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#248486 28-Mar-2019 10:53
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In my home office I run dual Dell 22" monitors (1680 x 1050 at 16:10), that are a number of years old, and thinking of upgrading.

 

My work ranges from coding/development (c#,databases/php/js/html/css etc), solution architect documents, server management (SSH), remote desktop access, etc.
And no gaming.

 

Is it worth me upgrading to dual 24" 1080p monitors, OR would going from 1050 to 1080p not be noticeable?
Apart from a slightly wider screen and a few more pixels? (24" 1080p screen looks to be same viewable screen height, but wider screen that my current 22" 1050).
As going from 16:10, to 16:9

 

Or should I go to dual 27" 1080p? Or would that start to put a strain on my eyes? Where does increasing the size of 1080p monitor become redundant unless going 1440p?

 

Otherwise I could wait a bit longer for 1440p monitors to come down in price.

 

Interested to hear what size/resolution dual monitors others run, either at their work desk, or home office desk.

 

Thanks


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  #2206148 28-Mar-2019 10:59
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I have a 21:9 1440p curved UWUHD.

Though mine is Kogan (DSE) but the PBTech has Titan (a different badge).

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/MONTTA3340/Titan-Army-34-UltraWide-Curved-Monitor--Samsung-VA

 

 

 

It is worth the money, another colleague at work has it as well and totally enjoy it.





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  #2206210 28-Mar-2019 13:04
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chiefie:

 

I have a 21:9 1440p curved UWUHD.

Though mine is Kogan (DSE) but the PBTech has Titan (a different badge).

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/MONTTA3340/Titan-Army-34-UltraWide-Curved-Monitor--Samsung-VA

 

It is worth the money, another colleague at work has it as well and totally enjoy it.

 

 

Thanks, looks like a nice wide monitor, however I should have mentioned that my preference is two separate monitors, rather than a single wide monitor.
I run them from a desktop PC, and on the odd occasion I might switch the 2nd monitor over to a laptop, or move around on desk, or take into another room.


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  #2206279 28-Mar-2019 14:08
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We used to have many 2 monitors but trust me, you will appreciate a single UW monitor as it is without bezel between.

 

 

 

Anyhow, if you are considering it. DSE/Kogan has it cheaper for the same monitor. NZ$599.

 

 

 

https://www.dicksmith.co.nz/dn/buy/kogan-34-wqhd-curved-219-ultrawide-100hz-freesync-monitor/





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  #2206334 28-Mar-2019 14:58
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snowfly:

 

Thanks, looks like a nice wide monitor, however I should have mentioned that my preference is two separate monitors, rather than a single wide monitor.
I run them from a desktop PC, and on the odd occasion I might switch the 2nd monitor over to a laptop, or move around on desk, or take into another room.

 

 

most ultra wides will allow you to have picture by picture mode, which is using the monitor for 2 different input sources.


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  #2206336 28-Mar-2019 15:00
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And if you ‘switch’ to an ultra wide, there’s nothing stopping you keeping one of your current ones to ‘share’ with other devices anyway?

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  #2206373 28-Mar-2019 15:55
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I went this year to dual 4K... wouldn't change it!

 

So much more room on your monitor!


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  #2206376 28-Mar-2019 15:59
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I moved from using a laptop with a 21" monitor to a desktop with a 35" curved BenQ monitor. What a difference. At work I have three monitors, and seriously, one very large one is so much easier on your eyes...





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  #2206419 28-Mar-2019 16:42
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I'm looking at ultrawides at the moment too, but my instinct has always been that 34/35 inches is too big and you'd spend more time moving your head (cf. just moving your eyes).

 

How do others with monster size monitors find them?

 

Thoughts on ultrawides at around the 25 or 30 inch mark?


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  #2206420 28-Mar-2019 16:45
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Not worth just going to 1080p. 1440p minimum, you could look at two 1440p 16:9 or a 1440p ultrawide as has been suggested. IMO 24" is max size for 1080p for general work, unless you sit a mile away from your screen.

27" min for 1440p if you want to aviod any scaling weirdness, although Win10 is pretty good now at sorting out scaling issues. 

 

I've not used a 1440p ultrawide on an ongoing basis but do know a few people who really like it. The software that comes with the screens makes window snapping etc nice and easy. 


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  #2206458 28-Mar-2019 17:55
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I used to have three 24" @1080p with my desktop and loved it.

 

Then I moved to a laptop because I'm often at two locations. At one location I have two 27" 2K monitors with one central and one off to the side and at home I have one 27 @4k central with a 27 @2k to the side.

 

Neither setup has felt as comfortable as the three screens so this 34" curved is very tempting although it will mean less real estate overall.


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  #2206501 28-Mar-2019 19:00
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There seems to be a big jump in price between a 24" 1080p screen, to a 24 or 25" 1440p screen.

 

e.g. originally I was looking at a Philips 24" 1080p monitor (243V7QDAB/75) for $201 each.
But the price at least doubles for something like a Philips 25" 1440p monitor (258B6QUEB/75) for $442 each.

 

Not sure my budget is ready to take a $900 hit for dual 25" 1440p monitors.
Hmmm, either stay with status quo (22" 1050p), or take a small jump up to 24" 1080p screens ($402 for two screens), or wait 6 months for a sale on 1440p screens...

 

Some of my current IT project work colleagues in Sydney have the single curved ultra wide screens, and I've seen them up close when I travel there, but still not my thing really. Preference is still dual monitors.


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  #2206550 28-Mar-2019 19:27
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Not worth going to 1080 over 1050 IMO.

 

Good thing with sticking with 2 (or 3) monitors I find is that you can fullscreen youtube on one, and keep working on the other, whereas theres no way to get youtube to go big on part of a larger one that I have found yet.





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mdf:

 

I'm looking at ultrawides at the moment too, but my instinct has always been that 34/35 inches is too big and you'd spend more time moving your head (cf. just moving your eyes).

 

How do others with monster size monitors find them?

 

Thoughts on ultrawides at around the 25 or 30 inch mark?

 

 

34in wide on a ultra wide is not even as wide as 2x 22in monitors, its about 20cm narrower but 5cm taller, they really are not as bad as you think.


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  #2206616 28-Mar-2019 20:06
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I just got two ex lease 1920x1200's from pbtech: https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/EXMONHP2401/HP-ZR2440w-Monitor-A-Grade-OFF-LEASE-24LED-Display

 

 

 

The neat thing is the stands are so flexible you can have them portrait instead of landscape.

 

While I am not a coder I work on some epic word documents, and 1200 wide means I can have it portrait - see the full horizontal width including comments and a huge amount of vertical.

 

Has display port hdmi and dvi, audio out, and a usb port - but most importantly - cheap cheap cheap!


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  #2206710 28-Mar-2019 22:29
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I had a pair of older exlease HP displays, they were the worst I have ever had. Really clear dithering patterns all over it from the low depth panel which IMO is inexcusable this side of 2005 but there they are sticking 6 bit junk into cheap as anything screens because some typist will never notice it while using word at their day job.





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