:00 AMWith screen real estate, as with the dirt version, more is generally better. Like earlier incarnations of the OS, Windows 8 has external monitor functionality that lets you spread out. However, there are Windows 8-specific features — like the snapping of apps that lets you use apps side-by-side to do two tasks at once; and communications like Skype video calls — that especially benefit from having more screens. You may find it convenient to have an email box always open on one desk-based monitor, with another displaying apps.