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0 pointstrabant004y ago0 comments

Wait till you get a 32 inch 4k one. I am shocked a lot of IT professionals still use 1080p when the above can be found for as low as 250 usd with discounts

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bsenftner4y ago

I have four 4K screens, and it is heaven. I got spoiled early in my career by a Unix system that had a greyscale newspaper layout monitor in the early 90's. That monitor could crispy display an unfolded two page newspaper layout with space on the left and right for tool/editing interfaces. For a while, 4K monitors were landing right near US $300, so I got 4 over a period of months. Simply being able to array references around my work, with space to spare for communication and music interfaces. It is lovely to hit stride and before I know it the day is over, and a ton of work accomplished.

miller_joe4y ago

Do you recall the name of that monitor from the 90s? Sounds interesting

bsenftner4y ago

It was a Sony News Workstation, with an IBM branded grey scale monitor displaying 16 grey levels at 150 pixels an inch. Total display was about 1900x3600, a bit larger than an opened two-page newspaper spread. It was a CRT monitor, requiring two feet behind the screen for the back of the monitor and quite thick cabling. It was a Unix workstation, used to author R&D CD ROMs, back when the CD ROM itself was R&D.

pySSK4y ago

Just in case you didn’t know, you can rotate any monitor 90 degrees and get the same layout.

yangikan4y ago

Which ones?

d3nj4l4y ago

Here's a 27" 4K at $300: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PGL2WVS

I have the slightly better version of this. The only major difference is the stand AFAIK - but if you have multiple monitors you might as well get a good VESA mount to arrange them while keeping your desk clear.

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bsenftner4y ago

miller_joe4y ago

Do you recall the name of that monitor from the 90s? Sounds interesting

bsenftner4y ago

pySSK4y ago

Just in case you didn’t know, you can rotate any monitor 90 degrees and get the same layout.

yangikan4y ago

Which ones?

d3nj4l4y ago

Here's a 27" 4K at $300: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PGL2WVS

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