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Anyone use ONE BIG MONITOR at home instead of multiple? Suggestions?
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Date: July 9th, 2020 3:45 PM Author: Sticky address new version I don't like the idea of having to deal with multiple screens. Been thinking of a 30+ inch monitor for my desk. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575423) |
Date: July 9th, 2020 3:46 PM Author: Excitant insecure yarmulke It's a bad idea. I tried it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575427) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 3:46 PM Author: Sticky address new version Always do multiple monitors? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575429) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 3:47 PM Author: Excitant insecure yarmulke I've never tried one of those curved ones but I would say yes. I like to be able to snap windows to separate monitors, too. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575433) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 3:49 PM Author: Dark voyeur You can now snap windows in half or quarter screens anyway. There's no need for multiple screens. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575459) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 3:47 PM Author: hilarious clown plaza have a curved 30, its not bad. stuff gets pretty tiny though (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575439) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 3:48 PM Author: Sticky address new version LINK TY (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575446) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 3:50 PM Author: hilarious clown plaza https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L9G1BFX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575465) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 3:58 PM Author: Hairraiser territorial theater stage Use windows scaling. Its pretty good.
Dont change your resolution but scale the windows size. |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 3:47 PM Author: Sable shitlib institution I have one big 32. I prefer it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575441) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 3:48 PM Author: Sticky address new version LINK TY (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575445) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 4:01 PM Author: Sable shitlib institution https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/accessories/apd/210-aqzz?gacd=9646510-1028-5761040-0-0&dgc=st&&gclid=Cj0KCQjwgJv4BRCrARIsAB17JI4ibD9IQ_3FY4FoE2gvRqSRwno1vm4wBIbST2amxcTRGSNszPU5GVoaAlU9EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575544) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 4:02 PM Author: Sticky address new version nice (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575548) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 4:44 PM Author: pontificating point sweet tailpipe I have this. One of the major benefits (compared to dual monitors) is the build in kvm switch, so I have 2 computers hooked up to it, and I can switch the monitor, keyboard, and mouse between them by hitting a few buttons. That’d be a much bigger pain with 2 monitors.
You need at least one of your 2 computers to support usb-c if you want to do this.
I used to have 2x27" monitors, but I almost never used one of them, and they took up the entirety of my 60" desk, which made it impossible for me to use it for anything else |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 5:53 PM Author: Sable shitlib institution Yeah sorry I should have mentioned that. I have work MacBook Pro and personal MacBook Pro. The kvh switch makes this the easiest and cleanest setup for me. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40576143) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 4:03 PM Author: Dark voyeur I had a 32" at one point. I realized that it isn't really big enough. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575552) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 4:12 PM Author: Sable shitlib institution I dunno man you’re a lawyer not a designer (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575601) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 4:14 PM Author: Dark voyeur I'm on a call right now and I have a browser window with email taking up left half, then right top quarter is a Webex window, and below that is instant messaging window. This wouldn't work on a 32" screen. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575624) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 4:16 PM Author: Sable shitlib institution Why not? I do this all the time. Did you have a 4k 32? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575645) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 4:34 PM Author: Dark voyeur Yes. The quarter window is just too small at that point. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575734) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 4:36 PM Author: Sable shitlib institution It’s fine. How big do the turdskin it workers you’re conferencing with really need to be. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575753) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 6:29 PM Author: Dark voyeur It is less the images and more text/presentations in the quarter screens. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40576350) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 8:36 PM Author: Sable shitlib institution Hmm. I agree that a 43 inch monitor is in some ways better because you have more screen real estate but at some point I do feel you have to make a trade off otherwise you look like an oafish prole twiddling your tiny pink mouse in front of what for all purposes is a tv. For example I won’t get a 77 inch tv even though my living room could support it bc it’s just tacky luke screenwatcher shit. But maybe if you’re using a teak (most commonly a wood used for outdoor furniture) dining table as a desk it might make sense. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40576928) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 8:39 PM Author: Dark voyeur "but at some point I do feel you have to make a trade off otherwise you look like an oafish prole twiddling your tiny pink mouse in front of what for all purposes is a tv"
Who cares? Your camera points away from it anyway. Now, since this started everyone has taken an interest in my home office so I showed my team and one guy even also bought a 43" 4k screen.
