Monitor size (dual monitors)

[chazzy2501]

single 27" 4k screen now, enough for work. Some people have a portrait screen for reading docs whilst working in landscape, this seemed interesting to me.

[LeMarchand]

 

My 3x 22.

[Dos_Box]

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My 3x 22.

 

Does that make for the most tedious game of Pong ever?

[Sephiroth]

My home setup is 2 x 22" 1680x1050 in portrait flanking a 24" 1080p main screen. Mainly used for gaming but when I work on it, either for the school, or doing some personal development, the portrait screens are perfect for code and web browsing. See picture.

 

My work setup is a little more... Well, more! Some of you may have seen earlier photos of my 7 screen setup (4 x 19" 1280x1024 flanked by 2 23" 1080p portrait and a 1080p landscape to the upper left. I'll see if I can dig up some old photos) might not be surprised that I'm currently rocking 4 x 24" 1080p and 1 x 21" 1600x900 display. I'll get photos tomorrow.

[Rob_D]

Does that make for the most tedious game of Pong ever?

Or flip the whole thing vertical for Tetris, easy mode.😁

[jmak]

I had a 32" 4k at work, but I have it to someone else and got a 27" 4k. I like the space of the bigger monitor, but I find there's too much up and down head movement for comfort. Side to side is fine. I tried a 34" ultra wide and the format was good, but it was too small!

 

Definitely at least 1440 and 27" was the sweet spot for me. Different sizes for the second screen don't bother me - as long as I can perfectly align either the top or bottom of the screens.

[Mr.Ben]

I do think a 27" is the sweet spot.

 

I have a 34" at work, but it's ultra wide so the height is the same as a 27",. It's replaced my 2 monitor setup.

[mikes]

I must be the only one using a 55" 4K TV as a main display at home - I find it so much easier to work on with all the space! At work I have a 32" main, 29" secondary and a 24" tertiary, but I'd much rather just have the 1 55"! I guess I must be blind ?

My 32" is 1440p but it doesn't hold a candle to a 4K display

[ABR82]

I have 3 22" widescreen monitors.

 

I used to have 2, but when the new PCs came in there were 3 outputs (HDMI, VGA, Displayport) and we have a pile of spare monitors, so we put in 3 just to see how quickly someone else got jealous and asked for three!

 

Actually its pretty handy at times in terms of parking different things when you're working on stuff. I think I'd rather have separate physical devices rather than a giant monitor.

[Roberto]

WFH - 2x28" 4k monitor for desktop connected to Windows 365 desktop, OR 1x27" 2k Monitor, plus laptop screen for laptop. TBF, I only ever really use one set or the other at a time. There's only so much you can take in at once right?

 

At the office 2x24" 1080p monitor plus laptop screen.

[HarryMonkey]

I have a 27" attached to my laptop but only until I can replace the laptop with a PC when I will have 2 x 27" (I made a point of buying a second one before they went out of stock as I wanted them matching).

[flyinghaggis]

I must be the only one using a 55" 4K TV as a main display at home - I find it so much easier to work on with all the space!

 

I often wondered how large a monitor you could go for before it becomes awkward! Does that fit on you desk OK as having measured my home setup it felt like anything larger than about a 40" 16:9 display would be impractical?

 

Do you use any kind of Windowing/App Resizing software, modified resolution, font scaling or similar on the 55" TV?

 

Has anyone else tried using large 4K TV (40"+) as an alternative to a multiple monitors?

Edited January 24, 2024 by flyinghaggis

[mikes]

I often wondered how large a monitor you could go for before it becomes awkward! Does that fit on you desk OK as having measured my home setup it felt like anything larger than about a 40" 16:9 display would be impractical?

 

Do you use any kind of Windowing/App Resizing software, modified resolution, font scaling or similar on the 55" TV?

 

Has anyone else tried using large 4K TV (40"+) as an alternative to a multiple monitors?

