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Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by RichardCA »

adrian_b wrote: post #146
RichardCA wrote: post #123

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Emacs user. And the fonts I use have to work with anti-aliasing turned off. Right now I'm using a Dell/Alienware AW3225DM and it's perfect for my needs (work + occasional gaming, and most of my gaming is retro). Best Buy was discounting these during the Xmas season. I do not want anything higher than 2560x1440 because it makes my fonts look tiny, or I have to turn anti-aliasing on. Neither option is OK with me.

Any fonts look much better on a monitor with a higher resolution and the size of the fonts must not vary with the resolution of the monitor. A 4k monitor always provides more legible text than an 2560x1440 monitor. The size of the fonts used by your documents is specified in typographic points, e.g. 12 points or 14 points. This corresponds to a fixed size on the screen, regardless of the screen resolution. The increa…

I used to work in my mom and dad's print shop when I was a kid. 6 picas in an inch, 12 points in a pica, and by the time you go home your hands smell like hypo. That should give you an idea of how old I am.

For a kid I was passably good at setting up headlines for paste-up, but I never had to be the one who used an X-Acto Knife.

I'll die on the hill where 2K is better than 4K if your livelihood depends on having to stare at a screen at a distance of 60cm for upwards of 10 hours a day, longer sometimes.

I also think you missed my point about about the anti-aliasing. For various reasons I still use Windows and some of my favorite monospace fonts only exist in the the .FON format. I can emulate the X-Windows experience of using the misc-fixed-medium family and it works just fine for my needs.

I've tried most of the fonts here, but none of them really do it for me: https://www.nerdfonts.com/font-downloads

But if you want to keep going on with the pedantry, have at it. Were you around in the Usenet days?

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

lejalv wrote: post #21

This has pixels the size of my hand, and it fully covers my field of view. Not my cup of tea. What I do recommend (having bought one) is the Kuycon G32p, 32 inches @ 6K. Incredible quality and unbelievable value for money ( https://clickclack.io/products/in-stock-kuycon-g32p-6k-32-in... ).

LG has a 6K 32 inch also, although a few hundred dollars more.

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by madeofpalk »

wmf wrote: post #149
madeofpalk wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For context - this 51" monitor has 22% less pixels than the 32" Apple Pro Display XDR.

Not really. The Dell is 6144x2560 @ 1x while the Apple is effectively 3008x1692. The Dell can fit much more content on the screen.

Yes really. A pixel is a pixel. This dell monitor has pixels the size of boulders. Apple Pro Display XDR has 4.6m more pixels in a significantly smaller area creating a much denser display.

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by wmf »

madeofpalk wrote: post #153
wmf wrote: post #149

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not really. The Dell is 6144x2560 @ 1x while the Apple is effectively 3008x1692. The Dell can fit much more content on the screen.

Yes really. A pixel is a pixel. This dell monitor has pixels the size of boulders. Apple Pro Display XDR has 4.6m more pixels in a significantly smaller area creating a much denser display.

Denser pixels are worth less because you can't see them; in this case 3x-4x less.

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by Hikikomori »

ajross wrote: post #46

Looks nice enough. But seems pretty steep. The 42" TV I bought five years ago for $260 does basically the same thing. Slightly more vertical space (albeit at a lower DPI) and somewhat less horizontal. But it still supports four 80-column text windows without a sweat. Late stage FAANGery is watching 20-somethings try to find ridiculous junk to spend money on.

My old crt can show letters and numbers.

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by brailsafe »

Lammy wrote: post #85
lejalv wrote: post #21

This has pixels the size of my hand, and it fully covers my field of view. Not my cup of tea. What I do recommend (having bought one) is the Kuycon G32p, 32 inches @ 6K. Incredible quality and unbelievable value for money ( https://clickclack.io/products/in-stock-kuycon-g32p-6k-32-in... ).

16:9 60Hz kinda sucks though :/ Yes I realize the Pro Display XDR has those same specs. 16:10 or 3:2 120Hz or 144Hz would be ideal to me.

I've got an eye on the CES Samsung Odyssey offerings at 32" 6k 165hz. I'd prefer 16:10 and currently run two 16:10 30" displays, but nobody making them.

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by madmod »

I have 3 27" 5k monitors in portrait and a 32" 4k horizontal above those. It is all mounted with vesa cheeseplates to manfrotto magic arms on t slot aluminum attached to a C stand with manfrotto super clamps. I also have two genelec studio monitors which sound amazing.

All of that cost less than this one monitor.

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by npunt »

kccqzy wrote: post #58
lejalv wrote: post #21

This has pixels the size of my hand, and it fully covers my field of view. Not my cup of tea. What I do recommend (having bought one) is the Kuycon G32p, 32 inches @ 6K. Incredible quality and unbelievable value for money ( https://clickclack.io/products/in-stock-kuycon-g32p-6k-32-in... ).

If you just want 32 inches @ 6K there are cheaper options around, such as the ASUS ProArt PA32QCV: https://www.asus.com/us/displays-desktops/monitors/proart/pr... ASUS is a more well known brand. It doesn’t imitate the Apple aesthetic. (It does seem like the resolution differs: 6016×3384 vs 6144×3456.)

I recently got this after getting three copies of the LG 32U990A, which had serious light banding and uniformity issues. Loving the Asus.

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by novaleaf »

madmod wrote: post #157

I have 3 27" 5k monitors in portrait and a 32" 4k horizontal above those. It is all mounted with vesa cheeseplates to manfrotto magic arms on t slot aluminum attached to a C stand with manfrotto super clamps. I also have two genelec studio monitors which sound amazing. All of that cost less than this one monitor.

what's the make/model for the monitors? my setup is getting long in the tooth.

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by buckle8017 »

swiftcoder wrote: post #92
lejalv wrote: post #21

This has pixels the size of my hand, and it fully covers my field of view. Not my cup of tea. What I do recommend (having bought one) is the Kuycon G32p, 32 inches @ 6K. Incredible quality and unbelievable value for money ( https://clickclack.io/products/in-stock-kuycon-g32p-6k-32-in... ).

> This has pixels the size of my hand This is 128 ppi, which would be considered "retina" at a viewing distance of 70cm (27in). Are you really sitting 2 feet from a 52" monitor? I'd have to cutout a curve in the front of my desk to sit that close

Curves in the front of desks is a thing.

https://www.upliftdesk.com/curved-corner-standing-desk/

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