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Re:Ideal Monitor Rotation for Programmers (2021) by grujicd on Friday December 29, 2023 @05:09AM (#38803421)
There are 32" monitors with native 2560x1440. I still prefer that dpi to run Windows, where some apps still have problems with hidpi scaling. It's mostly about older and niche apps, but every now and then you encounter something that doesn't scale well.
Re:Ideal Monitor Rotation for Programmers (2021) by peebeebee on Friday December 29, 2023 @05:31AM (#38803567)
I do find that 4k with scaling still feels crispier than native 2560x1440. And I also find myself switching between 3008 and 2560 a lot, depending on the workload I have. 2560x1440 is nicer for reading, 3008 is nicer for programming, video editing, ...
Re:Ideal Monitor Rotation for Programmers (2021) by fudged71 on Friday December 29, 2023 @03:15PM (#38809677)
I’ve been doing this lately as well, more screen real estate for programming than for other tasks. It’s been working really well.