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During 2009 we went through our entire organisation at Pulse ensuring that everyone had at a minimum dual screen monitors and preferably with large 22" wide screen monitors. Our goal was improving employee efficiency and that certainly has been achieved. To put a figure on it would be difficult, however we have pulled together a number of stats from around the world that more or less line up with our experience.

Having done a little research on what the statistics are saying, it appears there are varied opinions on who wins this debate, but the last place slot definitely belongs to the single monitor option, particularly 17" – 19" screens. It’s a minimal starting platform for your business but if you want to get ahead then it’s not an infrastructure you want to stay with for long.

A University of Utah and ATI Technologies survey of 108 university & non university personnel using Dual Screen monitors reported  increases of productivity with 33% fewer errors, 16% faster edits, 6% quicker access to tasks, as well as usability benefits of 45% easier task tracking, 32% faster performance and 24% more comfortable to use than single monitor set ups. Production of work was of a better quality, performed faster and with fewer errors. Task focus of the user along with their speed and ease of learning were also increased.

A survey undertaken for Apple on its larger high definition 30in Cinema screen in comparison to using smaller monitors also offered statistics boasting at least a 45% increase in productivity across the board. This was then disputed as inhumanly possible by one productivity expert who stated that a 5% increase was a more likely figure for larger screen use and around a 30% increase in productivity potential for Dual Monitor use. Although it’s advantageous to having more space to work, it will help some more than others depending on what they are working on. Larger screens could also have positive health benefits for workers such as less eye squinting.

On the whole, viewpoints from professionals in the business of promoting and evaluating productivity through hardware and work habits are recommending the dual monitor option as having more verifiable productivity gains than larger screens. The bottom line comes down to how much you can view simultaneously, after that they are looking for increased speed, accuracy, time-saving, ease of use and comfortability. An interesting mix might be the combining of dual monitors and larger screens – a sure fire “win win” situation.

If you are interested in increasing the efficiency and productivity in your business then drop us a line at Pulse and we’ll advise you on the best solution for you... 09 525 1180