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> The myth I keep hearing is that you must go to larger fonts when scaling up to a 4K monitor. This is not exactly true. Do the math. If you double the screen r
by nightcracker 12y ago
> The myth I keep hearing is that you must go to larger fonts when scaling up to a 4K monitor. This is not exactly true. Do the math. If you double the screen resolution and at the same time you double the screen width, you have done absolutely nothing to the size of a pixel or the physical size of your fonts.
What the author seems to be missing here is that if you double your screen size you will likely put the screen at further viewing distance.
- ars 12y ago> if you double your screen size you will likely put the screen at further viewing distance So don't. Why would you anyway?
- Todd 12y agoHe makes a point that he uses tiny fonts and that they work for his eyes. The photo of the screen just behind the keyboard is further evidence. I'm guessing it's at the same distance as his previous setup.
- Someone 12y agoEven if you don't, pixels near the edge of a flat display will look smaller because they are further away from your eyes. For example, for a 20 inch diagonal monitor at 10 inches distance, the corner pixels have about 0.7 times the angular extent of those in the center of the screen, or about half the solid angle. Replace that by a 40" diagonal monitor at 10", and that factor drops to about 1:sqrt(5), or 1:5 in solid angle. So, I guess you will need larger fonts, _if_ you keep your eyes in the same position on your larger monitor. There probably are publications on this in studies on airplane ergonomics.
- undersuit 12y agoIf you're running a 2x2 monitor setup do you move it further away from your face? I don't move my 2x1 further away than i would a single monitor.