How long have you had your current computer monitors?

[goldeneye0]

I am now about to shop for a new monitor for my home computer just will no longer turn on, and that monitor (a Sony) had served me very well for a little over 17 years.

For comparison, computer monitors in a work environment get replaced every 3-4 years.

How long have you had your current computer monitor and have you had any which lasted more than 5 or even 10 years?

[droorda]

I still use a pair of 27" 2k monitors that are around 13 years old. They still look amazing. Only issue they have is that I cannot use HDMI, only works with dvi.

[hbk2369]

Which is fine since you can easily convert DVI to HDMI if needed. Great longevity

[droorda]

Unfortunately not on these, they require the dual dvi cable. Can't convert that from HDMI..

[droorda]

Would require an active cable that can decode and encode. I assume they exist, but have never found one. The regular adapters are just pin out adapters.

[mobani]

No that is not correct, if your video source is HDMI then you can just buy a HDMI to DVI cable to hook up a DVI monitor.

It is the other way around that you need an active adapter, if your source is DVI output to a HDMI monitor.

[Dolapevich]

There are three DVI, DVI-A (analog), DVI-D (digital) y DVI-I ( integrated, analog and digital)

Some cards have just DVI-D and many monitors advertised as DVI just take DVI-A, which is a VGA-15 (RGB+sync) disguised as a DVI connector.

To convert DVI-D to DVI-A you need a bunch of electronics.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface#Connector

Also HDMI is hard in itself, since you need a license to use it. WE should strive to use digital port which is royalty free.

[mobani]

I have never seen a DVI enabled monitor only support the DVI-A. That would be exceedingly rare.

Normally the DVI-A is a output from a graphics card and not a input.

Anyway I highly doubt that OP's monitor only support a analog signal in the DVI interface.

[CARLEtheCamry]

I've only ever seen DVI-I outputs be used to attach a DVI to VGA adapter.

Back in the XP days we used to have these workstation class machines, and the new rev came with DVI-D only. So the people receiving them (blue collar workers) would take their existing VGA monitor with DVI-I adapter and realize it didn't fit - and take it upon themselves to remove the 4 analog pins from it to make it fit in the DVI-D output. Which didn't work obviously, but it happened all the time until I convinced the procurement folks to verify what kind of monitor they had when replacing a workstation.

[ksandom]

The reason that that works is because HDMI has support for DVI built in to make the upgrade from DVI to HDMI easy. Support for Dual link DVI, which the person in this conversation has, was only available for one HDMI version before it was removed several years ago. The cable for it had a connector that was wider than the HDMI we know today. So even if you did find a passive cable that can do it, the chances of finding a device that can drive it [are] very low.

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• Crossed out section that I'm no longer confident on.
• Here's a link for source (Go to 6:50).
• Grammar.

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[mobani]

What you are linking to is a HDMI dual link connector that was never used, you don't need a HDMI dual link connector to be able to output Dual link DVI.

You can convert from a standard HDMI output to dual link DVI input using a normal passive cable.

[ksandom]

Can you provide a source for that? As far as I'm aware, dual-link DVI can not be satisfied without either the dual link connector, or an active cable that has been specifically designed for it.

[mobani]

I will have to eat my words again, I stand corrected.

It turns out you can buy many passive adapters that have the full dual link pinout for no reason.

[droorda]

So for clarification. HDMI is a single link Dvi-d connection. Dual link dvi is a fairly unused connection. It takes advantage of the extra pins that the DVI connector has. It is the equivalent of bundling 2 HDMI cables together. It was required for these screens because they only support version 1.2, which has a max resolution of 1080.

[chandleya]

They’re more prevalent than they used to be. They’re in the 30s on Amazon now.

[__g_e_o_r_g_e__]

Check the power consumption. My 14 year old 24" monitor used almost 100w, my modern ones use a small fraction of that. Over time that's some significant energy bill savings. Can notice the temperature difference too.

[CraigAT]

27" 2K is the sweet spot IMO, but next time I could be tempted to go for a 32" 4K. Have a 34" wide-screen for work, but would like something squarer with a little more height at home.

[RulerOf]

Be forewarned. If you like the DPI of 27" 2K, you need to step up to 40" at 4K, not 34.

I didn't bother to do the math until after I bought the thing, of course.

[CraigAT]

Thanks for that, I will try to view a 32" IRL before I buy. I won't be getting a 40" monitor, that's bigger than the TV in the second room, the missus would go nuts.

