Windows 8 Consumer Preview: Multi-monitor desktop video review

[evo_9]

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/120491-windows-8-consumer-preview-multi-monitor-desktop-video-review

[joenathan]

I'm running it on a 3 monitor setup and so far so good, I wish they had included the notification area on each monitor, so among other things I can quicky glance at the time and date no matter what I have going on, also the monitor edge triggers are pretty much shot on a multi-monitor setup.

screen http://i.minus.com/ibhcFWTFIYaO6d.PNG

Beyond all that the biggest issue with Windows 8 for me at the moment is that they didn't include the Windows 7 Solitaire games.

[tresta → joenathan]

Have they finally made it so that you can set per-screen wallpaper? I remember thinking that that was a really basic feature that was missing in win 7.

[brudgers → tresta]

My video card driver allows it in Windows 7. The driver can also rotate display to portrait mode - one of these days I'll get a 3M monitor stand for that purpose.

[joenathan → tresta]

It doesn't look like you can, although it does allow you to span one image across all the monitors.

[betty]

Although it wasn't well thought out it certainly demonstrated a number of issues with the new interface.

[barista]

The review itself was pretty lame. Nothing planned or thought out. It looks it was made in the urge of getting the first report out

[georgieporgie]

Well, that was dull, and the reviewer didn't seem to know much about Windows (e.g. "only show Desktop on screen 1/2").