View Poll Results: What size Monitor do you have?

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  • < 15"

    1 8.33%
  • 15" - 19"

    3 25.00%
  • 20" - 22"

    4 33.33%
  • 23" - 24"

    3 25.00%
  • 25" - 27"

    2 16.67%
  • 28" - 29"

    1 8.33%
  • 30" - 32"

    1 8.33%
  • 32" >

    0 0%
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Thread: New Monitor

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    New Monitor

    I needed a new monitor for work since the program i work with is very wide, requires a lot of horizontal scrolling. I bought a 27" but it was only 1080p... It was not wide enough. So i bought another 27" that is 1440p, works perfect.

    I took that other 27" monitor home and now its too big for my desk. Width wise its perfect, but my desk isnt deep enough so the monitor sits wayyy to close to my face. I guess its time to swap desks...

    What monitor size do you guys work with? Time to add a poll i guess.
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    Re: New Monitor

    The laptop I use has a 17" built in. At the office, it connects to an external 19", which I really should see about upgrading at some point... at home, I have it hooked up to dual monitors, a 22" and 24".

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    Re: New Monitor

    I also have dual monitors at home. I had 24" and 19". Now its dual with 27" and 24". Not sure what I will do with the 19" now. Maybe for my garage work bench.
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    Re: New Monitor

    I'm on dual 24s.
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    Re: New Monitor

    Right now, 15" with a 2880x1800 resolution.
    Before I left Oz, I had a 27" monitor which actually had a lower resolution (2560x1440). Next one will probably be a 4k or 5k screen.
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    Re: New Monitor

    Should I reply for my right or left monitor? Maybe vote twice.
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    Re: New Monitor

    I'm not sure what use a monitor larger than the 20" range is good for unless you use your PC as a TV replacement.

    I see people with oversized monitors and they either roll their chairs way back so they can take it all in or end up wagging their heads back and forth like a tennis match spectator. Or they blow money on overly dense resolution, only to move to High DPI settings so they can read anything because the characters get too small.

    Both seem utterly absurd. Either you end up needing a chiropractor or you end up where you started... or even worse off because now you sit back a foot further but with High DPI you can't get as much text on-screen.

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    Re: New Monitor

    I actually find that to be true. Now that I have my 27" and my 24" on the same desk, I was more happy with the 24" because it was the right size for how far away it was. I would prefer to have a higher resolution monitor than a larger size monitor. Which is why I ended up buying the 1440p monitor for work.

    I was considering getting a 4k monitor because the Microsoft Store was having a decent sale on them, however all the reviews I read about that monitor was that the refresh rate was way too low and it has a 100ms timing. I was going to buy it and test it, but the reviews were pretty strong against it unless it were to be used as a display monitor only, not actively used
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    Re: New Monitor

    I find that to be the case as wel, my 22 & 24 is probably as big as I can stand and still reasonably be used. The biggest reason I even use monitors that large is to work with the data that I do... it tends to be very wide.

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    Re: New Monitor

    All you need is 10".

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    Re: New Monitor

    Quote Originally Posted by Bonker Gudd View Post
    All you need is 10".
    Actually one more inch and you have gone from oohs to awws
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    Re: New Monitor

    I find the 2 24s perfect for me. I can fit everything I need on screen and, while there is some head movement, it's a lot easier than having hit alt-tab the whole time. I do have quite a deep desk though.
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    Re: New Monitor

    Duel 22'inch at work, which is a necessity considering the number of windows i have open. When Developing, having Duel monitors makes such a difference.

    At Home Single 24 for Desktop

    17 for Laptop
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    Re: New Monitor

    I work from three 24 inch monitors both at home and in the office.

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    Re: New Monitor

    I work with dual monitors one is a 30" and the other is a 24". I find the 30" to big.
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    Re: New Monitor

    28" at home, 3 20.1" monitors at work.

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