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How to pick a good monitor for software development

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Re: How to pick a good monitor for software development

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Post by Gwypaas »

extra88 wrote: post #80
Gwypaas wrote: post #62

Really missing OLED in the post. After getting an OLED tv a few years back I can't imagine myself spending money on anything with less quality. Instant pixel refresh, amazing colors and no blooming and most importantly, a glossy display. Tried the Odyssey G7 for a while, so blurry with VA and matte panel. Ended up returning it. Temporary solution is my old 2x 1440 IPS 27". They look awful next to my 15 inch 4k laptop…

> After getting an OLED tv a few years back I can't imagine myself spending money on anything with lesser quality. What about OLED's burn-in problem? Computers usually have a lot of GUI elements in the same place for long period of times. > and most importantly, a glossy display Glossy displays can be good for prettier colors but can have glare problems from other light sources. This post is about picking a monitor f…

I have been using my 2016 55" B6 hooked up to my computer for years now, I write this on that screen. I babied it in the beginning. Nowadays I tend to forget it on. I have a tiny amount of burn in on the white subpixels from the top bar in windows due to previously having the default white layout. Turned on dark mode now to mitigate that. All other colors are fine. Completely invisible in regular usage.

Got scared by that and moved the taskbar to the side, no burn-in at the bottom though. I guess because that was a darker tone. Also used it at maximum OLED light until I noticed the first burn-in, so it's not like I was nice to it even though I babied it regarding static elements.

Sadly I can't find the "total hours on" setting on this one, seems to be removed from the settings.

> Glossy displays can be good for prettier colors but can have glare problems from other light sources. This post is about picking a monitor for software development, why would glossy be better than matte for that use?

Because I want clarity. Why put the perfectly crisp text and other elements through a blur filter??

Re: How to pick a good monitor for software development

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Post by patrickthebold »

jdjslskshdj wrote: post #51

Since everyone is just using this thread to post their own experiences with the monitors they use, I'm curious a bit further...what is actually on your monitors while developing? (Interested specifically in web dev, since that's what i do). For me, I am fine with 3 windows at a time, achieved by my laptop display, and my 4k screen split vertically. Code and SO/docs on the big screen, and then the testing browser (pto…

I have one 4k monitor no scaling,so plenty of space one one screen. The main thing I use the width for is the browser dev tools: I can have the site fully open and network requests and responses. Also, even horizontally there's plenty of height to see lots of code. But I really don't want to have to many things on the screen at the same time. Except when doing things like copying from one window to another.

Re: How to pick a good monitor for software development

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Post by jseliger »

Gwypaas wrote: post #62

Really missing OLED in the post. After getting an OLED tv a few years back I can't imagine myself spending money on anything with less quality. Instant pixel refresh, amazing colors and no blooming and most importantly, a glossy display. Tried the Odyssey G7 for a while, so blurry with VA and matte panel. Ended up returning it. Temporary solution is my old 2x 1440 IPS 27". They look awful next to my 15 inch 4k laptop…

These are now available: https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-27ep950

Re: How to pick a good monitor for software development

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Post by Arcuru »

ranit wrote: post #99
p12tic wrote: post #95

It's strange when monitor costs are being discussed while they are the primary tool for software development. If software developer produces $100k/year value, then it's worth spending several thousands of dollars for every percent of increased effectiveness. This can buy almost any monitor on the market. I've found the following worth considering: - It makes sense maximizing usable screen real estate, both in terms o…

> If software developer produces $100k/year value, then it's worth spending several thousands of dollars for every percent of increased effectiveness. This can buy almost any monitor on the market. This doesn't add up: 1% of $100K = $1000. You would spend _several_ $1000 for every $1000 of produced value per year. EDIT: Added "per year" at the end, thanks to Arcuru's question.

How often do you buy a new monitor?

Re: How to pick a good monitor for software development

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

24" 4K or 27" 5K is ideal, though the latter are still fairly expensive if you buy them outside of getting a retina iMac. Frankly, if you develop on a mac and can choose/buy your own computer, the 27" retina iMac is a pretty sweet deal (though I'm curious how it will be refreshed this year). Dell has a 32" 8K now, but that is sort of too big and could cause neck strain if used for programming.

Re: How to pick a good monitor for software development

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Post by BeFlatXIII »

formerly_proven wrote: post #38
hyakosm wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The lack of options for 27 inch 5K monitors is disappointing. There is nothing cheaper than the old Ultrafine 5K.

There used to be more options in that market segment but lack of interest kinda made them extinct.

Gamers and business buyers drive the market. Neither care about pixel density.

Re: How to pick a good monitor for software development

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Post by Kon5ole »

I got a 8k 55" tv for just under 1000 usd a while back and can't imagine spending a cent on anything less now. Maybe a 2x2 grid of 27" 4k's but I'd be annoyed by the bevels being right in the middle of my view.

Unfortunately I recently discovered it was a fluke of history, prices have gone up and I can't even seem to find 55" 8k anymore. I really hope someone puts the same panel in a consumer monitor with displayport inputs soon. I'd pay out of my own pocket to have this setup at work.

Re: How to pick a good monitor for software development

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Post by vosper »

MrBuddyCasino wrote: post #28
Okkef wrote: post #5

I recently got a 27" 4k monitor that I use at 2x scaling, and I'm never going back to fewer pixels per inch. When I now have to look at monitors with a lower PPIU it hurts my eyes. I can see the individual pixels very clearly and letters are blurry. Much less eyestrain on 4k, can recommend!

Even considering a resolution below 4k on a large monitor is absurd. This invalidated the whole article for me.

3440 x 1440 works well for me. Planning to stack another.

Re: How to pick a good monitor for software development

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Post by Gwypaas »

jseliger wrote: post #103
Gwypaas wrote: post #62

Really missing OLED in the post. After getting an OLED tv a few years back I can't imagine myself spending money on anything with less quality. Instant pixel refresh, amazing colors and no blooming and most importantly, a glossy display. Tried the Odyssey G7 for a while, so blurry with VA and matte panel. Ended up returning it. Temporary solution is my old 2x 1440 IPS 27". They look awful next to my 15 inch 4k laptop…

These are now available: https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-27ep950

They are 60hz for $3K though. I was seriously considering trying one, but 120 HZ minimum does a lot for motion clarity. Same issue with the 32" version.

I guess I should also have specified in the "not selling my kidney" range considering that the C1 48" go around $1K.

Re: How to pick a good monitor for software development

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Post by klausjensen »

In a co-working space, I am currently running 4x27" Dell screens @ 2560x1440px.

Two stacked landscape + a portrait on each side. I split the screens in logical units with Powertoys FancyZones (I run Windows).

For the very limited space I have there + value for money, I could not be happier.

I prefer multiple monitors over a single large. Screensharing, managing windows just seems so much easier to me.

Pic: https://imgur.com/a/2yJDxod

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