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Ideal monitor rotation for programmers (2021)

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Re: Ideal monitor rotation for programmers (2021)

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Post by codingdave »

bhouston wrote: post #177

I just purchased a 48" monitor as my primary monitor. No need to worry about rotation, I just have a massive screen in front of me. I think that for some people people are scared of large monitors in front of them, but once you use one, you realize that using small monitors (e.g. 27 or 32") in single or dual or triple arrangements is just ridiculous complex. One big monitor is way way better. Large monitors are the f…

I've got a 48" monitor, too. I also have 2 27" monitors, one one each side in portrait mode. But I'm not sure why you think multiple monitors is complex - plug them in, drag windows over to the side as needed, and go about your work.

Re: Ideal monitor rotation for programmers (2021)

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Post by sys_64738 »

bhouston wrote: post #177

I just purchased a 48" monitor as my primary monitor. No need to worry about rotation, I just have a massive screen in front of me. I think that for some people people are scared of large monitors in front of them, but once you use one, you realize that using small monitors (e.g. 27 or 32") in single or dual or triple arrangements is just ridiculous complex. One big monitor is way way better. Large monitors are the f…

I don't always want to use the full screen of any monitor so I find I prefer smaller so I can switch off the other monitors when needed. That presents its own challenges but I like to use fullscreen for web browsing and such like. That doesn't work on massive screens.

Re: Ideal monitor rotation for programmers (2021)

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Post by ParetoOptimal »

brandall10 wrote: post #130
notorandit wrote: post #100

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And too many PPI won't make text easier to read, unless you magnify the screen, thus actually loosing PPIs. PPIs will display sharper pictures, provided that they have enough quality.

If you go up PPI by a percentage you can reduce font size by a similar amount. Too small to be legible? Literally move the screen closer. No need to magnify anything. Have a 27" 4k monitor and a 42" 4k monitor? Move the 27" close enough that it takes up the same FOV as the 4k and you get the same experience. This isn't like home theatre where you're constrained to the dimensions of a room (ie. wall or console locatio…

For eye health, I've gotten the recommendation to keep my monitor an arms length away.

If that is true, I'd consider move the screen closer to not be an option.

Re: Ideal monitor rotation for programmers (2021)

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Post by layer8 »

quickthrower2 wrote: post #99
Nition wrote: post #16

The actual "ideal" rotation for maximum line length would be closer to 23° rather than 22°, right? Because Atan(9/21) = 23.20°. Also... could we go further? If we're treating the screen's content as an arbitrary plane, what about tilting the content of screen away from you like SNES Mode 7 or the Star Wars text crawl? Infinite screen height!

Does character height affect that calculation? The longest line possible wont be able to render at the ends, so is it possible there is a shorter line on a different angle that can render more text?

I believe you are right. For reasonably small character heights, it would decrease the angle slightly.

Re: Ideal monitor rotation for programmers (2021)

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Post by SomeoneFromCA »

layer8 wrote: post #162
SomeoneFromCA wrote: post #131

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Well M8 is a VA. Good for movies, not as good for everything else.

It depends. If text contrast is a priority, VA provides better blacks. Personally I also can’t stand IPS glow and rather live with the VA off-axis gamma shift. OTOH, my favorite VA monitor is now 15 years old and there is no current replacement with the same picture quality. I’m hoping for more OLED monitors coming out.

IPS black imho better choice (I own one). VA looks very very bad with dark themes in IDE. Also, I do not know any Eyesafe certified VA's. I am sensitive to blue light and my eyes love Eyesafe certified panels.

Re: Ideal monitor rotation for programmers (2021)

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Post by sys_64738 »

quickthrower2 wrote: post #97
larodi wrote: post #88

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I find it difficult to actually figure the proper position where the 27” Dell 4K (still very top notch) is just as far so that I can see it and not have to move my head left and right. Anything beyond this size may be OK for games, but too much space and too much windows is actually too much of cognitive load. It is not a surprise that many ppl (not me though) start to prefer full screen terminal rather than dozen wi…

I’m very happy with a laptop monitor and 1920x1080. Browser goes on laptop monitor and code on the monitor. I always will be. I am about condensing information to just what I need.

This is my work method but use just code (terminal window driving tmux) on laptop monitor and 1920x1080 LCD for browser and sundry.

Re: Ideal monitor rotation for programmers (2021)

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Post by user_7832 »

Keyframe wrote: post #91
cylinder714 wrote: post #40

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Eizo made a 1920x1920 display that I think has been discontinued; a very good review: https://youtu.be/gJG9HOQITrg The LG DualUp is an almost-square 16:18 monitor, higher resolution than the Eizo and almost half the price.

Oh nice, thanks for this! I was disappointed when I went to buy EIZO one, only to find it was discontinued. 1:1 and OLED would be awesome, if such a thing existed of course. Not only for writing, but also for emulation purposes - close enough to 4:3 and 3:4 (yoko/tate modes) not to have to rotate the screen, just a bit of black on the sides.

If you’re very interested and have the time/inclination, you can DIY a similar monitor using the panel and its driver from Aliexpress. Let me know if you want more info.

Re: Ideal monitor rotation for programmers (2021)

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Post by bee_rider »

walteweiss wrote: post #139
barnabee wrote: post #132

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The advantage I've found with multiple monitors is the ability to independently switch the "desktop" that's showing on each. I can have a desktop for coding, a desktop for reference docs and previews, another for working on non-coding tasks, one with general browsing, one for chat/email/calendar, etc. I've not found a satisfying way (on Mac OS on my Macbook or with various WMs — Sway is my go-to) to quickly replicate…

How would you organise such a multiple display setup in sway? I use sway on my laptop only, but Gnome 45 and macOS is easier for me, for now. When it comes to multiple displays. The best feature of sway for me is the ability to assign apps to their workspaces, and also assign hotkeys to these workspaces. So e.g. cmd+alt+e opens Files app (nautilus) and it’s always on its files workspace that I activate with cmd+e. Qu…

I’m not sure what the high-level strategy is, but do note that there’s the

    move workspace to output right
and so on bindings to help out. I’ll typically keep a workspace as “whatever windows I happen to have put in it, over time” and then I’ll bounce them around to monitors as needed.

Re: Ideal monitor rotation for programmers (2021)

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Post by ParetoOptimal »

ajross wrote: post #164
dsp_person wrote: post #22

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+1 to that. Also get 120Hz if you can (but has it's own headaches to solve, including e.g. HDMI 2.1 isn't supported in open source drivers). I recently started using a LG 42" C2. Coming from two 27" monitors at 2560x1440, the 42" 3840x2160 is about the same pixel density and only 12.5% more pixels total (3840*2160/(2*2560*1440)) The 42" screen is like portrait mode on demand. Whenever I tried portrait mode on the 27"…

> get 120Hz if you can For reading static text? Why on earth would you care?

I found the increased smoothness scrolling with 144hz to be both noticeable and nice compared to 60hz.
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