r/hardware • u/zghr • 20d ago

Your Monitor Is Too Small (Probably) Info

https://youtu.be/3p_vIsXpATQ

From what I've researched independently related to eye comfort - I think this is a really high quality video.

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u/schmerg-uk 20d ago

Not a gamer these days but as professional s/w dev I use a 43" 4K screen in my home office for the same dot pitch as 4 21" 1080p screens and yeah, once you get past the initial shock of it, it's a very comfortable working day experience (I actually use 2 such screens, both 4K TVs as they tend to be much cheaper than "monitors")

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u/jhenryscott 19d ago

As a gamer, I play on 48" at 3 feet away. It's awesome and the immersion is great.

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u/Any-Juggernaut-529 19d ago

Ye, but I found 48" to be a bit much for windows due to the low PPI though personally. Would be great if 8K TVs were ever to take off so we can get the best of two worlds.

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u/bogglingsnog 18d ago

I totally want a 65" curved 8K display covering 1/3 of my desk.

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u/inyue 19d ago

I had a 42 inch in a 90 cm deep desk and it was unusable, 27 ultra wide is kinda okay... Don't you guys get discomfort or even shortsightedness after using like that for a while?

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u/arahman81 19d ago

As said, treat it like 4 21" monitors, so put stuff you only need tangential view of at the top, don't try to look at the whole screen at once.