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Re: Travelling with 24” Monitors

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Post by likeclockwork »

codetrotter wrote: post #48
codingdave wrote: post #14

I used to code with that type of setup, with multiple large monitors. But a few months back, I switched to a single 43" UHD TV instead. I get more screen real estate that I did before, have fewer cables to deal with, and have less of a mental paradigm shift when I do travel and shrink down to just one laptop screen. As soon as someone invents a way to fold or roll up a 40+ inch screen, I'll buy it.

Back in January of 2019 I bought a 55" UHD TV that I used as my main monitor for a few months. Ultimately, I found that 55" was too big for me relative to the distance that I was sitting from the screen. Currently I am back to using a 27" PC monitor with 2560x1440 resolution. I use this same monitor both when I use my desktop computer and when I use my laptop. In the latter case I have the additional monitor of the l…

I currently sit in front of a 55" 4K LG OLED and I feel your pain on the wall-like nature of it up close. It took some getting used to and sometimes I miss having side monitors. I sit at varying distances to it depending on what I'm doing but my head is usually no closer than 3 feet from it and I'll be honest.. I recline a lot--sometimes 45 degrees or more... I've been nearly horizontal. (I use a split keyboard so I can move my hands as far apart as I need to to get comfortable.) I don't know what the current research says about that but reclining or standing definitely makes it easier to look at the top of the screen.

Re: Travelling with 24” Monitors

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Post by gbraad »

gbraad wrote: post #216
CriticalCathed wrote: post #136

Does does security like that?

they already complain with my setup; I use 2 LT1423 screens and a ThinkPad laptop, two external batteries for work in a unplugged situation and a tablet. All weighs about 6kg. Each airport I arrive at I have to open this up. My setup does surely not look so 'open' and 'exposed' as his does, but always have to explain this is for work. the US is the worst, Asian countries usually care less... but each and every one.

... also, would wonder if three long pieces of wood with L-brackets will be regarded as potential hazardous for carry-on.

Re: Travelling with 24” Monitors

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Post by 101404 »

benzesandbetter wrote: post #211

I did about a decade as a digital nomad, spending a couple months in each city. These days I'm still fairly nomadic, but stay longer (3-6mos) in each place. I've experimented with a couple different multi-monitor setups. Notably, dual 24" displays, and a single Thunderbolt 27". For a while I had Skyteam Platinum and shipped my Thunderbolt display as my free extra checked bag on a couple trips to Brazil and Holland. W…

Very much agree.

With a good WM, it's quicker to switch between API docs and editor than it is to move and refocus my eyes to another monitor.

So now I'm using a single 14" laptop screen.

Re: Travelling with 24” Monitors

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Post by diffeomorphism »

georgewsinger wrote: post #109

Working in VR allows you to travel with an infinite number of monitors, of any size you prefer. For example here is what it's like to work in a Linux VR Desktop on the HTC Vive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWLuwG91HnI The problem is that plug-in headsets like the Vive are not very portable. The next evolution of something like this is to put the Linux VR Desktop on a standalone headset. If anyone is interested in…

Don't you still get exactly one monitor with the resolution of your headset? I am not really seeing the benefit of this over just a physical monitor and virtual desktops and fear that working with that setup for a whole workday will be very bad for your neck.

Re: Travelling with 24” Monitors

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Post by diffeomorphism »

stordoff wrote: post #254
Razengan wrote: post #184

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As others have said, current tech isn't quite there yet to replace screens in meatspace, but I think it's obvious to infer what general computing may be like 10-20 years down the road, if progress continues at a steady pace: Laptops and tablets would no longer be distinct factors for mobile, because they'll be replaced by always-worn high quality AR glasses, which run off a phone in your pocket (as Apple's glasses ar…

> At home we would put our phones into a docking station for more processing power and to connect to a giant physical screen and sound system. I feel like we got so close to that with Continuum on Windows Phone, but it was far enough away that it never took off. Drop your phone into a USB-C dock, and you'd get 1080p/1200p video out with a Windows 10-esque UI (desktop, Start menu), keyboard/mouse support, plus an addi…

See also the motorola atrix, samsung dex, maruOS, ubuntu phone, ... .

