engadget Reviews the DoubleSight DS-1500

[Jason Dunn]

"For the past few days we’ve been playing with the DoubleSight DS-1500, a dual-screen monitor with two 15-inch LCD screens mounted side-by-side. Anyone who has visited Engadget HQ knows how much of a weakness we have for the whole dual-monitor thing, so of course something like this appealed to us immediately. Having all that extra real-estate (the DS-1500 gives you a full 2048x768 pixels of screen space to work with) definitely makes it easier to get get things done. DoubleSight didn’t skimp on the quality of each display either (they probably could have gotten away with it), but each panel has contrast ratio of 400:1 and a decently wide viewing angle of 130 degrees. We wouldn’t have minded the panels being a bit brighter, but they’re about average for any 15-inch LCD you’d buy. We also didn’t like the fact that you can’t tilt the panels towards each other, which would make them a bit easier to look at..."

Sounds like an interesting concept, but 15" monitors? Too small for my needs, and the lack of tilt would drive me nuts. I use twin Samsung 17" LCDs on my main PC now, and having them angled slightly towards me makes for a very natural work environment. Requiring two video outputs from the PC is normal though - how else would it work?

[Jason Dunn]

"For the past few days we’ve been playing with the DoubleSight DS-1500, a dual-screen monitor with two 15-inch LCD screens mounted side-by-side. Anyone who has visited Engadget HQ knows how much of a weakness we have for the whole dual-monitor thing, so of course something like this appealed to us immediately. Having all that extra real-estate (the DS-1500 gives you a full 2048x768 pixels of screen space to work with) definitely makes it easier to get get things done. DoubleSight didn’t skimp on the quality of each display either (they probably could have gotten away with it), but each panel has contrast ratio of 400:1 and a decently wide viewing angle of 130 degrees. We wouldn’t have minded the panels being a bit brighter, but they’re about average for any 15-inch LCD you’d buy. We also didn’t like the fact that you can’t tilt the panels towards each other, which would make them a bit easier to look at..."

Sounds like an interesting concept, but 15" monitors? Too small for my needs, and the lack of tilt would drive me nuts. I use twin Samsung 17" LCDs on my main PC now, and having them angled slightly towards me makes for a very natural work environment. Requiring two video outputs from the PC is normal though - how else would it work?