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LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor
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Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor
#62Has anyone tried one of these? I'm intrigued. How well does it work?
Not the LG but I've ran a 1:1 EIZO for years which is very close... Just gonna talk on how I've grown to love the 1:1 aspect ratio.
1:1... it's not for everyone, but it is for me for the following purposes:
* Best LOC on-screen possible - balanced horizontal/vertical space in my IDE means I can fit WAY more readable code on screen vs. my horizontal monitors
* Vertical aspect ratio media - editing a vertical photo is outstanding (color profiles on this monitor are meh but not a huge deal for me)
* 4-corner tiling - I find I only tile to the left/right or top/bottom on normal horizontal/vertical monitors... on this one I can fit 4x windows in reasonable aspect ratios in the corners
* Full-height web browsing/document reading - not exclusive to 1:1; viewing a whole "page" of data is much more natural vs horizontal aspect ratios
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Downsides:
* Gaming - Some games can be configured to work with it. Outside of Factorio I really don't use it _at all_ for gaming. I have 2x 16:9 1440p's on each side that I typically game on.
* Price/obscurity - This EIZO was way too expensive... the LG is way better but I'm afraid in 1-2 years you won't be able to find them at a reasonable price.
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TLDR: I'm legit considering picking one of these LG's up for when my EIZO dies - I am so happy there's another option.
Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor
#63On a similar note, does anyone know of a squarish monitor that doesn't cost an arm and a leg, and preferably has a good color gamut coverage? There was an 1920*1920 monitor ( https://www.inputmag.com/reviews/square-monitor-eizo-flexsca... ) but that's over 1k USD :( There are other nice displays like Huawei's Mateview at 3000*2000 but nothing costs less than ~550-600$/€. It's a bit of a pity because you can get a dec…
Last time i looked you can still pick up the odd 4:3 1280*1024 dell ips on ebay, i have one as a secondary and it works quite well.
I do actually have a Dell 4:3 monitor with me but unfortunately the resolution as well as the physical dimensions are nothing to write home about. I can make do with "smaller" (I guess a decent solution in my case would be to actually get a proper job (I'm still studying) and save up for a decent display, until which I'll just do some window shopping heh ;)
Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor
#64Earlier quoted context omitted.
Are there any window managers that let you set some kind of 'snap zones' so that you can easily tile screens without fiddling? That's my main issue with large screens vs a plurality of smaller ones.
Microsoft PowerToys is pretty great for windows
Fancy Zones are also in base Windows 11.
Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor
#65This is surprisingly reasonably priced.
Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor
#66How different is this from flipping a 16:9 display
Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor
#67It's definitely smaller than I was expecting. 18.2" x 19"
My 27" display is almost 25" wide.
Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor
#68Wow these are the worst possible product photos - does it have a bezel in the middle or not?
I think it's pretty evident from this photo that it does not: https://www.lg.com/us/images/features/mnt-dualup-ergo-28mq78...
It should also be obvious given that it is not 2 monitors but a single 16:18 monitor...
Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor
#69How does this compare to rotating a regular monitor 90 degrees?
You also get a normal subpixel arrangement.
Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor
#70On a similar note, does anyone know of a squarish monitor that doesn't cost an arm and a leg, and preferably has a good color gamut coverage? There was an 1920*1920 monitor ( https://www.inputmag.com/reviews/square-monitor-eizo-flexsca... ) but that's over 1k USD :( There are other nice displays like Huawei's Mateview at 3000*2000 but nothing costs less than ~550-600$/€. It's a bit of a pity because you can get a dec…
If what you value is vertical space/resolution why not run a 4K monitor vertically? You can either use the full resolution or crop at whatever vertical space you prefer.