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I just purchased a 48" monitor as my primary monitor. No need to worry about rotation, I just have a massive screen in front of me. I think that for some peop

I just purchased a 48" monitor as my primary monitor. No need to worry about rotation, I just have a massive screen in front of me. I think that for some people people are scared of large monitors in front of them, but once you use one, you realize that using small monitors (e.g. 27 or 32") in single or dual or triple arrangements is just ridiculous complex. One big monitor is way way better. Large monitors are the future, it is just that people are not yet comfortable buying them for some reason.

sapiogram 3y ago
Might be an issue of software support, it just "feels" easier to have two monitors instead of using one monitor as two. Related: what's your window management setup?
- bhouston 3y ago
  I am on MacOS so I use RectanglePro. Simple but it works. My main layout is 3 vertical panels, one with vscode, one with web browser and debugger and the last is utility (another vscode or browser or slack or discord etc.)
codingdave 3y ago
I've got a 48" monitor, too. I also have 2 27" monitors, one one each side in portrait mode. But I'm not sure why you think multiple monitors is complex - plug them in, drag windows over to the side as needed, and go about your work.
- aldanor 3y ago
  I had 2x27'' at work for years and now I have 1x49'' at home. Main difference is, on the 49 I can place a single 27''-sized window in the centre.
- bhouston 3y ago
  I mean managing space on small multiple screens. The technical aspects are not complex but having to manage a small amount of screeen real estate is annoying, especially across multiple screens.
sys_64738 3y ago
I don't always want to use the full screen of any monitor so I find I prefer smaller so I can switch off the other monitors when needed. That presents its own challenges but I like to use fullscreen for web browsing and such like. That doesn't work on massive screens.
dsr_ 3y ago
If you have a 48" 4K monitor, what you have is: + 4x 24" 1080P without bezels - 4x 24" 1080P in a fixed grid with no flexibility Different people have different preferences, and that's ok.
cpach 3y ago
So, one size fits all?
norir 3y ago
I am uncomfortable buying them because I find working at a desk with a large monitor uncomfortable and I don't see any personal advantage to the extra real estate for coding. I have plenty of space on a 16" laptop for three vertical terminal panes: One for editing, one for docs and one for shell commands. If I need to search something on the web, I can cmd-H to switch spaces and cmd-L back to the terminal. Since my workflow works on my laptop, it works _anywhere_ I go. Obviously, my workflow is not for everyone, but I pretty strongly doubt that large monitors are the future for most people and am almost positive that they aren't the future for me.
leptons 3y ago
I'm waiting for an 8k curved 55" screen. Has to be curved. I'm currently using three 4k 32" screens in portrait, which is equivalent to about a 55" single screen.

sapiogram 3y ago

Might be an issue of software support, it just "feels" easier to have two monitors instead of using one monitor as two. Related: what's your window management setup?

bhouston 3y ago
I am on MacOS so I use RectanglePro. Simple but it works. My main layout is 3 vertical panels, one with vscode, one with web browser and debugger and the last is utility (another vscode or browser or slack or discord etc.)

codingdave 3y ago

I've got a 48" monitor, too. I also have 2 27" monitors, one one each side in portrait mode. But I'm not sure why you think multiple monitors is complex - plug them in, drag windows over to the side as needed, and go about your work.

aldanor 3y ago
I had 2x27'' at work for years and now I have 1x49'' at home. Main difference is, on the 49 I can place a single 27''-sized window in the centre.
bhouston 3y ago
I mean managing space on small multiple screens. The technical aspects are not complex but having to manage a small amount of screeen real estate is annoying, especially across multiple screens.

sys_64738 3y ago

I don't always want to use the full screen of any monitor so I find I prefer smaller so I can switch off the other monitors when needed. That presents its own challenges but I like to use fullscreen for web browsing and such like. That doesn't work on massive screens.

dsr_ 3y ago

If you have a 48" 4K monitor, what you have is: + 4x 24" 1080P without bezels - 4x 24" 1080P in a fixed grid with no flexibility Different people have different preferences, and that's ok.

cpach 3y ago

So, one size fits all?

norir 3y ago

I am uncomfortable buying them because I find working at a desk with a large monitor uncomfortable and I don't see any personal advantage to the extra real estate for coding. I have plenty of space on a 16" laptop for three vertical terminal panes: One for editing, one for docs and one for shell commands. If I need to search something on the web, I can cmd-H to switch spaces and cmd-L back to the terminal. Since my workflow works on my laptop, it works _anywhere_ I go. Obviously, my workflow is not for everyone, but I pretty strongly doubt that large monitors are the future for most people and am almost positive that they aren't the future for me.

leptons 3y ago

I'm waiting for an 8k curved 55" screen. Has to be curved. I'm currently using three 4k 32" screens in portrait, which is equivalent to about a 55" single screen.