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I got my 24 inch monitor

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I've got 2 24" monitors. Dual monitors is a much. I put my primary application on the left and a browser on the right.
 
lxskllr said:
Use virtual desktops. Your O/S does that, right? All modern O/Ss do :^D
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Yeah, I just never really got used to working that way. I need another monitor. Two look unbalanced anyway. I need one to the right.
 
Ichinisan said:
I have a couple of "28 inch" (27.5 inch viewable) 1920x1200 monitors and I really wish I could get the same resolution in 30 inch.

  • My eyes suck
  • Windows doesn't handle DPI scaling correctly
  • I can't see shit on my 30 inch 2560x1600 display

I'm spoiled and can't go back to 24 inches.
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Same here, don't mind the low PPI at all with my 27" monitor @ 1920. Games don't require as much GPU power or VRAM, either. Sometimes I wonder if I would have been better off with a 32" TV as a monitor.
 
Welcome to the 21st century. I've been using one since 2008 and I am sure others have been before me. What delayed your half-decade indoctrination?
 
mnewsham said:
Larger resolution = smaller text (for a given screen size). 24" 1920x1080 will have larger text than 24" 3840x2160
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Yup, like before you install gfx drivers. Everything's big and chunky. If you go the other way, and make it finer, everything gets smaller.
 
rudeguy said:
so is there a way to have text be bigger but everything else be finer?


Yea I'm old. Blow me.
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On windows? You can control text size. It's somewhere in the personalization or accessibility settings.
 
Sho'Nuff said:
That is only the beginning. Pretty soon you will want multiples. And then you will want multiples of bigger monitors.

I just ordered a 3rd Dell U2412M to replace my aging NEC 20WMGX2 (which was "only" 20"). once I get it I will be running 5760x1200.
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3x U2412M is my current setup and it's definitely hard to go back.
 
rudeguy said:
so is there a way to have text be bigger but everything else be finer?


Yea I'm old. Blow me.
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I just got bifocals earlier this year. still not used to them.

If on Win7, go to Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display

Also, Start->Run and then type in Display. First option under Control panel.
 
SKORPI0 said:
Had that monitor for almost 7 years (late 2005- mid 2012) paid $650 IIRC, then upgraded to a Yamakasi 2703.
Eventually gave it away to my niece's 13 year old son who assembled his first i7-3770K system last mid August. :awe:

Might end up giving my dual Yamakasis for a 4K upgrade.
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13 year olds haven't yet earned the right to have their own personal i7. :colbert:
 
skipsneeky2 said:
I was around Best Buy during black friday and found that Dell E2412Hr for $100 as well,did you pick yours up during that sale? I think its a good monitor for the price as well as a $100 Kindle Fire hd 16gb for the same price which i also got.🙂
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Actually, I got it on Amazon (no taxes 🙂 )
I knew I was getting a 100 dollar 24 inch, since there were a couple of ads floating around with different brands of 24 inchers for 100

Also, I don't think this is really bragging since I did live with a 19 inch monitor for so long
 
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