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For my aging eyes, 4K 32” is the sweet spot. They’re cheap too (you can get one for $380.) I don’t use the full screen for editing (it’s too wide for that), bu

by TomVDB 7y ago

For my aging eyes, 4K 32” is the sweet spot. They’re cheap too (you can get one for $380.) I don’t use the full screen for editing (it’s too wide for that), but the edit window is in the middle and stuff that happens in the background (compiling etc.) sits in the virtual background, showing up in the border around the wait window. So I see immediately when things have stopped scrolling. After using this configuration at work, I upgraded all my home setups as well.

exhilaration 7y ago
Can you give us a link to this monitor? I'd rather get one based on an HN recommendation.
- lotyrin 7y ago
  https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-U32J590-32-Inch-LED-Lit-Monitor/dp/B07CS3JGPC/ https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-U32J590-32-Inch-LED-Lit-Monit... The controller for this one isn't the best and is picky about inputs (I can't get the original Apple HDMI adaptor to work well even at 30hz, so use DisplayPort instead), but it does well enough for the price. I use 1:1 pixel ratio and a tiling manager to manage the screen 720p subdivisions (3x3 = 9 of these) and will have editors or documentation arranged vertically in 2-3 of these subdivisions, terminals in individual subdivisions, and screen shares or video in 2x2 spaces (1440p) depending on what I'm up to. I have configured hotkeys which place windows in predefined positions in the grid and gotten pretty quick with the muscle memory of them. I aggressively organize windows into spaces, and use the Apple track pad + gestures to move spaces, this acts as a stack of second monitors that I don't have to move my head to see (but can change attention to with similar speed). 32" at arms length seems to be just right in terms of not feeling like I have to turn my head to change my area of attention, and the pixel density isn't too hard on my eyes without any scaling, but both of these are just on the edge (I wish I had slightly larger UI elements, and slightly less FOV occupied) but with these being at direct odds with each other, this device (and a more expensive one with the same resolution and dimensions I purchased for home use before this one at this price point was released) occupies a sweet spot (for me personally).
- TomVDB 7y ago
  It is a Monoprice 4K 32”: https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=27772 https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=27772

by TomVDB 7y ago

exhilaration 7y ago

Can you give us a link to this monitor? I'd rather get one based on an HN recommendation.

lotyrin 7y ago
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-U32J590-32-Inch-LED-Lit-Monitor/dp/B07CS3JGPC/ https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-U32J590-32-Inch-LED-Lit-Monit... The controller for this one isn't the best and is picky about inputs (I can't get the original Apple HDMI adaptor to work well even at 30hz, so use DisplayPort instead), but it does well enough for the price. I use 1:1 pixel ratio and a tiling manager to manage the screen 720p subdivisions (3x3 = 9 of these) and will have editors or documentation arranged vertically in 2-3 of these subdivisions, terminals in individual subdivisions, and screen shares or video in 2x2 spaces (1440p) depending on what I'm up to. I have configured hotkeys which place windows in predefined positions in the grid and gotten pretty quick with the muscle memory of them. I aggressively organize windows into spaces, and use the Apple track pad + gestures to move spaces, this acts as a stack of second monitors that I don't have to move my head to see (but can change attention to with similar speed). 32" at arms length seems to be just right in terms of not feeling like I have to turn my head to change my area of attention, and the pixel density isn't too hard on my eyes without any scaling, but both of these are just on the edge (I wish I had slightly larger UI elements, and slightly less FOV occupied) but with these being at direct odds with each other, this device (and a more expensive one with the same resolution and dimensions I purchased for home use before this one at this price point was released) occupies a sweet spot (for me personally).
TomVDB 7y ago
It is a Monoprice 4K 32”: https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=27772 https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=27772