OrangeWolf
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I'd love some suggestions.
I do game but it's more casual and with friends than competitive, so while it'd be nice to have a monitor good for gaming I do NOT want to make that a priority in the selection process. I do a bit of video creation and editing for work. Color accuracy is a plus but I already have a 21.5" IPS monitor that will become my second monitor after purchasing a new, larger one. So that's not super vital either.
Most important? I want to stop leaning forward all the damn time to see anything on the screen. I was born with a cataract, had glaucoma by age 8, see double on a daily basis, and struggled getting a driver's license due to the eyesight exam. I current have my 21.5" monitor set at "150%" in the Windows settings and I still have to lean forward to read half the time.
I'm concerned that if I go up to 2k or 4k everything on screen will be 'too small' to comfortably see at 150% (I'm using Windows 7 atm, does Windows 10 have a different option there?). Thoughts on that?
Regardless I am looking for monitor recommendations under $400 or so in the 24-28" range. I'm planning to get 2k but haven't decided. I'd like good contrast and viewing angles and brightness and anything that makes the damn thing easy to see. IPS and response time are a plus but secondary to getting something that will allow me to read it without leaning over my damn desk (and potentially effecting my posture, health, eyesight strain, etc).
I don't like ultra-wide. I prefer 16:10 to 16:9 but not a big deal. I'd considered picking up one of the Dell 24" 1900x1200 monitors but I hear great things about 144Hz and 2k and 4k and blah blah blah. (I just bought a 1070 Ti, if that matters).
Thanks in advance!
(P.S. Blame spelling errors on the rum, sorry mates)
I do game but it's more casual and with friends than competitive, so while it'd be nice to have a monitor good for gaming I do NOT want to make that a priority in the selection process. I do a bit of video creation and editing for work. Color accuracy is a plus but I already have a 21.5" IPS monitor that will become my second monitor after purchasing a new, larger one. So that's not super vital either.
Most important? I want to stop leaning forward all the damn time to see anything on the screen. I was born with a cataract, had glaucoma by age 8, see double on a daily basis, and struggled getting a driver's license due to the eyesight exam. I current have my 21.5" monitor set at "150%" in the Windows settings and I still have to lean forward to read half the time.
I'm concerned that if I go up to 2k or 4k everything on screen will be 'too small' to comfortably see at 150% (I'm using Windows 7 atm, does Windows 10 have a different option there?). Thoughts on that?
Regardless I am looking for monitor recommendations under $400 or so in the 24-28" range. I'm planning to get 2k but haven't decided. I'd like good contrast and viewing angles and brightness and anything that makes the damn thing easy to see. IPS and response time are a plus but secondary to getting something that will allow me to read it without leaning over my damn desk (and potentially effecting my posture, health, eyesight strain, etc).
I don't like ultra-wide. I prefer 16:10 to 16:9 but not a big deal. I'd considered picking up one of the Dell 24" 1900x1200 monitors but I hear great things about 144Hz and 2k and 4k and blah blah blah. (I just bought a 1070 Ti, if that matters).
Thanks in advance!
(P.S. Blame spelling errors on the rum, sorry mates)