I'm trying to hookup two monitors and 1 television to my computer. I have a Radeon 3870 hooked up to a DVI monitor (monitor 1), a VGA monitor (monitor 2, it's connected through a VGA/DVI adapter), and ...

Laptops are practical because you can take them with you. However, laptops have a relatively small screen. If you work on a mobile computer, it quickly becomes annoying to constantly switch programs.

You may think that a computer monitor is the go-to for gaming and preferable to a TV, but there are surprising benefits and downsides to both.