 

It barely fits on my desk to be honest, but I have quite a long desk so I sit about a metre away from it. I have the font size set to 150% running at native 4K, I have a black background set so I can just have a smaller window if need be. I started preferring a bigger screen because in around 2017 I got a good deal on a 48" Acer PC monitor, 2 years later (2 weeks after the warranty ended) it failed and I couldn't find it again so I bought a 55" TV. Only issue with using some of the cheaper TV's as a computer monitor is some have a non standard pixel layout, or use chroma subsampling, so the image can be a bit wierd if you get the wrong one - but I'm using a cheap £350 Hisense TV and it's working fine for me. Using my work 32" is painful especially for doing video editing as it's hard to see details. But I am approaching 40 now so my eyes might not be as good as they were. Crazy to think my first PC as a teenager had a 13" CRT lol

[Norphy]

Crazy to think my first PC as a teenager had a 13" CRT lol

 

My first monitor that I owned was an AOC 14” monitor which I ran at 1024x768. It ran at a 60hz refresh rate which, on a CRT, was an entirely different thing to having 60hz on a TFT. In recent the first time I bumped a monitor up to 85hz. That felt good, I can tell you.

 

Anyway, I run a 27” 1440p monitor as my primary and a 24” 1080p as my secondary. I’m tempted to get another 27” but it’s not a high priority right now.

[MartinT]

My first computer (Psi Comp 80) had a 12" B&W TV as a monitor.

[flyinghaggis]

I've gone to single 28" 4k screen. I used to love multiscreen but find I just either use one solely for email or push a ton of windows to the second and continue working.

 

At home tho, I have 1 x 32inch 4k and 1 x 27 4k - I love the massive size for playing games on. I did briefly nick the bedrooom TV (32 inch) and try out dual 32 inch displays but that was.. overkill & the text was hard to read at such a far distance!

Figured all I use it for at home is dumping some task off the side whist I do other stuff so it's not the end of the world that they're not the same size

 

 

 

Bit of a thread resurrection but I wanted to ask how you guys were finding the 4K monitors. I still have my 34" Ultrawide (3440x1440) but it's 10 years old so think it might be time to upgrade it. I find the aspect ratio / 1440p resolution doesn't work well if I want to connect my Playstation/Switch to it and I just cant get the text scaling to look crisp when I plug my Macbook into it at 1440p (it looks slightly pixelated even at native resolution?). Also, when using it for productivity I always just end up snapping a window to each side of the screen or placing it into the centre alignment so feel like I'd be just aswell with a 16:9 display. I did like the 21:9 for PC gaming but, though I did when I bought the monitor, I rarely use it for that purpose now.

 

I was trying to decide between a 28" or 32" 4K display. Logic suggests that the larger 32" monitor, being bigger, would be better! However measuring it on my desk 28" seems like a better size for my usual viewing distance and I think it might produce a sharper picture given it's a smaller image at 4K. I think that size/higher density might scale better if I want to use it with my Macbook aswell.

 

Does anyone on here have any experience using a 28" or 32" 4K display with Windows/MacOS/Consoles.

 

Any insight or monitor recommendations would be appreciated as I'm not sure what to go for!

Edited November 2, 2024 by flyinghaggis

[Aprice]

Just bought myself a Dell 4K 27" monitor, can't believe how much difference the higher resolution makes. Thankfully my eyes are still good so I can fit loads more on screen.

 

Having said that, I'll probably look to add a second at some point.

[Ditto]

Just bought myself a Dell 4K 27" monitor, can't believe how much difference the higher resolution makes. Thankfully my eyes are still good so I can fit loads more on screen.

 

Having said that, I'll probably look to add a second at some point.

Which model out of interest? I have an ancient Dell UltraSharp U2711 27" IPS, I bought it 8 years ago second hand so it at least 10 years old but still going strong. I'm sure I am overdue an upgrade - I'd imagine energy consumption would be way less with a replacement!

[flyinghaggis]

Just bought myself a Dell 4K 27" monitor, can't believe how much difference the higher resolution makes. Thankfully my eyes are still good so I can fit loads more on screen.

 

Having said that, I'll probably look to add a second at some point.

