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Show Your LCD(s) setups!!!

Please don't forget your sunblock!

Nice setup! I almost got that case, but kids with nut allergies, avoided the walnut wood. Not sure if it would have been an issue, but wife didnt want to take a chance.
 
Nice setup!

I am curious about the use case for this many discreet screens? I have 3 large monitors myself just to have the screen space, but wonder if you have something more specific in mind?
 
Elf_Boy said:
Nice setup!

I am curious about the use case for this many discreet screens? I have 3 large monitors myself just to have the screen space, but wonder if you have something more specific in mind?
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Software development stuff. It's a lot more efficient to have things always on screen so I can see them without losing my spot and tabbing out, and they have a consistent spot so I can just mouse over to them without having to rearange things. I have a lot of things up when I'm developing. Multiple code windows and browser windows, designs and documentation. The normal work stuff like email and microsoft teams. A bunch of other development stuff like postman and docker.
 
I just realized I've never clicked on this thread in all the time I've been here.

And I just gotta say, especially to the people in this thread posting in the first 5-10 years..... SHAME!

If all of you hadn't abruptly switched to LCD just because text looked a bit better and the screen size was bigger by a few inches, then CRT's probably would have been produced for a longer period of time.

And then we wouldn't be in this current situation where everybody thinks sample-and-hold blur is just how displays should look, and don't even have a mental frame of reference to understand strobing technology like Pulsar and why its important.

I mean, it's definitely a domino effect. Because so many of you accepted horrific motion clarity and contrast in exchange for a "sleeker" monitor, we're in a position where market demand for strobing is so low that we may not see Pulsar-like OLEDs until the 2030's!
 
Enhanced Interrogator said:
I just realized I've never clicked on this thread in all the time I've been here.

And I just gotta say, especially to the people in this thread posting in the first 5-10 years..... SHAME!

If all of you hadn't abruptly switched to LCD just because text looked a bit better and the screen size was bigger by a few inches, then CRT's probably would have been produced for a longer period of time.

And then we wouldn't be in this current situation where everybody thinks sample-and-hold blur is just how displays should look, and don't even have a mental frame of reference to understand strobing technology like Pulsar and why its important.

I mean, it's definitely a domino effect. Because so many of you accepted horrific motion clarity and contrast in exchange for a "sleeker" monitor, we're in a position where market demand for strobing is so low that we may not see Pulsar-like OLEDs until the 2030's!
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Heh, I was a CRT holdout until 2013 and only got an LCD when I heard about about "Lightboost" on the Asus VG248QE from Blurbusters. I kept chasing motion clarity for years after until my interest switched over to HDR, but I do admit the new Gsync Pulsar displays have definitely renewed my interest in chasing motion clarity again.
 
Enhanced Interrogator said:
I just realized I've never clicked on this thread in all the time I've been here.

And I just gotta say, especially to the people in this thread posting in the first 5-10 years..... SHAME!

If all of you hadn't abruptly switched to LCD just because text looked a bit better and the screen size was bigger by a few inches, then CRT's probably would have been produced for a longer period of time.

And then we wouldn't be in this current situation where everybody thinks sample-and-hold blur is just how displays should look, and don't even have a mental frame of reference to understand strobing technology like Pulsar and why its important.

I mean, it's definitely a domino effect. Because so many of you accepted horrific motion clarity and contrast in exchange for a "sleeker" monitor, we're in a position where market demand for strobing is so low that we may not see Pulsar-like OLEDs until the 2030's!
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As someone slightly traumatized by having to lug a 150-pound 36-inch CRT TV into my first apartment, I'm pretty glad we moved to flat-panel displays as quickly as we did.

As it is, it's wild to think that I have a 27-inch, 5K display on my desk with color accuracy that movie studios would have ached for 10-20 years ago!
 
Aurelius said:
As someone slightly traumatized by having to lug a 150-pound 36-inch CRT TV into my first apartment, I'm pretty glad we moved to flat-panel displays as quickly as we did.

As it is, it's wild to think that I have a 27-inch, 5K display on my desk with color accuracy that movie studios would have ached for 10-20 years ago!
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I had a 32" crt tv. Moving was monumentally painful.

I gave it away, it was still a nice TV too, then once I started retro-computering I wished I'd kept it for my Apple 2's.
 
Here is a pic of my current setup. Bottom display is the new Asus VG27AQ3A 1440p, Top is an Asus VG278 1080p, and the small one on the right is an 8.5 inch tablet (800x1340) connected using Spacedesk.

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you are still using 2 x HD monitor? I have been using 4K monitor for 9 yr., and I don't find that resolution to be high enough. I can't imagine if I am still using 1920x1080 resolution. I can't get anything done.
 
