<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hey Russell,<div><br></div><div>I've tried dual monitors in the past and it just doesn't work for me as I end up with a persistent sore neck. My preference is one monitor with as many pixels as possible. </div><div><br></div><div>I was using a 32" 4k screen which died and struggled on whether I should go with a larger, same, or smaller 4k. In the end I went with a 27" 4k and it's sitting closer than the 32" - but possibly covering the same fov. A larger screen just means it'd have to be positioned further back. Also note that I don't have any eye issues and also do not use scaling. 27" had the benefit of being cheaper and uses less power so that's a bonus.</div><div><br></div><div>Would I consider going larger again? Not really. The only thing I'd consider is more pixels, I'd really like a 5k2k or more but there's not many options plus they are crazy expensive.</div><div><br></div><div>Jason</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 7:33 PM Russell Coker via linux-aus <<a href="mailto:linux-aus@lists.linux.org.au">linux-aus@lists.linux.org.au</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Has anyone had experience with a monitor larger than 40" on their desktop? <br>
Currently Dell has a 27" USB-C monitor for $422 and a 32" monitor for $594 <br>
while Kogan has a 43" for $799 and I'm thinking of what to buy in July.<br>
<br>
My wife's monitor broke and my plan is to buy myself a new monitor and give <br>
her my Samsung 28" 4K monitor (which is higher spec than her previous <br>
monitor).<br>
<br>
USB-C monitors are ones that can supply USB-C power to a laptop while also <br>
having keyboard and mouse connected to the monitor as a USB hub. It's <br>
basically all the functionality of what used to be a laptop docking-station in <br>
a monitor with a single cable. It would be quite handy to have that <br>
functionality as a laptop with USB-C is on my shopping list too.<br>
<br>
<a href="https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/by-size/size-to-distance-relationship" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/by-size/size-to-distance-relationship</a><br>
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According to the above article you want a TV to take up 30 degrees of vision, <br>
but for a monitor it's probably a lot more as you focus on the window that <br>
needs your attention. Based on resolution and size according to that article <br>
a 43" 4K "TV" would be best at a distance of 80-160cm with the minimum being <br>
based on not seeing individual pixels. For a monitor you don't need to not <br>
see pixels IMHO, just need to have enough of them to clearly represent <br>
letters. So maybe 43" would be a good size. It seems like a lot, but when I <br>
had a 17" monitor on my desk any larger than that seemed excessive...<br>
<br>
Another possibility is getting multiple monitors. For a long time I have been <br>
unconvinced of the benefits of multiple monitors, but now I'm working at a <br>
company where there's a USB-C dock at every desk with 2 monitors and I've got <br>
used to working with 2 monitors in addition to a laptop display. If I bought <br>
2 of those 27" USB-C monitors I could have them both on my desktop system most <br>
of the time and connect one to a laptop on occasion when I needed to. Linux <br>
has really good support for dynamic plugging of monitors nowadays and 2*27" <br>
gives me twice the pixels and 3/4 the area of a 32" monitor for about the same <br>
price.<br>
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