Which monitor should I get?

Maybe I’m lazy but I feel like I’d have to turn my head too much for a 21:9. I do like a bit more vertical space than a 27" 16:9 too. I’ve used a 28" 16:10 before that was really good (size, at least, but only 1920 x 1200).
I think my next monitor would be a 4K 40" and I would sit a littler further back from it. That’s my plan anyway, if anyone makes a good one under £400 max.

Go for 28" UE590 UHD Monitor, I got it and it works great. The colors are sharp and the design is also slim. With 4k+ ultra HD features. The image cleanup, system design and the color is great.

I have a 28" 4k Dell monitor at work. I don’t recommend it at this size. Also if you’re still on Windows 7 it is broken everywhere for DPI scaling. Many plugins and hotfixes needed to get 4k at such a small size to be usable in many CAD programs. Work PCs will upgrade to Windows 10 soon and I will see if that resolves it.

My jaw dropped to the floor when I saw LG’s 43-inch monitor. It’s a true 4K monitor, not a TV, and it was on sale for less than $500.

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Fixed it, I had the wrong product link. Somehow the specs are similar but the price is four times higher.

Philips just announced another 43-incher.

http://media.maxborgesagency.com/press/new-philips-monitor-the-first-to-achieve-hdr1000-certification/

I have to say I sort of struggle with anything past 40" unless you are using it at a much greater distance. I originally bought a 30" Dell Ultrasharp but wound up downsizing it to the 27" because I found myself moving my neck too much just to see things.

I can see it being useful if you need 4X inputs from multiple machines, or put the monitor much further away. But if you sit arms distance from your screen it just seems like a lot of panning and off axis viewing. The 34" is nice because it’s the exact same height as the 27" just wider.

I agree, the size can be overkill for personal use. Just looking at the LG 43-inch on display at the store it seemed like it required tilting your head up and down constantly.

Large size monitors are nice for reviewing work collaborately (like when you have to cram four people in your cubicle!). I’ve used the large TV’s in the conference rooms to review 3D work and the colors and gradients don’t come across as well.

We ordered a few of the Samsung 48" widescreens, and I went back to the dual 27" dell. I actually ended up losing resolution despite the actual screen size being roughly the same. Also, your programs open across the entire monitor, where I then have to undock it and manual resize. There were programs that acted as if there was a split, but it never really worked (I really like having the monitor division to keep documents separate).

Also, I found the angle of the screen to not be curved enough for the width. It didnt seem as though I was looking straight on the screen at the 1/3 mark of the monitor (where the center of my current monitor is now). This seemed to lead to a lot of reflection issues.

The widescreen also caused some serious issue with the counterstrike HUD.

That’s because you bought TVs, not monitors.

Nope, it is a monitor. I thought it was 48, but it is apparently 49"

Oh, that one. The only 48" screens they do are TVs.

The problem with that is it’s only a 1080P ultra-wide, compared to a 1440P ultra-wide. So the loss of resolution had more to do with the screen type. Gaming monitors are optimized for lower resolution and higher refresh rates compared to color accuracy and resolution.

I really don’t see a need for anything past 27 inches. It’s about resolution and image quality at that point. I’d just get two 27 inch monitors or an ultrawide.

A monitor for a computer has you sitting less then 2 feet away from it. Your eyeline should point to the top of the screen. Past 27 inches and you are below it.

I’d only go bigger if you are seated several feet away and the objective is to show people standing in the back a good image.

I personally find there to be massive benefit to being able to get a full A3 on screen with toolbars on. Also I’m pretty sure, ergonomically, that your eyeline should be in the centre of the monitor.

Where’s the ‘like’ button?

oh dang, my set up is more ergo than I thought :slight_smile:

That is with monitors at 15 degrees angle. I have mine flat.