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Lifestyle god Tim Ferriss (author of the 4 hour workweek) talks about productivity with a large size monitor.

Size does matter, absolutely- but numbers matter more.  

According to University of Utah researchers, using a larger monitor could save you 2.5 hours per day.

Specifically, test subjects completed everyday tasks like editing documents and massaging spreadsheets 52% faster when using a 24-inch monitor than they did with an 18-incher.

Why they used an 18″ screen is beyond me, 17″ was to small and 19″ to big? But If a large screen monitor could save 2.5 hours a day. Imagine a multi-monitor setup (with or without large monitors).

There are 2 huge advantages with a multi-monitor setup over big single monitor setups. One is that it has a larger screen real-estate then most large screen monitors. Simple math: 2 monitors running 1280 have an total width of 2560px. Triple have 3840px (Triple are not as rare anymore) Another big advantage is the way you work with multi monitors and the window positions on it. It’s easier to order the windows that you have open onto multiple screens.

For example having your website code on one screen, and the result on the other in your browser sized to normal using size is alway’s open is better then to switch back and forth.  Another example is if you do Office work, you don’t need to print out those sheets in order to process them. Just have Excel open in one monitor and word in the other and glance back and forth.

If you have everything open on one screen it’s easier to lose track of what is where, plus it’s clutter! Get rid of it. Get a couple of monitors (19 inchers are not expensive anymore) , hook them up to a multi out videocard (changes are, you already have one with 1 VGA and 1 DVI card) and enjoy multi-monitor bliss…

Heres one how-to with alot of links to manufacturers, and heres a video demonstration