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For coding I agree. Roomy enough for an IDE but little neck movement required of larger monitors.
by quickthrower2 3y ago
For coding I agree. Roomy enough for an IDE but little neck movement required of larger monitors.
- badpun 3y ago1920x1200 are the best screens for coding, it's a shame they're hardly made anymore.
- kimixa 3y agoYeah, a 4k density no more than 27" 16:10 screen would be my dream. I recently moved to 4k 27" from 1440p 27" (both 16:9) and the text clarity is noticably better, but definitely in diminishing returns in clarity and not really different in screen real estate. But really I'd probably be happier with 24", but they just don't seem to make high density screens with decent features sets in that size anymore. I don't get why ultra wide seems to becoming a thing, even outside of productivity it's either close enough I have to move my head to see each side, or far enough away a good proportion of my vision area is above and below the screen.
- keyle 3y agoThis has cost me a few thousand dollars to admit. 27" 4K is the sweet spot where the display is retina but the size is 1080p equivalent. I like fullscreen applications for better focus.
- diffeomorphism 3y agoThat is where the supply is, but 27" used to be 1440p and should be 5k now. Or give me 24" 4k.
- verall 3y agoYou overestimate LCD panel pixel scaling
- sph 3y agoYou know they make 4K screens that are the same size as regular 1080p right? The point of 4K is clarity and legibility of text (at > 1.5x scaling), not size. I don't get people who say 1080p is good enough for coding. They must have eyes at a lower resolution than mine not to being able to tell that text at 2x scaling is so much more readable and pleasant.
- dailykoder 3y agoThat's what I just wanted to say. I basically had the same opinion as the OP for years, but just because I had nothing else than 1080p (usually 24"). About 3 years ago I finally bought a 27" 1440p screen and it felt incredibly much easier on my eyes, instantly. I don't know how much of a difference actual 4k would make right now, that's why I won't make such a broad statement that 1440p is my sweet spot, but it's better than 1080p@24", for me personally.
- sph 3y agoLegibility follows an exponential curve. The improvement will be noticeable up to smartphone densities (~220 dpi). After that, I don't think text can get any better. I won't be upgrading to 8K (384 dpi) anytime soon, but I have no intention to go back to 1080p even if they tend to have better refresh rates and are much cheaper.
- tym0 3y agoI may be wrong here but I always thought that 1080p at 24" is about the same dpi as 1440p at 27"
- scns 3y ago1440p at 31.5" is around the same dpi.
- quickthrower2 3y agoBut as you say if the same size then it is just about “readability” but I am probably used to the lower resolution. I never have issues reading.