"For example I won’t get a 77 inch tv even though my living room could support it bc it’s just tacky luke screenwatcher shit."
The problem with a 77" TV for a screen is that it is meant to sit across a room. That isn't really convenient or useful for a monitor. For a few feet at the end of your desk? 43-55" is probably the ideal range IMO.
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Date: July 9th, 2020 8:41 PM Author: Sable shitlib institution Re the first point I meant more when ppl coMe over to your house. But If it’s hidden away in an office and it works for you nbd (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40576961) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 9:11 PM Author: Dark voyeur Yeah, it is a separate room on the second floor. It isn't like a portion of the living room or something. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40577108) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 7:39 PM Author: Kink-friendly toilet seat national Same (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40576653) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 3:48 PM Author: Dark voyeur I do this. I have a single 43" 4k monitor. It is the size of 4 1080p 21.5" monitors with no borders. This one: https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-43UD79-B-4k-uhd-led-monitor
I love it. When it finally dies this is the one I'm getting: https://www.lg.com/us/tvs/lg-oled48cxpub-oled-4k-tv
I don't understand multiple monitors after doing this. It is perfect. |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 3:49 PM Author: Sticky address new version it's like a huge TV at your desk (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575452) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 3:50 PM Author: Dark voyeur It is. My Xbox One X is connected to it too.
That said, I feel like this is the ideal size. I prefer 43-48" over 55". |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 3:50 PM Author: Sickened Box Office Round Eye How far away from the screen do you sit? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575468) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 3:51 PM Author: Dark voyeur 3.5' or so? I have a large teak dining room table as my desk. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575479) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 5:56 PM Author: crimson dilemma blood rage hilarious (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40576157) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 6:02 PM Author: Dark voyeur ? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40576184) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 6:08 PM Author: exhilarant kitchen That’s bigger than my TV (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40576214) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 6:30 PM Author: Dark voyeur Wtf, XO 2020. My TV is a 65" OLED and I also have a 4k projector. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40576353) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 8:41 PM Author: pontificating point sweet tailpipe (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40576958) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 3:51 PM Author: aromatic police squad 2 small is better than one big imo. unless you have a need to view massive xls worksheets.
i think you can partician a big one into 2 separate windows which gets to the same place.
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Date: July 9th, 2020 4:02 PM Author: Dark voyeur I don't understand why someone would think this. I had 2 monitors before this and 1 large is far superior. The borders are a distraction and a good large monitor is actually like 4 monitors, not 2. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575549) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 4:03 PM Author: Crystalline beady-eyed locale legend sizing the windows seems like a pain in the ass (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575555) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 4:11 PM Author: Dark voyeur If you snap to the side, it takes up half. Snap into a corner, and it automatically takes up 1/4 of the screen. It is very fast and easy. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575598) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 4:35 PM Author: Crystalline beady-eyed locale legend i don't know what snap means. I need full wide bush screen for excel anyways, so your setup wouldn't work. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575740) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 4:52 PM Author: Dark voyeur Drag the window to a side and it automatically fits itself to exactly half the window. Drag it to a corner and it automatically takes up a quarter.
Yeah, I guess for people more focused on excel dual monitor makes more sense. |
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Date: July 10th, 2020 8:39 AM Author: Crystalline beady-eyed locale legend excel is faggot and doesn't let you put two windows in separate monitors so not really. it's only really helpful if you do a lot of excel to powerpoint.
