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Re:Ask HN: Best Monitor Around $300 for Dev Work? by thatsethnz on Sunday December 11, 2016 @10:27PM (#13155274)
You dont. At 42 inches a 4k screen is basically four perfectly aligned 21 inch HD panels. Don't think 4k for smooth fonts and "retina" style pixel density. Think of it in terms of screen real estate.
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Re:Ask HN: Best Monitor Around $300 for Dev Work? by Tempest1981 on Sunday December 11, 2016 @10:37PM (#13155313)
Sitting an arms-length away, I'm just imagining a lot of head movement going from the bottom (dock or taskbar) to top (menu bar or window title bar). Any tips? Maybe it works if you put only less-frequently-used windows up high.

I've used a 30" display (at arms-length), and it felt nice, but already rather tall.

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