26" too much for desktop use?

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abyte2it

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I'm considering the Samsung T260. It will be used mostly for browsing the web and programming. Is 26" too much for that? Should I go for 24" instead?
 
You have to try yourselves. The larger screen tend to stress (?) the LCD panel drawbacks, in case of TN panels it means bad viewing angles. The best solution would be an IPS panel. But people tend to be sensitive to these things to various degree, so you have to test it yourself.

TN viewing angles

I have NEC 2690 which is H-IPS with A-TW polarizer and it is excellent at its size, but it is quite expensive monitor.

How much are you willing to spend? And what monitor do you have now?
 
I use a 40" LCD for my desktop, which is used for web browsing and web design.

I doubt 26" would be too much :).
 
Signal said:
I use a 40" LCD for my desktop, which is used for web browsing and web design.

I doubt 26" would be too much :).
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I have a 42" ips panel, as long as you can handle the dot pitch the size is fine. But I found even a 24" Samsung TN panel was too big for the limited viewing angle. 26" would be even worse.
 
Now, its not at all. It makes the text a little more readable than on the 24" without suffering loss of visual fidelity.
 
I sit about an arm's length away from my current 20" 1600x1200 screen. What would the minimum distance be for a Samsung T260?
 
abyte2it said:
I sit about an arm's length away from my current 20" 1600x1200 screen. What would the minimum distance be for a Samsung T260?
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There is no minimum distance for a PC monitor. It can be 3' or less for 30" (the largest PC monitor) or smaller.
Requirements:
- the top edge of the screen is not higher than you eye level;
- viewing angle is 90 degrees.
 
Umm, I have a 2560x1600 screen less then an arms length away... Who told you there was a minimum distance for PC LCD's?
 
I will soon have two 26" LCD on my desk. Currently have the NEC 2690WUXi and expecting the Planar PX2611w next week.
 
criccio said:
Umm, I have a 2560x1600 screen less then an arms length away... Who told you there was a minimum distance for PC LCD's?
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This is true. I used to game, watch movies, browse, do everything on my Aquos GP3U (32 in 1080p) and sit as close as I do to my current monitor (15in ancient piece of shit gateway). It matters not how close or how far away you sit from your screen. :)
 
edifyingkarma said:
This is true. I used to game, watch movies, browse, do everything on my Aquos GP3U (32 in 1080p) and sit as close as I do to my current monitor (15in ancient piece of shit gateway). It matters not how close or how far away you sit from your screen. :)
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1080p (1920x1080) is almost small compared to 2560x1600... :p
 
26 inch panels are fine for desktop use. You may need to adjust how close you sit... Just find a comfortable distance.

I have a 26 inch DoubleSight. I'd like to go bigger. Not that I need to, I just want to. :D

albovin said:
- the top edge of the screen is not higher than you eye level;
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I thought with the big ass screens we're all using these days this little rule had been relegated to obscurity... Are the guys using the monster TVs supposed to cut holes in their desks? I find that my neck is comfortable having my eyes anywhere above 2/3 towards the top. Heck, usually I slouch a little so my neck is extra bent.
 
i have 3 30" for a resolution of 7680x1600.... ther eis no such a thing as too much :)
 
I don't have enough desktop real estate on my single 30" LCD. So I'd say no, a 26" isn't enough.
 
26" is definitely not too big, its actually the very minimum I'd be willing to use at home
 
24" is probably the max I would go for a TN panel. Any bigger and you will get fairly large color shifts from top to bottom of the screen even when viewing straight on. This effect is even apparent on 24" monitors, but it's at an acceptable level.
 
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