also I just tried what you described and nothing happened. pretty sure this "snap" thing your talking about is flame. |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 8:43 PM Author: Swashbuckling bright turdskin I actually find the borders helpful to delineate between screens. I could have email or a game on one screen, and a web browser on the other, without having to mess around with resizing windows. But that's just my personal preference. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40576971) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 3:51 PM Author: Rambunctious Stirring Stag Film i have a 43 inch ROKU box...handles 3 computer inputs and also has a browser built in so you can browse the web without a computer at all..costs like 150 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575480) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 4:03 PM Author: Crystalline beady-eyed locale legend 2 monitors is faggot. I have a big 32" plus my laptop but I rarely use the laptop screen. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575550) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 4:15 PM Author: Odious ocher elastic band forum I have two x 32 in monitors more my home office computer. Works well (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575631) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 4:15 PM Author: talking dopamine Get a 55” 8k tv (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575633) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 4:36 PM Author: motley massive persian One monitor is fine, no matter the size. Lmao at people who don't know how to Alt+Tab between windows (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575748) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 4:43 PM Author: brass painfully honest space my biggest complaint with browsers running tabs instead of multiple windows nowadays is you cant alt-tab between tabs (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575798) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 4:46 PM Author: motley massive persian Ctrl+ Page Up/Down. Ywia (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575816) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 4:53 PM Author: brass painfully honest space you can't do that with your left hand while you right remains on the mouse like you can with alt-tab (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575864) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 4:55 PM Author: motley massive persian You can always drag the 2nd tab out of the 1st/main tab browser so that 2 windows are created allowing you to alt tab between them (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575878) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 5:44 PM Author: Hairraiser territorial theater stage Switching between tabs = ctrl+tab
And ctrl+shift+tab in reverse |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 4:41 PM Author: brass painfully honest space I use a 27" at home (Samsung T27B350) and like it a lot. I have thought about going even bigger - I don't really see a lot of benefit from multiple monitors. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575777) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 5:06 PM Author: maroon knife Good thread (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40575939) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 5:54 PM Author: jade big library personal credit line Two monitors can be good (24" 1080p). You can arrange the second monitor vertically off to the left or right side so it is nice and tall for reading scholarship. You could also get a 27” 1440p monitor to use as the main with the vertical 1080p monitor off to one side. Monitor arms for mounting them are also credited as they clear up desk space. Also make sure to get IPS monitors since they have better viewing angles. Refurbished dell ultrasharps from dells outlet site are usually great deals. Also if you look up reviews for the specific model you buy they usually have a guide for what to set all the color settings to for the most accurate color reproduction. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40576145) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 6:00 PM Author: Red judgmental weed whacker Single Dell 32" 8k. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40576177) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 6:02 PM Author: Electric Tanning Salon Get one big one If you somehow outgrow it or have a special use case (doing a lot of digital recording/mixing or daytrading or something) get another 3+ is mental illness |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 6:05 PM Author: Submissive locus generalized bond I have the dell 38" curved widescreen and a 34" dell curved widescreen mounted above it. I was looking at their 49" curved widescreen but it seems ridiculous. I have a 55" 4k Samsung curved tv and would never use it as a monitor. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40576193) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 6:08 PM Author: misunderstood thriller codepig I got a 32" curved plus my laptop screen. The idea was that my office could double as a 2nd guest room and then a guest could watch tv on it. Absent this, I would go with 2 smaller monitors. The snap to split screen isn't that easy if you want to view more than 2 docs at once. Better to do split screen on 2 separate monitors. You can get better monitors with more overall area for less cost with 2 monitors compared to 1. I had a heck of a time dealing with the scaling when switching between my home computer and portalling into work. Spent a few hours on the phone with my tech people to get it all to work. This can be an issue with any high-res monitor, but it's worse with 4k. |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 6:20 PM Author: Submissive locus generalized bond Magnet for Mac OS (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40576294) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 6:13 PM Author: drab well-lubricated mediation hospital 3 24in monitors, all vertical. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40576240) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 9:14 PM Author: Provocative lodge scourge upon the earth I've got whatever the bigger iMac is (27 inches?) and it feels like more than enough. Can have 2 Microsoft word tabs + an internet tab all going at the same time no problem. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40577124) |
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Date: July 10th, 2020 2:52 PM Author: Cerebral sadistic jew hunting ground 34" ultrawide (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580201&forum_id=2#40581290) |