 

What kind of scaling do you run it at as presumaly text would be too small set to 100% at the native 4K resolution? Do it look OK scaled as on a 1080p/1440p display some things can look pretty bad when you have to use scaling? I know if I scale my 1440p monitor to 1080p for anything it looks terrible!

Edited November 2, 2024 by flyinghaggis

[jmak]

Bit of a thread resurrection but I wanted to ask how you guys were finding the 4K monitors. I still have my 34" Ultrawide (3440x1440) but it's 10 years old so think it might be time to upgrade it. I find the aspect ratio / 1440p resolution doesn't work well if I want to connect my Playstation/Switch to it and I just cant get the text scaling to look crisp when I plug my Macbook into it at 1440p (it looks slightly pixelated even at native resolution?). Also, when using it for productivity I always just end up snapping a window to each side of the screen or placing it into the centre alignment so feel like I'd be just aswell with a 16:9 display. I did like the 21:9 for PC gaming but, though I did when I bought the monitor, I rarely use it for that purpose now.

 

I was trying to decide between a 28" or 32" 4K display. Logic suggests that the larger 32" monitor, being bigger, would be better! However measuring it on my desk 28" seems like a better size for my usual viewing distance and I think it might produce a sharper picture given it's a smaller image at 4K. I think that size/higher density might scale better if I want to use it with my Macbook aswell.

 

Does anyone on here have any experience using a 28" or 32" 4K display with Windows/MacOS/Consoles.

 

Any insight or monitor recommendations would be appreciated as I'm not sure what to go for!

I had a 32" 4k at work and I passed it on to a colleague in favour of a 27" 4k as I found I was having to move my head too much and it was uncomfortable. I think it was the up and down as I now have a second screen alongside and don't have that issue.

 

I have a 32" 4k curved screen screen at home which is somehow more comfortable. I suspect my desk at home is bigger so the monitor is further away.

 

The 27" does have a shaper image - inevitable given its the same number of pixels in a smaller area - but the image on the 32" is very good.

 

I think one of these would be better - but my work and home bosses both said no!

 

https://www.dell.com/en-uk/shop/dell-ultrasharp-49-curved-usb-c-hub-monitor-u4924dw/apd/210-bgtx/monitors-monitor-accessories?tfcid=43590050&gacd=9685798-5560-5763017-289231472-0&dgc=ST&&msclkid=e1c52300f1661597696b4426aa7123a0&gclid=e1c52300f1661597696b4426aa7123a0&gclsrc=3p.ds

[chaplic]

32 inch 4k, and a 27 inch in portrait. Another 27inch to the left of them both connect to another PC. ultra widescreens look cool but dont work for me.

[MartinT]

AOC 27" here, running at 2560 x 1440 with 100% scale. Very good display.

[Norphy]

My first monitor that I owned was an AOC 14” monitor which I ran at 1024x768. It ran at a 60hz refresh rate which, on a CRT, was an entirely different thing to having 60hz on a TFT. In recent the first time I bumped a monitor up to 85hz. That felt good, I can tell you.

 

Anyway, I run a 27” 1440p monitor as my primary and a 24” 1080p as my secondary. I’m tempted to get another 27” but it’s not a high priority right now.

 

 

A couple of months after I wrote that comment, I bought another 27" screen as I found out the model I bought previously was being discontinued and that it was being heavily discounted on Amazon. I grabbed it while I could so I could get a matching pair. I also bought a monitor stand so mounted my 24" above the two 27". This is what my workstation looks like, without some of the clutter that's on the table at the moment

 

The 27" inchers are Lenovo D27q-30 monitors, which are basic but fine for office work. The 24" is a Dell Ultrasharp P2422HE, which is a bit posher but relegated to third monitor duty because it's smaller.

Edited November 4, 2024 by Norphy

[PotNoodleTech]

One way around it would be to get a 32 for yourself and then turn the 24" 90 degrees and use it as a portrait screen on the left or right for word/web browsing etc. That generally works well and doesnt look to bad.

 

Or even better get work to get you anther 24" and then buy a 32 inch too and have one on the left and one on the right - very productive