You'll probably all think I'm crazy, but after 12 hours of duals, I went back to a single monitor. I can see the advantages, but it's not for me. I'm so used to alt-tabbing between the 3 or 4 apps I keep open that I found it too confusing to have to keep looking in different windows. But if anyone's in doubt, I'd still recommend it. I'm just weird. I don't even have sound connected on my machines. As for animations and video - never seen 'em for a long time. mac