Happy Hopping said:
you are still using 2 x HD monitor? I have been using 4K monitor for 9 yr., and I don't find that resolution to be high enough. I can't imagine if I am still using 1920x1080 resolution. I can't get anything done.
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I am on disability, can't afford 4k. I just upgraded to the 1440p monitor this week. I am very happy with it at the moment.
 
but you bought TUF monitor, the combined cost of 2 of these is the price of a Viewsonic 4X 43" VX monitor
 
Happy Hopping said:
but you bought TUF monitor, the combined cost of 2 of these is the price of a Viewsonic 4X 43" VX monitor
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I bought the 1080p monitor several years ago from a pawn shop used. The 1440p monitor was on sale for $200 and I got it on payments from Amazon. The payments for it are $40 a month, the payments for the VX are $114, plus I don't have the computer to play games at 4k, so I would have to also get a new video card and a power supply. Trust me, it's out of my budget, this is as good as it gets for me at this time.
 
Well, since it's a $200, it's a good deal for TUF. I can't remember the warranty on their monitor is, but on their TUF motherboard, it's 5 yr. The only motherboard series I know that gives 5 yr. warranty. TUF is the bullet proof series, nothing can go wrong.
 
My Dell P4317Q died, so I replaced it with a Dell U5226KW. The screen on the left is my gaming monitor, LG 48GQ900, so 48" OLED. I've had that a few years. The side screen is an Asus Pro-Art 1920x1200 IPS screen. I mostly use it for playing music & keeping tabs on email & messages while I'm working.
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edit: Damn my phone sure oversaturated that. Screens are too blue and the room is too red/green.
 
since you put $2.7K on a Dell 52", along w/ the equipments you show, shouldn't you beef up on your speaker? Some bigger bookshelf size speaker such as Audio Engine or M-Audio.

the other thing is, if you buy the Samsung 57" at 7680x2160, from curve to curve, it's actually 52.5", which is the same width as your Dell. It's more resolution for a lower price, but same physical width
 
zandor said:
My Dell P4317Q died, so I replaced it with a Dell U5226KW. The screen on the left is my gaming monitor, LG 48GQ900, so 48" OLED. I've had that a few years. The side screen is an Asus Pro-Art 1920x1200 IPS screen. I mostly use it for playing music & keeping tabs on email & messages while I'm working.
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edit: Damn my phone sure oversaturated that. Screens are too blue and the room is too red/green.
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Curious, how far do you sit from your 48" or 52" screen? I have an 1000R 52" 5k2k LG....my eyes are 2 1/2 to 3 feet away and people say its way too close. With the curve, i find it comfortable for full screen simulator games, yes, browsing, word, excel, etc i will use windows, not full screen. I treat it like dual 27" screens distance.
 
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Curious, how far do you sit from your 48" or 52" screen? I have an 1000R 52" 5k2k LG....my eyes are 2 1/2 to 3 feet away and people say its way too close. With the curve, i find it comfortable for full screen simulator games, yes, browsing, word, excel, etc i will use windows, not full screen. I treat it like dual 27" screens distance.
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The 52" is at text distance, not gaming distance, so about 3 feet. It's a work monitor and work is writing code so all the recommendations about proper distance for a TV go out the window. I treat it like a triple screen setup. The pixels are a smidge larger than on a 32" 4k screen. So far I'm doing ok without scaling - just turned up the font size on a couple apps. The 52" is 129ppi, so you have to be fairly close or use scaling. It's also 6144x2560, 120Hz, and has a slow 5ms response time. So you melt your vid card to cause ghosting. I'll probably play games on it some, but only stuff where speed isn't important. Turn-based stuff, 2D, top-down strategy games, etc.

The 48" is a little farther back. It's still too close by TV/Movie standards, but it's mounted on a TV stand with casters. For gaming I like to increase the FOV and sit too close by TV/movie standards for a more immersive effect. Sometimes I'll roll it farther back, but aside from an occasional game that lacks an FOV adjustment that doesn't happen much now that I have a nice OLED TV in the living room. I had an LCD TV when I got that monitor, so for a while it was my best looking screen. I used it for TV/movies/etc. more then.
 
Happy Hopping said:
since you put $2.7K on a Dell 52", along w/ the equipments you show, shouldn't you beef up on your speaker? Some bigger bookshelf size speaker such as Audio Engine or M-Audio.

the other thing is, if you buy the Samsung 57" at 7680x2160, from curve to curve, it's actually 52.5", which is the same width as your Dell. It's more resolution for a lower price, but same physical width
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I looked at the Samsung. There isn't really a big difference in resolution or size, just shape and connectivity. The Samsung has 5.4% more pixels and the Dell has 11.1% more surface area. So not a big difference. The things I didn't like about the Samsung are the shape and the provided connections. The Samsung is a lot shorter, ~15.4" vs. 19.8". I want that extra height. The other big difference is the Dell has a built-in Thunderbolt hub with 140W power delivery and ethernet. So I can just plug one cable into my work Mac. It's really slick. With the Samsung I'd have to use a Thunderbolt or USB-C dock for power, USB, ethernet and maybe video if I can find a Thunderbolt dock that can handle 7680x2160. Or just plug everything in separately. So a bunch more cables.

At any rate the Samsung is targeted at immersive gaming on a desktop while the Dell is intended for work & plugging a laptop in with one cable. I'm plugging a laptop in with one cable. If all I wanted was a gaming screen and got to pick between these two for free I'd take the Samsung. The Dell is too slow. Just don't expect me to buy either of them for gaming. If I'm paying I'm getting an OLED.
 
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