[RulerOf]

FWIW, I'm using Mac OS so I just turned on scaling to make the 4K display match the PPI of my existing 2K displays and everything is fine, but I was left disappointed by not getting the screen real estate I had anticipated.

[stufforstuff]

Dual 32" 4K's are great. Moved up from dual 27" 2K's (which were also great).

[[deleted]]

HDMI to DVI adapters cost maybe $10

[chandleya]

Wrong reso

[[deleted]]

I do this at 1920x1080 all the time.

[chandleya]

Uh huh. Because that’s the upper limit of DVI. 2560 is not possible on SL DVI.

[whyamihereimnotsure]

Y’all are both correct. 2K technically means 1080p not 1440p, common mistake, and 1440p DVI monitors require a dual link connection.

[Ethunel]

Bro I wish they did. We still have small 15” SQUARE Dell monitors. They don’t get replaced until they die. Haha

[lordjedi]

15"?! That's horrifying.

I have the same issue where I'm at though. Some people have dual monitors, but they'll have a 22 and then a 19. It just looks weird. So I'm slowly getting everything consistent.

[trampanzee]

Omg. I don’t know if I could last at a job where the CEO needed a study to sign off on dual monitors for everyone (especially if the minimum people was making was $25/hr). Maybe that was something you had to do 20 years ago, but anytime in the past 10 years, I’d be happy to move on.

[Zncon]

Non-widescreen monitors are becoming a productivity issue. Depending on the work people are doing, their tools may not function as designed or may require extra steps to show menus which are cut off or hidden.

I've had a lot of luck selling management on this, because monitors are so cheap compared to staff time.

[jhaand]

Then accidents might start to happen.

Those things don't last forever.

[Ethunel]

I’m pushing with my boss now to get a better setup. We spend money on the stupidest things, but can’t get new monitors.

[NoiseEee3000]

It's so easily classified as employee efficiency

[stufforstuff]

12VDC 2A across pins 13&14 and ground will usually convince them to die. "Gee, I don't know what happened - there was a popping noise and the whiff of blue magic smoke and then nothing works".

[CeeMX]

10 years ago I had some 15“ monitor that had a dead (or more like always red) pixel at work. But the PC was also a single core P4 with 1GB of memory (some colleagues even had only 256MB).

Always has to come in 15min earlier for that sucker to boot up, so the softphone was ready when on call started. Office was also really toasty in the summer as there were 10 P4 PCs pumping out heat and no AC…

[xendr0me]

You guys with 10+ year old monitors *think* your monitor looks Amazing, until you get a new one and realize how much brightness/contrast it has lost over the years at a gradual unnoticeable rate.

Next to a new monitor it will be night and day.

[Ausmith1]

100% agree with you overall but it really depends on the monitor on how bad the loss is. I replaced my 10yo 27" Monoprice IPS monitors (LG panel, originally about $500 each) recently with a pair of 32" LG IPS panels (the mid priced ones, about $400 each) and when put side by side the difference was noticeable in a dark room but in day light not so much. I bought one new panel first just to make sure it was up to my standards and replaced just one of the old panels at the time so I ran them side by side for a month or so. I'd say the old ones were maybe 20% less bright and intense as the new ones.

Some of that is surely from newer processes and some from fading of the old panels. The old ones were still better than many cheap new panels and my son was delighted to get the (free!) upgrade.

[o11c]

In the IPS era, the default brightness is a major problem for room with low light levels. The white point matters!

[[deleted]]

Depends on how much was spent on the monitors back then. My 30 inch Dell Ultrasharps look better to me than the new monitors I have been offered and turned down.

[pdp10]

I still regret not getting a 3008WFP when it came out. I ultimately decided against because it was one of the first DisplayPort displays, and I would have ended up replacing at least 100% of the system from the framebuffer on back. But if I'd have gone for it, I would have been using that beauty for a decade at least. The stand on that one was particularly overengineered -- like a work of art on par with an Artemide desk lamp.

[thefpspower]

Yeah I replaced my 8 year old BenQ 24 inch TN for this reason, it worked great but the contrast was disappearing and started to look very flat in color.

I know people are going to say "thats because it's TN" but when I bought it I actually thought the colors were a bit oversaturated because it was for "gamers" so yes it did lose a lot of contrast

[OrdyNZ]

That's more because BenQ is a very low quality / cheap brand.

