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everettpsycho
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  #3453549 16-Jan-2026 10:04
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I used to have a 29 inch UW with a 24 inch either side. Decided to up the UW to a 34 inch 1440p and replace the 29 and one 24 with it. Now I'm in the market for a 27 inch decent refresh rate to accompany it so they are roughly the same height and resolution again. I think that combination works well for GIS, excel and looking as design and engineering documents all at once.

 

At the office we sport dual 32 inch 4k monitors, it's a lot, quite often too much. You do get a lot of content on the screen but I find myself only using sections of it to avoid having to turn around to see the edges and feels wasteful, I don't have that issue on my home set up. I also find myself having to check formatting and how I'm sending it displaying information as if I run full screen those not running the big monitors end up with a crushed view and can't read what I sent.

 

I'd also always recommend not cheaping out on keyboard mouse and other bits. Frustrates me that employers tend to dige out $5 dell keyboards and mice, in the right hands a mechanical keyboard and mx master significantly helped productivity and makes life far nicer for the user. Similarly lighting is overlooked, don't want glare on your screen all day or being day in a dingy corner of the house. 

 

I went one step further with audio as well, I got annoyed at teams calls and uncomfortable headphones. Ended up with a quite cheap mic on an arm, some Phillips shp5000 and an audio interface. It's overkill but the headphones are comfortable for long periods, sound better than most headsets, I can turn on speakers if I need them and just swing the mic over if I get a call. And most importantly, no faffing about with settings ever, it's configured to work and i haven't touched a setting since the initial setup years ago, honestly love the simplicity compared to everyone else in teams meetings who is mucking about with their settings.




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  #3453555 16-Jan-2026 10:18
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Someone in our office has a Samsung UW 49".

 

It is a thing of beauty, and if I had the money, that's what my WFH desk would have on it. Can split into three 'normal' windows for things like Excel, or one massive one 9she has some pretty massive spreadsheets and to see it open all on one screen without needing to scroll sideways on it is amazing.


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  #3453556 16-Jan-2026 10:21
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I run Triple 27" 1440p, doubles well for a race sim setup as well for when work is done!





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  #3453571 16-Jan-2026 10:59
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Posture is most important if you sit all day have a screen so that its eye level, invest in a good monitor stand and chair. Otherwise you get a necj and lower back issues later :(😶


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  #3453586 16-Jan-2026 12:54
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I find with my astigmatism that UW monitors simply don't work. I have a Dell 32" 4K monitor for most of my work and then I use my laptop screen for video calls and messaging etc. My laptop supports DP so I use a USB-C -> DP adapter for 60Hz 4k which keeps my HDMI ports free for other devices.

 

I use a logitech keyboard & mouse that support their unified dongle and they are both multi-device which makes using other equipment nice and easy.

 

One big requirements was for the monitor to have speakers as I have to join a lot of remote calls and consume a lot of video based materials. 

 

If I was to start again I'd prefer to have USB-C direct to the monitor, but this is more than sufficient.

 

My other recommendation is a motorised desk. I bought a frame from PB Tech and then custom built the top to suit my space. I take a bunch of meetings standing up.

 

I'm overall disappointed with the range of chairs locally. I need a reasonably high chair and they tend to be very expensive.





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  #3453588 16-Jan-2026 13:00
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sqishy:

 

Posture is most important if you sit all day have a screen so that its eye level, invest in a good monitor stand and chair. Otherwise you get a necj and lower back issues later :(😶

 

 

Absolutely. I never found an office chair that I didn't end up hunching over in, and had years of constant back issues such as disc bulges.

 

And them about 13 years ago, I got a kneeling chair, and I haven't had a sore back since. It takes a little while to get used to, but ergonomically it's brilliant.





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  #3462146 17-Feb-2026 10:37
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Just to piggyback on this, I've been setting up for WFH full time, chair and screen sorted. But I have a question, I've been looking at stand up desks, one of which has an option for dual monitor arms. They are advertised as counter balanced. At this stage my setup is to have the 27" in the centre and two laptops either side. For my work I'm not sure if I'll need a second monitor beyond the laptop so was wondering if the counter balanced arms could be used with just one screen or they need two to work?

 

The ad for them isn't especially clear and they are an option for the desk I'm looking at. I assume I could have the second arm simply out of the way and should I choose to get a second monitor, then it's ready to go. 


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  #3462188 17-Feb-2026 12:18
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@mudguard   >The ad for them isn't especially clear...

 

Does the vendor not have sufficient contact details to ask them that question ?

 

I've never seen two monitor arms that are inter-connected, but there's a first for everything ;-)

 

I built my wife a motorised standing desk - with twin monitor arms - but I got all the pieces individually.
This was in 2022 - and it has worked very nicely, every day, for 4 years.
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  #3462214 17-Feb-2026 13:14
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  #3462219 17-Feb-2026 13:22
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It really depends on your eyes and comfort level. If it was myself, for engineering plans/documents or large excel sheets with a lot of info, I would get a decent 4k or higher panel at 100% scale for main screen and a smaller or vertical panel for other tasks.

 

Then again I can see text at 7pt from 80cm away without eye strain as long as the resolution is high enough.


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  #3462275 17-Feb-2026 16:30
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I have setup that I use for WFH and DIY level CAD.  I've also recently started trying to learn about circuit design.

 

I have a 32" monitor in landscape orientation and 24" in portrait.  The 32 is my working/editing monitor, the 24 has my email open or nay document I'm working from.  I find the 32 big enough for CAD work, but I'm just DIY.  Most of my projects don't include anything large that also has fine detail.  It's either big simple stuff (e.g. a table), or small detailed stuff like a PCB.

 

The 32 also has an inbuilt USB-C hub with 100w PD, HDMI out to the 24 and USBs for wireless keyboard and mouse, webcam and headset charging 32. So, I have a one plug connection available for my work or home laptop and can easily swap between them, or wifey can plug hers in.  

 

The other thing I have that is really helpful is a FiiO KB1K Mechanical USB Macro Keypad.  It has a volume control and three programmable keys.  Great for video-calls or general media use.

 

 





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  #3462375 17-Feb-2026 20:44
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I've been using a single 27" Dell 5K monitor for a little over 10 years now, and would still recommend going for a large single high resolution screen. A good 5K 27" screen these days looks to be $1,570 (ASUS ProArt PA27JCV at PB Tech), so certainly not cheap but I personally find it's very good for productivity and ergonomics.

 

Usually I have two windows open side by side, so it's a bit like having two vertical monitors. The very high resolution means I can see a huge amount at once, especially handy for spreadsheets and software development. Or if I'm doing photo or video editing, then I full screen those apps.





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