“Working late? Blame your computer screen. A new study finds that bigger monitors make people more productive. “
A great article from “The Wall Street Journal” talking about computer monitor size and it’s relation to productivity. People using a 24 inch monitor had a 52% increase in work productivity over people who used a 18 inch monitor. It’s simple really, the larger the monitor the more information can be processed with greater ease. For example, I am typing this article on a 23 inch monitor. My word processor and web browser are opened side by side. I can read one window while working with another window. This is done without switching/maximizing/minimizing any applications.
Key Points:
- People using the 24-inch screen completed the tasks 52% faster than people who used the 18-inch monitor
- people who used the two 20-inch monitors were 44% faster than those with the 18-inch ones
- There is an upper limit, however: Productivity dropped off again when people used a 26-inch screen
- study concluded that someone using a larger monitor could save 2.5 hours a day
When it comes to monitors “size does matter”.
Update: Link to study from 2004 by James A. Anderson (University of Utah, Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Communications) on “Productivity and Multi-Screen Computer Displays”, see Volume 2:1, pages 31-51
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