Displays / Monitors
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Minimum width: 1280px
Sites now are being unfriendly to smaller screens
Or treat smaller screens as mobile devices
Reviews:
My Preference: 38" 3880 x1600
Work
Window Management
This is the one I personally use
Cons:
Grid does not properly render on vertical oriented desktop
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3 Vertical Windows:
I like to split things into 3 windows.
Central: main window of focus
Left: Notes
Right: Documentation
The center is my focus, left and right are supporting material.
Pros:
Great for comparing two things, and keeping notes centered
Cons:
Can be too tall
Options:
3x 24" 4K vertically oriented monitors
Breaks the limit of 1080px width
24" when rotated
Height: 56cm
Width: 36cm
2 Vertical Windows
I tried this, but I like having one main thing in front of me that I can focus on.
Aspect Ratios
4K (3840x2160)
27"
I didn't like using 4K for my work (programming, documents).
Using at 4K:
Fonts are too small for me
I still reduce size to 2560x1440
MacBook allows me to push at:
1920x1080
2560x1440
3008x1692
3360x1890
3840x2160
Scaling to 3360x1890 @27"
Feels like a lot happening at one time in a small space
Feels very compressed.
It's very tall, which can be useful.
Fonts are small.
Feels like it can be very straining over long period of time.
Resolution
1/2
1/3
3360x1890
1680x1890
1120x1890
1/3 resolution is ok size
3008x1692
1504x1692
1002x1682
1/3 resolution is awkward size
34"
Resolution
Pixel Per Inch
Comment
3840x2160
140
3360x1890
122.5
110
Ideal
3008x1692
109
But awkward 1/3 size
35"
If I can find a 35" 4K monitor. Pixel Per Inch: 109. I can use the full 4K at a comfortable display.
Seems I can fit a lot of vertical ext as well 2160px
vs 1440px
.
UWQHD (3440x1440) @ 34"
Ultra Wide Quad High Definition: 3440x1440
Displays:
1146x1440
: if dividing by 3Cons: Doesn't hit 1280px minimum
Pros:
Single cable; if going USB-C
Can tile 3 windows vertically
Alternatives:
Three vertically oriented displays
Pros:
Forces clear delineation between displays
Cons:
Bezels (can get smaller displays)
More cable/power management
21:9 3880x1600 @ 38"
Pros:
Comfortably fit 3x1280 windows
Vertical height is larger at 1600 (vs 1440)
Models:
Dell U3818DW
LG 38WK95C-W
HDR 10
32:10 3840x1200
Properties:
3x 1280
Display:
Samsung: 43" CJ890
Not available in Malaysia
32:9 (3840x1080, 5120x1440)
3840x1080
Displays:
Samsung 49" LC49HG90DMNXZA
Cons:
Smaller resolution
5120x1440
Properties:
2x 2560x1440
4 windows vertically at 1280 x 1440
Pros:
Vertical window is 1280px
A little more spacious
Alternatives:
2x 27" 2560x1440
Cons:
More cables to manage
Bezel divided in the center
Displays:
Dell 49" U4919DW
Not available in Malaysia
Samsung 49" C49RG90SSU
HDR10
10W Speakers
Amazon: $1498.98
Divvy:
Setup an 8x4 grid
Vertical Orientation
Problems:
27" displays are too tall
14" ideally
Cannot use 1920x1080 displays, as 1080 for the width would be too small
2560x1440 displays, all come in 27" sizes
Reviews
Dell U2717D: 2560x1440 @ 27"
Likes:
I like the almost seamless bezels.
Panel Dimensions
Height: 33.33cm
Width: 60cm
Dell P2715Q: 4K (3840x2160) @ 27"
Dislikes:
Bezels are big
Personal for me, I didn't use the 4k
4K @ 60hz on MacBook Pro 2017 15" does not work as expected
Requires a USB-C to DisplayPort cable
Dongles (USB-HDMI) do not work
Output at 30hz
Dell U3419W: 3440x1440 @ 34"
Likes:
USB-C charges my MacBook Pro 2017 15"
You can push audio to the screen
Audio is controlled on screen
Dislikes:
Bottom Bezel has this plastic strip coming out
Wished the 2 usb ports on the side were on the back
Screen audio quality is flat, and muffled
It's a little "tight" when windows are vertically tiled for 3 windows at 1146px per window.
I think it could it be taller, by an inch or two.
Add more vertical pixels.
Panel Dimensions
Height: 33.33cm
Dell U3818DW: 3840x1600 @ 38"
My current monitor:
Likes:
Fits 3x 1280 windows
Speakers are good
Similar likes and dislikes to Dell U3419W
Other
Pixel Pitch / Pixel Per Inch
This is my personal preference. I notice I like it when the Pixel per inch is 109 (or a ratio of it). Anything higher than that is too small for my eyes.
Device
Pixel Per Inch
Pixel Pitch
MacBook Pro 2017 15"
220
Dell U2717D: 2560x1440 @ 27"
109
0.233mm
Dell U3419W: 3440x1440 @ 34"
109
0.233mm
Dell P2715Q: 4K (3840x2160) @ 27"
163
0.1554mm
Dell U3219Q: 4K (3840x2160) @ 32"
140
0.182mm
DisplayPort daisy-chaining (multistream / MST)
Macs do not support DisplayPort daisy-chaining (multistream / MST)
Macs do not support CEC or HDMI controls
Controlling Sound (to HDMI/DisplayPort/USB-C)
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