Monitors

The monitor you need for development of multimedia project depends on the type of multimedia application you are creating, as well as what computer you’re using. A wide variety of monitors is available for both Macintoshes and PCs. High-end, large-screen graphics monitors are available for both, and they are expensive.
Serious multimedia developers will often attach more then one monitor to their computers, using add-on graphics boards. This is because many authoring systems allow you to work with several open windows at a time, so you can dedicate one monitor to viewing the work you are creating or designing, and you can perform various editing tasks in windows on other monitors that do not block the view of your work. Developing in Director is best with at least two monitors, one to view your work, the other to view the “Score.” A third monitor is often added by Director developers to display the “Cast”. For years, one of the advantages of the Macintosh for making multimedia has been that it is very easy to attach multiple monitors for development work. Finally, with Windows 98, PCs can be configured for more than one monitor.