Dual or single monitors

Hi I am a web and graphic designer and want to sort out a new setup at home.
I have a great setup at work with 2 19 inch monitors on a HP laptop dock. I simply undock my laptop when I want to go portable.
Dual screens are also good for me especially in DW as I have DW on one side and a browser to test on the other side.
But I want to know, that monitors are now bigger and even TV's LEd's are used as monitors, are some you designers now opting for larger single screens or are most happy with a dual screen setup?
Also, I am not working at home too much so a single screen might be better to play games ect
Thanks

It really is preference, you kinda have to try it both ways tor a while to know. I currently use a single 24 inch monitor and for the most part I like it better than two smaller ones. I do miss some of the features you can only get with a second monitor, but even with a 24 and smaller one, there would be too much head turning and the second one would be too far away for my eyes. And I like having one directly in front.
The screen rez is 1920x1200 so in most cases I still have plenty of real estate to see everyting I need to at a time, with a little extra effort in positioning windows and switching between apps. But, some things are just better and easier with a second monitor, one being what you mentioned, browser previews. And one thing that still gets me, when I have DW, Photoshop and maybe Flash all open, I'm sure to exit the wrong program at times as their title bars all look the same in Windows.

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I understand that you are looking to use two monitors on your desktop computer, and I would be happy to assist you in this matter!
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