Or the other way around with using tablets, phones, chromebooks etc. as thin clients, so whatever you connect to the monitor does not really matter.

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Post by giorgioz »

For 3 years I've been a digital nomad travelling (slowly every 6 months) with a mac mini and a 24 inches monitor and then even a 30inches monitor.

The 24 inches monitor from Samsung would fit easily in the any luggage. The 30 inches monitor was a stretch and fit with only a margin of 1cm left in each corner.

Later on I switched from a Mac Mini + Samsung 24inches monitor to simply a MacBook Pro 15inches. Even though the 24inches Samsung monitor is much larger than the MacBookPro's 15 inches, the MacBookPro 15inches is very easy on eye given both the Retina resolution and the amazing font anti-aliasing.

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Post by vidarh »

sxp wrote: post #24

There are many enthusiasts who have experimented with cramming multiple monitors and desktop-class computers into a briefcase form factor. You can see various triple monitor briefcase setups on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/b5z9g5/rate_m... https://www.reddit.com/r/cyberDeck/comments/f1a1t5/was_told_... The author had a preference for larger monitors over ease of transport, but if you're will…

Instead of multiple normal monitors I've started mounting tablets around my main monitor. Not quite the same flexibility but for e.g. email, slack etc. that I like having up, it works well.

My setup isn't meant to be mobile, but suspect it would be easier to make it so than normal monitors.

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Post by giorgioz »

benzesandbetter wrote: post #211

I did about a decade as a digital nomad, spending a couple months in each city. These days I'm still fairly nomadic, but stay longer (3-6mos) in each place. I've experimented with a couple different multi-monitor setups. Notably, dual 24" displays, and a single Thunderbolt 27". For a while I had Skyteam Platinum and shipped my Thunderbolt display as my free extra checked bag on a couple trips to Brazil and Holland. W…

So cool to hear from another decade long digital nomad with same external monitor experience! Traveling to Budapest anytime soon?

Re: Travelling with 24” Monitors

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Post by 97-109-107 »

wil421 wrote: post #77
rsync wrote: post #28

In mid-2001, notably before 9/11, I had to quickly move a 4U Sun Netra server from San Jose to Washington DC. I just carried it on. It was enormous - 4U and full length - and weighed a ton. No packaging, no box - just carrying a huge server down the aisle of the plane ...

Did you just buy a seat for it? I read about an overnight courier service for weird items that would send a person on plane with the item.

That's pretty interesting. Was it an article? If so, do you think you can dig up that article?

Re: Travelling with 24” Monitors

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Post by benzesandbetter »

giorgioz wrote: post #298
benzesandbetter wrote: post #211

I did about a decade as a digital nomad, spending a couple months in each city. These days I'm still fairly nomadic, but stay longer (3-6mos) in each place. I've experimented with a couple different multi-monitor setups. Notably, dual 24" displays, and a single Thunderbolt 27". For a while I had Skyteam Platinum and shipped my Thunderbolt display as my free extra checked bag on a couple trips to Brazil and Holland. W…

So cool to hear from another decade long digital nomad with same external monitor experience! Traveling to Budapest anytime soon?

Ah, I miss Budapest. I lived there in 2015-2016, on the Pest side in Újlipótváros. So many good memories from my time there. I spent a lot of time at the Kaptár Coworking space, the Turkish baths, Hummusbar, Pampas, and so many cool cafes. I loved running along the river and the islands. I still think of the little circus music tune they played in the metro when a train was arriving. I miss the dark Hungarian sense of humor. I lived in Pécs for a while too. I definitely think about returning and spending more time there.
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