Ideal Monitor Rotation for Programmers (2021)

Re:Ideal Monitor Rotation for Programmers (2021) by brandall10 on Friday December 29, 2023 @06:09AM (#38803789)

If you go up PPI by a percentage you can reduce font size by a similar amount. Too small to be legible? Literally move the screen closer. No need to magnify anything.

Have a 27" 4k monitor and a 42" 4k monitor? Move the 27" close enough that it takes up the same FOV as the 4k and you get the same experience.

This isn't like home theatre where you're constrained to the dimensions of a room (ie. wall or console location a TV sits on top of and seat viewing distance).

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Re:Ideal Monitor Rotation for Programmers (2021) by ParetoOptimal on Friday December 29, 2023 @08:33AM (#38804679)

For eye health, I've gotten the recommendation to keep my monitor an arms length away.

If that is true, I'd consider move the screen closer to not be an option.

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Re:Ideal Monitor Rotation for Programmers (2021) by brandall10 on Friday December 29, 2023 @10:12AM (#38805772)

You don't want it too close, but it can be closer than that if you have normal eyesight. The line should be where your eyes have trouble focusing and add a small buffer. For me that's about a foot. So wherever you're comfortable looking at a smartphone (or really any object) is a good point of reference.

Otherwise this is a commonly propagated myth related to radiation from early TV sets.

https://theopticalshoppetn.com/is-sitting-too-close-to-the-t...

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