10-16 tabling -- laptop or laptop plus monitor?
As I slowly transition from live to online for the bulk of my poker income I have been adding more tables. What would be best for up to 16 tables?
I would prefer just to use a laptop, but would I require a second monitor to 16 table?
There are several 17" 1600x900 resolution laptops these days for under $800. Should I grab one of these or just use my 15" with an external monitor. If I need a monitor, what size/resolution will suffice?
I would prefer just to use a laptop, but would I require a second monitor to 16 table?
There are several 17" 1600x900 resolution laptops these days for under $800. Should I grab one of these or just use my 15" with an external monitor. If I need a monitor, what size/resolution will suffice?
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Unlike a desktop which can have higher end video cards that have 2 outputs for running dual monitors.
My 17" laptops are both WUXGA running at 1920x1200 and most I do usually is 6 tables, though in a pinch I go to 8. If I am going to do more than that then I go to my desktop which has dual 20" running 1600x1200 where I can 9 table per screen.
I use this setup when I 6 table on my 15" and it works fine for me:
You can make a connected monitor with a larger resolution than your laptop.
You can make the output part of a continuous display. with different things on the monitor.
For desktops that you plan to play poker on...
I like the video cards that can have 3 (or 6 outputs).
Any of the 5000 series ATI/AMD cards can do 3 monitors.
1920x1200 on a laptop sounds fabulous. What models do you have?
Last month I bought a 1920x1200 24" monitor for $209 at Tiger Direct.
This is what it looks like with a std size table and squashed down so you could get 9-12 tables. I usually run 6 in the configuration GTA showed above.
Thanks Moose,
Is this with tables at minimum size?
I don't know. I just scrunched them down until they fit 3 to a row. I don't play this way on my laptop. I spread the tables just as you showed. Put your taskbar on auto-hide and you will get a little extra space.
I just 8 tabled with a similar setup to the 6 table above and it works perfectly. I think that is the max on this 15" though.
dont like tiling, stacking is much better.
I like to run extra software to track weak fish/tables.
I also record observed hands while I play.
I like having 2 or 3 screens open to give me gobs of screen area.
Table selection/fish finding takes up my spare space/brain cells.
I have holdem manager on the laptop, but I find I like to grind seriously on my desktop or not at all.
If I did play seriously on a laptop, I'd use a 1920*1200 Moose-laptop with a 24" 1920*1200 monitor.
Massive Wang, how do you find regular games live? Do you live near a casino?
If I will need to grind more than ten tables regularly, my next system will probably be more like ReefAquarium's - a desktop with two or three 24"+ computer monitors.