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I've been using 2 x 27" 1440x2560 (Dell U2715H) for 2 years now. (Dell monitors are typically a pretty safe purchase in this respect as all the mid range ones s

by tom_ 8y ago

I've been using 2 x 27" 1440x2560 (Dell U2715H) for 2 years now. (Dell monitors are typically a pretty safe purchase in this respect as all the mid range ones seem to come with rotating stand.) I've been very happy with this setup, and I've no intention of changing. It's a good aspect ratio for editing text and viewing PDFs and whatnot, and makes very efficient use of desk space. My 2 portrait monitors are only about 12 cm wider than one landscape one. I also don't understand why more people don't use it - but perhaps people try it out with a 1080p monitor, find it a bit cramped, and decide against it. (I used 1200x1920 monitors for a while, and the screens always felt a bit too narrow even with that. A lot of programs and sites seem to assume you've got a monitor that's at least 1280 pixels wide, so you end up with extra scroll bars, cramped UI, or stuff that's simply inaccessible.)

smsm42 8y ago
Yes, I also found Dell is pretty good in rotating display game (my latest display is Dell). I do encounter some sites which are to wide for 1080, but it's not too often.
gazarullz 8y ago
How do you deal with the extra vertical effort that your neck needs to do ? I was thinking about something similar but I am a bit concerned about having to move my head up and down to be able to focus on the entire screen.
- tom_ 8y ago
  I sit about 1m away from the screen, so I don't have to move my neck much anyway. I do still find the full height a bit much, so I typically have each screen split half and half, or one third and two thirds. Depending on what I'm doing and which program(s) I'm using, this either means two windows, and I use a window layout program to arrange things, or one window split into panels, and I just put the split points where I want them. (3 x 1/3 is also quite usable - 3 x 1440x850. On some laptops, that's about all you get in total...)

by tom_ 8y ago

smsm42 8y ago

Yes, I also found Dell is pretty good in rotating display game (my latest display is Dell). I do encounter some sites which are to wide for 1080, but it's not too often.

gazarullz 8y ago

How do you deal with the extra vertical effort that your neck needs to do ? I was thinking about something similar but I am a bit concerned about having to move my head up and down to be able to focus on the entire screen.

tom_ 8y ago
I sit about 1m away from the screen, so I don't have to move my neck much anyway. I do still find the full height a bit much, so I typically have each screen split half and half, or one third and two thirds. Depending on what I'm doing and which program(s) I'm using, this either means two windows, and I use a window layout program to arrange things, or one window split into panels, and I just put the split points where I want them. (3 x 1/3 is also quite usable - 3 x 1440x850. On some laptops, that's about all you get in total...)