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Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Post by dadadad100 »

jamesyun wrote: post #117
bdcravens wrote: post #100

> The bezels and gaps in between the monitors introduce distractions and one is limited in how one may arrange terminals and windows across multiple displays. To me, the segmentation is a feature. It lets me offload information density and focus. For example, I commonly have an editor on one screen, a browser on the second, and something like a chat app, terminal, etc on the laptop screen.

I use a single ultrawide at home and dual-monitors at work. Initially thought having one monitor experience was more seamless, but I do miss implicit window organizational aspect that dual monitors provide. And screensharing on the ultra-wide is a pain.

My Samsung ultra wide has side by side mode with two input cables. Screen sharing (and Windows) thinks it’s two monitors but I can stretch windows all the way across both if I want to since it is an extended set

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Post by jjtheblunt »

criddell wrote: post #97
exitb wrote: post #18

After 15 years of having a desk job I find that I’m more sensitive to the position I sit in. My back feels a lot better if I have a single, regular sized screen right in front of me, instead of having additional screen estate on the sides or below (as with a laptop). At the same time I use virtual desktops that I can switch with both keyboard and mouse.

I'm the same. I use a single 27" 4k monitor and use virtual desktops. The best upgrade for me though was getting a computer prescription for some glasses that I keep on my desk. Sometimes I think about upgrading to a 5k monitor. The Apple Studio Display looks great, but I'm a Windows user and I'm guessing a lot of the nice features of that display are Mac-only. There aren't a whole lot of options for 5k monitors. Oth…

I've got the LG 5K and it's been totally dependably kick ass for the 4 years (i think) since I got it (from the Apple Store). Mostly using it on macOS but have used it with Windows and haven't tried with Linux.

Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Post by bravoetch »

dylan604 wrote: post #145
jrflowers wrote: post #114

I love this blog post. “It can display seven equally spaced vertical columns of text (critical importance), has driver issues (minimal importance), wake issues (who cares), it costs as much as four smaller monitors (this is good), I need a huge desk (hell yeah), there are multiple image quality issues (well it’s not like I have to look at it all day)…” It is like “I spent fifteen hundred dollars on a multitude of has…

I didn't see any mention of how many times he has to pick up his mouse when it gets to the edge of the pad to get the mouse from one edge of the screen to the other.

With all that text, I'm hoping their religion is keyboard shortcuts.

Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Post by linsomniac »

Beware of backlight offsets. TV panels can have smaller backlights, because they're meant to be viewed from further away, and my LG 46 monitor didn't have backlight behind the lower 2-3 rows of pixels and a couple pixels on the left and right, when viewed at my desk. This may not impact some people, but I often go full screen text and missing some of the left and bottom pixels was annoying. I ended up able to configure i3-gaps so that it never displayed anything in those areas, solving the problem. It worked great as a huge monitor otherwise.

Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Post by stephenr »

RajT88 wrote: post #43
qntmfred wrote: post #4

I use dual 43" 4k TVs as monitors. It's fantastic.

My wife asked me how much "huge monitors" cost. I told her 100 bucks on Craigslist. Indeed, we got her an old dumb 1080p LCD and she has been super happy with it. It mostly fills the wall of her little cubby hole in our office. For my money, I have 2x 1080p 24” displays, and a third curved 32" 1080p display which is hooked to a KVM so I can game on it. I like the 3 monitor setup because they are all at angles from ea…

1080p at 32"? Dear god man have some self respect. Not everything on a screen is meant to look exactly like Tetris you know.

Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Post by valval »

I went through a phase of wanting the most possible screen estate to do sick multi tasking gimmicks like having chats, documentation, code editor, and prototype open at once. It was glorious, a 5k2k ultrawide monitor filled to the brim with a mishmash of sometimes related, sometimes unrelated windows.

Then it hit me that I can only focus on one thing at a time since I’m a human being, and having multiple attention grabbing things in front of me is never good. I now run a single Studio Display and have a code editor in full screen, switching to other content through virtual desktops. I’m WAY more productive this way.

Now I might just have a short attention span and that’s that, but using a TV as a monitor sounds like hell to me now.

Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Post by aftbit »

I sorta tried this, using a single one of those large 4k curved monitors at my desk in San Francisco before the pandemic. It was alright, but I always liked having two 2k monitors more. At this point, as an Awesome WM user (there are dozens of us!), I really depend on having two different monitors so I can have two different sets of tiling window tags.

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Post by amelius »

xnx wrote: post #51
dekhn wrote: post #40

Am I the only person who wants a monitor that's curved in both axes (left/right and up/down) so I can surround myself with a sphere of monitors, and then pivot on a gimbal?

Apple Vision Pro would probably accomplish this

What are its viewing angles?

Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Post by bee_rider »

dylan604 wrote: post #145
jrflowers wrote: post #114

I love this blog post. “It can display seven equally spaced vertical columns of text (critical importance), has driver issues (minimal importance), wake issues (who cares), it costs as much as four smaller monitors (this is good), I need a huge desk (hell yeah), there are multiple image quality issues (well it’s not like I have to look at it all day)…” It is like “I spent fifteen hundred dollars on a multitude of has…

I didn't see any mention of how many times he has to pick up his mouse when it gets to the edge of the pad to get the mouse from one edge of the screen to the other.

Maybe they use a marble mouse or something like that.

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Post by stephenr »

throwaway48476 wrote: post #134
jrflowers wrote: post #114

I love this blog post. “It can display seven equally spaced vertical columns of text (critical importance), has driver issues (minimal importance), wake issues (who cares), it costs as much as four smaller monitors (this is good), I need a huge desk (hell yeah), there are multiple image quality issues (well it’s not like I have to look at it all day)…” It is like “I spent fifteen hundred dollars on a multitude of has…

Once you no longer see pixels you'll never want to go back.

I think you'd have to sit further back than is otherwise natural (and then have the issue of legibility/lost workspace) to achieve "can't see the pixels" on this.

Sure it's 8K but it's 65", it's only got a PPI of 135. For comparison Apple (computer) displays and a handful of third parties that target Mac use are generally 200-220 PPI. That is can't see the pixels density, even if you smash your face against it.

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