Does Size Matter?
According to researchers at the University of Utah, using a larger monitor screen could save you up to 2.5 hours per day.
Specifically, the test subjects completed everyday office tasks, like editing documents and manipulating spreadsheets, 52% faster when using a 24-inch monitor than they did the same work using an 18-incher.
I’m not sure who uses 18-inch screens - 17” and 19” are more typical in this country – but if they are referring to documents and spreadsheet work, then it would seem to be a mostly scrolling-based discrepancy?
Thanks to Tim Ferriss for this one (he’s an intriguing fellow).
In my book, that’s a whopping 33% increase in productivity! Does this signal a frantic change of IT equipment across the office world? (If so, maybe it’s an opportunity to nip in and buy a few shares in Dell, etc)
And, what hope is there for those of us who love our laptops?
Go, make changes, and make money the smart way.
Richard C
March 29th, 2008 at 11:13 am
Magnifying glass?
Tim Ferriss’ book is still on my ‘wish-list’ - perhaps when I finished reading “Ready - Fire - Aim” by Michael Masterson.
I remember the time when we had to work a whole day in front of orange tinted screens - way back in the old days of the main-frames! Cross-eyed after a few hours, very tiered eyes and huge drops in ‘productivity’.
So as long as larger screen also help to solve this ‘eye’ problem I’m all for it.
Karin H. (Keep It Simple Sweetheart, specially in business)