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Really? What's the best Linux distro/toolset to use in order to get anything to show up in a usable way in HDPI? I don't think you can buy new monitors anymore
by Kequc 8y ago
Really? What's the best Linux distro/toolset to use in order to get anything to show up in a usable way in HDPI? I don't think you can buy new monitors anymore that are at low enough a resolution to support modern Linux.
- gurkendoktor 8y agoTwo classic form factors are still readily available: 1920x1200 or 1920x1080 at 24", and 2560x1440 at 27". All the ultrawide 21:9 screens are "LoDPI" as well, and at 1440p or 1600p they're great for coding.
- sothym 8y agoWhat country are you living where you can't have access to such "old" monitors? An imaginary one?
- namibj 8y agoErr, you must be looking in the wrong aisle/store. You can certainly buy new, good IPS/MVA panels (as a finsihed, desktop-ready unit) with more classic dpi. E.g. the classic format 19" 1280*1024: iiyama PROLITE P1905S-B2 available for 150~200$ new. To be fair, this is probably one of the, if not the lowest DPI/resolution desktop screen they offer, but still. it's at about 86 DPI, they also sell a 32" 1080p screen running at 68 DPI. I do like it a bit higher between about 100~110 DPI, and above 120 DPI requires high DPI technology. So, yes, please consider reasonable hardware. Don't buy HighDPI if you don't want to handle HighDPI with legacy software.
- eropple 8y ago...Fedora? Or anything recently modern? I literally run FC28 on 4K monitors and at 1.25 scale on my 1440p T480 and I don't even think about it. Wayland pretty much just works and has for at least a year.