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I never got into the whole vertical screen thing. There must be something to it, though, because the smart people at Xerox designed the Alto[0] with one. Appl

I never got into the whole vertical screen thing. There must be something to it, though, because the smart people at Xerox designed the Alto[0] with one. Apple also came out with a vertical display a year after the Radius display came out[1]. I find it hard to believe that an idea that's resurfaced 3 times in less than 2 decades is a bad idea. Maybe it's a good idea, but not good enough to overcome peoples' internal resistance to change? Maybe it's actually such an off the wall idea that it actually creates some of that resistance? In any case, I can't imagine anyone would want to come out with a fixed, vertical display these days, though. A rotatable display seems strictly superior in most cases, and is reasonably well supported (at least in OSX and Linux -- not sure about Windows). The only advantage a fixed display might have over a rotatable display is that perhaps a fixed display could be a smidge more compact, due to not needing the mounting and rotation hardware. But, again, these days, displays are generally pretty thin, so I'm not sure that would even make any difference. --- [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerox_Alto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerox_Alto [1]: https://www.cultofmac.com/469981/today-in-apple-history-remember-the-macintosh-portrait-display/ https://www.cultofmac.com/469981/today-in-apple-history-reme...

speed_spread 2y ago
I guess you have to try it for a few hours to get it. Mine is a non-orientable LG monitor (https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-28mq750-c-dualup-monitor https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-28mq750-c-dualup-monitor). The near-square aspect ratio makes it wide enough to stay confortable if work goes horizontal for a bit. Of note, the other LG model _does_ rotate (28MQ780) I'd say they're less popular because it's seen mostly as an oddity (if seen at all). We've adopted the mindset that screens are to be horizontal without regard for their purpose. Also, because less are produced, they are more expensive, although not prohibitively so. A rotating screen has multiple constraints: - needs to be firmly attached to the desk or have a heavy stand - requires more desk space to operate than the horizontal because it goes as wide as the diagonal while it rotates - cable management can be more difficult, especially if used as a USB hub - OS dynamic orientation management should be ok (Windows too) but might bring occasional challenge with some apps?

speed_spread 2y ago

I guess you have to try it for a few hours to get it. Mine is a non-orientable LG monitor (https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-28mq750-c-dualup-monitor https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-28mq750-c-dualup-monitor). The near-square aspect ratio makes it wide enough to stay confortable if work goes horizontal for a bit. Of note, the other LG model _does_ rotate (28MQ780) I'd say they're less popular because it's seen mostly as an oddity (if seen at all). We've adopted the mindset that screens are to be horizontal without regard for their purpose. Also, because less are produced, they are more expensive, although not prohibitively so. A rotating screen has multiple constraints: - needs to be firmly attached to the desk or have a heavy stand - requires more desk space to operate than the horizontal because it goes as wide as the diagonal while it rotates - cable management can be more difficult, especially if used as a USB hub - OS dynamic orientation management should be ok (Windows too) but might bring occasional challenge with some apps?