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Curved monitor for software development

I bought a curved 34" Samsung monitor for work to replace my two 27" monitors, as my eyes were super tired at the end of the day. I love my one monitor so much more than two. No more eye fatigue and one continuous screen instead of breaking up my vision with two.
 
DesiDucati said:
It’s only 60hz, if you like to watch high quality action video or sports on it, get at least 120hz.
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It's work only, but I'll keep it in mind. thanks.

Cool sounds like curved screen is doable. One thing I do wonder is layout of windows inside. Like if you split it in half then middle will be where windows meet. So if screen is right in front you will have to always keep your head slightly turned. Do people just rotate their screen slightly so left or right side is centered, or just rotate themselves?
 
I split my screen with email and internet. I never felt like I need to adjust either my head or the screen. I am pretty OCD about my work area so for most I don't think it will be an issue.
 
I don't code for a living but love my 34" curved. make sure you get as high a resolution as you can get mine is 3440x1140 so that it replicates the Dual 1600x1200 I had before. I run VMs for work for my testing server and have those and any RDP sessions to customers open on the right-hand side and email, teams and chrome all open on the left side.

I have about four running PCs right now and use an HDMI switch and KVM to switch inputs to all four which is nice. Keeps the desk uncluttered.

I would like to get a PiP dispaly next to be able to multitask a little better and the one thing I don't like is that the little joystick settings controller is not the best.

I forgot to add the HDMI port went out on my 34" and I had to send it in to get repaired and so I had to temporarily go back to my dual 1600x1200 and it drove me batshit crazy and I feel like my productivity took a dive because I was so put off by the break in the screens because I was so used to one big wide open expanse.
 
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I use a Dell 34" curved ultra widescreen monitor that work let me bring home to use with my work laptop. Like most have said, I keep stuff on my laptop screen that I don't have to look at or think about very often...mainly Zoom. the ultra widescreen is where all of my other work is done. My personal desktop is on the same desk with a 22" and 24" monitor.

I tried the ultra widescreen with my desktop for a bit but since it's used just as much for gaming as for anything else, I found a number of my games don't adequately support the ultra widescreen resolutions so I'll keep the dual monitor setup there. The dual monitors work out well since I keep mail, a browser, editor, and terminal open on one screen and game on the other.
 
I run a monoprice ultrawide and a viewsonic normal monitor in portrait. The ultrawide is excellent for most work and documents/webpages go on the portrait monitor for scrolling
 
I'd like to try a very large curved single display...before I switched to my dual 24" work Dell monitors I took home and arm mounted, I preferred my LG extra wide 29" with a 21:9 aspect ratio which was like having two monitors side by side in one display. I'd use half the screen for email and half for youtube/whatever.

However, I don't want to drop money on something I don't need and the dual 24" were "free" :)
 
There’s no way one 38” would be enough space to replace my 2x 27”. A 49” 32:9 would be nice though. Some days I hate the bezels btw my screens. Other days I love that one is turned to portrait.
 
Will stop by some electronic stores, if they still exist, and see if they have some of the ultra wides so I can check them out in person.
Also now that I work on mac need to find a good ergo wireless keyboard. Seems like most are for windows. I guess you can remap the cntr/opt/command keys, bu then mac has the fn key also.
 
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I have an awesome Samsung curved monitor sitting on my desk at work collecting dust. I miss it, I hope it misses me.
 
I am biased on UW's because I like tiny icons so I would say stay away from anything labeled 1080p get at least a 2K or 4K rated. Love my tiny icon goodness although I understand that is may hurt some people's eyes so they like the larger pixel format.
 
After working on a 27” 2k and a 28” 4k for the last couple years, I think that 2k should be your minimum target even for a 24” if you want to work on it and not just game. I suppose it depends on the kind of work you do but the 4k is definitely far better for massive spreadsheets or having multiple sheets open to swap between and reference simultaneously.
 
Moving from a Mac retina display back to a 1080p monitor would suck. My SO has a Windows laptop with a 1080p screen and I cant stand reading text on it.

Looks like the model in the OP is 3840x1600, so in between 1440p and 4K (2160 pixels tall). That resolution should look nice for work.
 
Yeah reading bunch of other sites seems like 1440p is the minimum I should go.
 
4k 144hz monitors are coming out. A 32” one of those would be perfect for a single monitor non-ultrawide I think. If you’re going ultrawide I’d definitely go with 4k minimum.
 
cheez said:
[*]Drop CTRL keyboard with Gateron Ink Blacks and SA Foundation Keycaps, Logitech Performance MX Mouse

[*]Salamander TKL/WKL, Hineybush h87a PCB with Zealios v2 67g lubed with 3204, Carbon Fiber plate, C³Equalz stabilizers lubed with Christo 129, and PBT Slate keycaps, Logitech Performance MX Mouse, Sun Microsystems mousepads (the network IS the computer, man!)
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Holy cow, I had no idea (but I should have) that there were so many specialized keyboard options out there. I know about mechanical keyboards and the different keyswitches but I didn't know you could hot-rod the guts of a keyboard with different PCBs. Even a special keyswitch lube!? I guess these components are the equivalent of bolt-on performance for IT/media/coders out who rack-up millions of keystrokes.

Again, wow.
 
HeatXfer said:
Holy cow, I had no idea (but I should have) that there were so many specialized keyboard options out there. I know about mechanical keyboards and the different keyswitches but I didn't know you could hot-rod the guts of a keyboard with different PCBs. Even a special keyswitch lube!? I guess these components are the equivalent of bolt-on performance for IT/media/coders out who rack-up millions of keystrokes.

Again, wow.
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If you're interested, click below. I'm happy to answer any questions you might have. :) I'll warn you as I wasn't, however, in the wise words of Morpheus...

This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You don't click the link—the story ends, you wake up in your bed and use whatever keyboard you've been using. You click the link—you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. Remember: all I'm offering is the truth. Nothing more.

https://www.reddit.com/r/mechanicalkeyboards

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