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KS posted:I got very used to a single 32" 4K USB-C monitor when I got my work M1. On an arm to get it decently close, with Rectangle installed, I was able to use it as 4 16" 1080P monitors and it works really well for me. I think it is substantially better than the 34 ultrawides I used previously. this is cool. thanks!
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Smythe posted:apple m1 non-pro can only support 1 external monitor.... oh lol sorry i missed that
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I'm thinking of mounting my monitor to the wall to free up space on my desk. Couple of things I'm trying to figure out 1. There's a stud in the wall just slightly off centre of my desk. Would a low profile mount would make more sense here rather than an arm? My desk isn't very deep so I want the monitor as close to the wall as possible. 2. My monitor is one of those super thin ones without VESA mounts. I've seen some retrofit brackets being used, should I used these or should I get a monitor with VESA? Current monitor is a bog standard 24 inch LG 60Hz 3. I am thinking of mounting a second monitor above my current one. Do people normally get a second mount for that or are there over/under mounts? Most of those I see are meant to go side to side.
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Mar 29, 2022 22:53
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This just popped up on the Dell US site: Dell 32 4K UHD Gaming Monitor - G3223Q https://www.dell.com/en-us/member/shop/dell-32-4k-uhd-gaming-monitor-g3223q/apd/210-bdbk/monitors-monitor-accessories
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xgalaxy posted:This just popped up on the Dell US site: Looks nice. I like the positioning of the USB ports.
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xgalaxy posted:This just popped up on the Dell US site: let's wait for the patented dell permanent discount to see what the real price ends up being, because nobody should pay $1100 for a basic 4K fake-hdr gaming monitor. the price in other regions have been closer to $600 iirc
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It seems like more than just a gaming monitor though, as it has factory calibration guarantees and decent P3 coverage and sRGB coverage (doesn't mention the percentage, but I would hope it's 99-100%+). It also has a decent USB hub and typical Dell stand. The equivalent Eve Spectrum is $800, $900 with stand, is 27" vs 32", and from reports I've read has almost 0 customer service and has quality issue (but I believe it is a bit brighter and guarantees better factory calibration). This 32" 4k BenQ is $700 but only 60 Hz, and while I believe its color coverage is a bit better, it also has less of a factory calibration guarantee. I see an Acer 27" 4k 144hz but it's close to $700, has less color space coverage, 27" vs 32" and no calibration guarantee (as far as I can tell). LG's comparable monitor seems to be around $800 for 27". So while it is probably a bit overpriced, it's probably not by that much. It seems tough to find alternatives if you want 32", 4K, 144 Hz and decent color, and if you want to check all those same boxes @ 27" it looks like you're paying at least $700-800 but with some compromises.
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The gigabyte M32U is another alternative
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Splinter posted:It seems like more than just a gaming monitor though, as it has factory calibration guarantees and decent P3 coverage and sRGB coverage (doesn't mention the percentage, but I would hope it's 99-100%+). It also has a decent USB hub and typical Dell stand. The equivalent Eve Spectrum is $800, $900 with stand, is 27" vs 32", and from reports I've read has almost 0 customer service and has quality issue (but I believe it is a bit brighter and guarantees better factory calibration). This 32" 4k BenQ is $700 but only 60 Hz, and while I believe its color coverage is a bit better, it also has less of a factory calibration guarantee. I see an Acer 27" 4k 144hz but it's close to $700, has less color space coverage, 27" vs 32" and no calibration guarantee (as far as I can tell). LG's comparable monitor seems to be around $800 for 27". The M32U has all of those minus the "factory calibration guarantee" whatever that means, but it is factory calibrated to an acceptable degree.
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Dr. Video Games 0031 posted:The M32U has all of those minus the "factory calibration guarantee" whatever that means, but it is factory calibrated to an acceptable degree. Some monitors will guarantee the factory calibration is within a certain Delta E range. This Dell is saying ΔE < 2 (while that BenQ is only guaranteeing < 3, for example). Generally, without a guarantee, you might get a good factory calibration, or you might not. But even ignoring that, this Dell is also brighter (both on the specs sheet 350 vs 400 and given the HDR 400 vs 600 cert) and has 5% better P3 coverage. The amount of people that want both 144 Hz while also caring about color accuracy to that degree (while not also having either hardware calibration tool or a separate monitor for their color related work) may be low, but on paper at least it looks to be a better panel and monitor overall. I don't think it would be unreasonable priced at say
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dell is making 2560x1600 monitors again with lg's new "ips black" panels that are supposed to offer more contrast but they're only 60hz
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butt dickus posted:dell is making 2560x1600 monitors again with lg's new "ips black" panels that are supposed to offer more contrast  butt dickus posted:but they're only 60hz 
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the ones i'm seeing are also still at least double the cost of a high-refresh 2560x1440 monitor
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butt dickus posted:dell is making 2560x1600 monitors again with lg's new "ips black" panels that are supposed to offer more contrast but they're only 60hz Just because the thread might find this interesting, these kind of monitors are amazing for displaying radiographic images and usually the monitors in the rad areas are by far the best. So there's a very real industry use case for them. 60hz seems on brand for dell.
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Vinny Teoh has a follow up post about the sub-pixel layout on the QD-OLEDs and the text rendering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVgUosc-64U
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Cygni posted:Vinny Teoh has a follow up post about the sub-pixel layout on the QD-OLEDs and the text rendering: seems like there are a few more trade offs than i expected. i can’t afford one anyway but it is a bit disappointing. im sure it still smashes as a dark room gaming monitor but that’s no longer a primary focus for me
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wonder if the grey blacks are bad as they look, because deep blacks are one of the main selling points of oleds
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mediaphage posted:seems like there are a few more trade offs than i expected. i can’t afford one anyway but it is a bit disappointing.  Seems like the subpixel layout / font might be the least of my concerns.
