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So, I look at this and it reminds me of a trivial experiment I did in a hotel room, which is sort of the opposite of what these people are doing. Simply, I too

So, I look at this and it reminds me of a trivial experiment I did in a hotel room, which is sort of the opposite of what these people are doing. Simply, I took my phone and held it up in front of me, a comfortable distance from my face, and covered the hotel TV with it. At that point, it's easy to realize that the phone screen isn't necessarily too small, at least for "TV" watching, because, net, the screens are the "same size" in terms of consumed field of view. In the end it was the same if you could watch it comfortably (which is a different problem).

wasmitnetzen 5y ago
It does make a difference on eye strain, since they need to focus to a point much closer.
- sometimeshuman 5y ago
  A constant focal point is not good for eye health either. I had considered converting my two monitor setup to one traditional monitor and one project that is > 10ft away. But projectors have too many disadvantages atm (e.g., high power consumption, brightness, etc.).
  - noja 5y ago
    Perhaps an alternative would be to suspend a screen from a drone that is constantly moving around the room. It would combine eye muscle exercise with neck exercise. For extra points, the screen could be configured for me to chase after it, providing ever more opportunities for exercise.
- cma 5y ago
  You can also shift to more postures the farther back the display is and it will still take up roughly the same field of view no matter how you move, whereas with small monitors you can't both sit up straight and lean back without drastically changing pixels per degree of vision.
cma 5y ago
Aside from the eye issues, with a phone size screen mounted externally, moving your head 2 in would be like moving your head 2ft, so you couldn't have any variation in your posture without the screen being uncomfortably off-centered. Think of a movie theater where you can move several seats or even rows from the center sweetspot seat and still have roughly the same view.

wasmitnetzen 5y ago

It does make a difference on eye strain, since they need to focus to a point much closer.

sometimeshuman 5y ago
A constant focal point is not good for eye health either. I had considered converting my two monitor setup to one traditional monitor and one project that is > 10ft away. But projectors have too many disadvantages atm (e.g., high power consumption, brightness, etc.).
- noja 5y ago
  Perhaps an alternative would be to suspend a screen from a drone that is constantly moving around the room. It would combine eye muscle exercise with neck exercise. For extra points, the screen could be configured for me to chase after it, providing ever more opportunities for exercise.
cma 5y ago
You can also shift to more postures the farther back the display is and it will still take up roughly the same field of view no matter how you move, whereas with small monitors you can't both sit up straight and lean back without drastically changing pixels per degree of vision.

cma 5y ago

Aside from the eye issues, with a phone size screen mounted externally, moving your head 2 in would be like moving your head 2ft, so you couldn't have any variation in your posture without the screen being uncomfortably off-centered. Think of a movie theater where you can move several seats or even rows from the center sweetspot seat and still have roughly the same view.