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What order would you rank these monitors in terms of least backlight bleed and IPS glow? Are all of them basically acceptable? As always, photos make things look worse. Coke can  Keyboard  Glasses 
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Josh Lyman posted:What order would you rank these monitors in terms of least backlight bleed and IPS glow? Are all of them basically acceptable? As always, photos make things look worse. Do you notice any problems when using the monitors under normal conditions or is staring at a black screen a typical use case for you?
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Can't say how bad they are overall since camera exposure levels always make IPS Glow look worse, but when compared against each other, the middle (keyboard) one is the obvious worst, and it's a toss-up between the other two, trading off between whether the top left corner or bottom left corner is worse. I think I'd say the top one is least bad? I dunno. And this isn't to say the middle one is unacceptable either. Again, it's impossible to say through photographs.
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years ago someone told me that i should have the lights on when i'm on the computer for my eyes and i've never really broken that habit since LEDs came into vogue.
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I'm the same, It's one thing when you're in a Cinema but I don't like using my TV or Computer in a dark or even dim room.
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feels much more humane to be in a nicely lit room rather than a dungeon. Although sometimes when I’m watching dark rear end shows on streaming the compression is so dog poo poo I need to turn off the lights so I can make anything out through the crushed to poo poo blacks.
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Only time I ever used a screen in a dark room was when my wife was asleep. Been divorced since 2005, though, so I’ll shut up and retreat to my (well-lot, cozy) Gooncave now.
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I use my computer with the lights off just about every single night. I have the blue dialed down, sure, but I don't get why people have a bias against using screens in the dark.
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As a kid I could do that no problem, but now it's literally painful.
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CaptainSarcastic posted:I use my computer with the lights off just about every single night. I have the blue dialed down, sure, but I don't get why people have a bias against using screens in the dark. It's one of those things that you really appreciate once you get some kind of backlighting. I recommend a USB light strip on the back edge of the desk, total game changer.
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I'm definitely not a kid, but I do have a circadian disorder which makes me naturally nocturnal, so maybe I have a higher tolerance to it than a normal person might have.
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You don't need a backlight if you put everything on dark mode.
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It's almost like different people have different tolerances and preferences. What's not to get?
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IPS glow is nothing compared to just getting your colour settings right. I was about to buy new monitors for Tarkov because I could barely see in dark areas, and a bit of tweaking on ancient HP ZR's made an enormous difference. RTings had me rationalizing 3x1 Samsung 1m radius monitors to get good black levels and that's nearly as absurd as a Scorpion.
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VelociBacon posted:It's one of those things that you really appreciate once you get some kind of backlighting. I recommend a USB light strip on the back edge of the desk, total game changer. 
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I bought a light bar that clips to the top of my monitor and illuminates my workspace. Has a couple warm or cool settings and a sensor for brightness. Has definitely helped reduce strain from just using bad overhead lights.
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Specs: AMD Ryzen 5 GeForce GTX 1660 Super Phoenix OC 6GB, 16GB RAM, ASRock B450 motherboard. Current monitor: ASUS VZ2-9H 27in 1080p / 60hz IPS monitor. I posted earlier about getting a second monitor and debating instead about going to 1440p but I've decided since then I just want a second monitor when I'm gaming so I can pull up reference stuff like maps or wiki's or watch youtube videos without having to alt+tab, plus for general productivity. What are my options here if I want to keep my original monitor also? I imagine my two options in general are to buy something somewhat cheaper since it would be a secondary monitor anyways, or other option would be to upgrade a bit from my current monitor and using my existing one as the second, but I dont know what would be considered a "step up" from my current 1080p / 60hz IPS that isnt a higher resolution or framerate (unless I can somehow run two monitors with different resolutions and framerates but that doesn't sound possible or appealing?) I'm in Canada if it makes any difference. Also, sort of off topic, but does anyone know of a megathread for advice on getting a webcam? Oysters Autobio fucked around with this message at 22:41 on Apr 2, 2022 |
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Different resolutions and refresh rates is entirely fine. There are issues where if you have the second screen updating (most noticeable with video) the primary screen will get delayed refreshes to sync up with it, but MS has done a bunch to fix the issue. What games are you playing? Do you plan on upgrading your system any time soon? It's really hard to recommend anything short of a 1440p high refresh VRR monitor for gaming at this point, but if you're playing relatively demanding games and/or don't expect you can/will get a GPU in the near-ish future, maybe 1080p VRR makes sense for you. The other thing is, you may be able to get a really cheap used 1080p 60hz monitor if you want to keep things on a budget until you can justify a beefier GPU and a better monitor.
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yeah go on facebook market or craigslist or something, someone will almost certainly be selling a 22-25 inch 1080p 60Hz monitor for pocket change.
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I just sold my old 1440p 27” IPS to a friend, who unbeknownst to all of us has been using a 17” 4:3 1280x1024 monitor for all these years for some horrifying reason. And he’s been working from home pretty much exclusively since the pandemic began.
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The Lord Bude posted:I just sold my old 1440p 27” IPS to a friend, who unbeknownst to all of us has been using a 17” 4:3 1280x1024 monitor for all these years for some horrifying reason. And he’s been working from home pretty much exclusively since the pandemic began. not a ton of real estate, of course, but the dpi isn't that far removed
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My first LCD was a Planar in that size/rez 
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