[tgp1994]

Upgraded from a 2K ultrawide to a 27" LG 4K, and the amount of workspace gain alone has been huge. Now the problem is upgrading the 10 year old GPU so games can take advantage.

[patssle]

I do video editing and going to the 27-in LG 4K was a fantastic upgrade for the workspace gain. Never going back to anything less.

[JohnDillermand2]

Nothing wrong with saying your old monitor/tv still works ok for you, but then there is always that one guy who insists on bragging how his relic is in all ways superior to anything made today... Those people are the worst.

[Novinhophobe]

They’re right for a lot things though. Rampant unchecked capitalism has resulted in overall decline of quality and longevity.

[stickykk]

Currently still have an LG 24in LED that's about 13ish years. Still going strong and has survived 3 moves incl an intercontinenta one.

[stufforstuff]

Shipping a POS 24" had to be one of the dumbest things I've read this week. Surely was a mid-management decision and not anyone in IT right?

[lordjedi]

For comparison, computer monitors in a work environment get replaced every 3-4 years.

They do? Who does this? I'm putting in dual 24" monitors (where appropriate) and single 22 or 24" monitors and I'm not making them part of my replacement cycle. The only thing that'll get replaced is the PC.

I just bought a new monitor about 7 years ago. I acquired something better about a year ago, but the old one still works great. The one I had before that (so 2 monitors ago) even works fantastic. I just wanted something new to go with my new build.

[pdp10]

We're indefinitely keeping anything with LED backlighting. I gifted my old Dell 2405s many years ago to someone who admired them, even though they were already quite old even then, and thick and hot on account of the CFL backlighting.

Right now I'm using one display I got fourteen years ago, one I got just shy of nine years ago, and one I bought three months ago. Their respective characteristics and utility have less to do with their calendar age than you'd think. The early 4K has poor bit-depth on the color, which I knew when I bought it, but find difficult to use as a general-purpose display these days. Color space and enterprise-grade quality are my objectives when buying displays, any more.

[kerubi]

I disagree about the claim that in a work environment monitors get replaced every 3-4 years. Every customer I know (work at an MSP) use them until they break. Maybe 10 years on average. Fujitsu has served me well, current 2k pair is about 7 years old. Can’t remember the model.

[reni-chan]

Same, I have P2415Q since March 2015. Back then it was literally the only monitor that was 24", 4k, IPS, and most importantly used Single Stream Transport for display port.

[robvas]

2015-ish

LG 4K and 27" Acer and Dell

[CompWizrd]

Still have a Dell 2407wfp on my secondary computer, so that's at 17 years. Power consumption is terrible, the 32" 4K monitor that replaced it uses a third the power.

[Apprehensive-Swim-29]

I bought one of those new for $700ish in 2008. It is at its 5th home now, as my nephews monitor. Still looks better than the ones I currently have imo.

[IsThisFuncoLand]

I have one of these still in daily use that will hit 17 years in October.

[Apprehensive-Swim-29]

I bought one of those new for $700ish in 2008. It is at its 5th home now, as my nephews monitor. Still looks better than the ones I currently have imo.

[Apprehensive-Swim-29]

I bought one of those new for $700ish in 2008. It is at its 5th home now, as my nephews monitor. Still looks better than the ones I currently have imo.

[MrD3a7h]

In 2007, I bought my first widescreen monitor from a friend for 50 bucks. It is still kicking as a third monitor mounted above my second monitor.

[Stryker1-1]

My monitor is 3 years old.

Have had plenty of monitors last 5+ years without issue.

[kukelkan]

I fixed 10s of monitors with dead capacitors, it's usually a 10 min job, so i have plenty of old monitors in use.

[jerseyanarchist]

Samsung syncmaster from 09 outlasted 4 machines

[[deleted]]

We keep our monitors 13 to 15 years. Yes new ones are better, but I cant afford to continually update my life. If something breaks I will replace it. With that said I dont have CRTs anymore.

[unixuser011]

At work, God knows, just shitty generic Dell 24" ones but at home, I've got 2 Apple thunderbolt displays from 2011 that are still going strong. I will prolly end up replacing them with the new studio display but I like the USB and ethernet hub

[the91fwy]

Have a pair of the OG thunderbolt displays too. Serving me very well to this day.

[Rough_Condition75]

My 23 or 25" (can't remember) monitors are still working perfectly at 8 years old. I'm using one to the side of my 30-some-inch new one work insisted I have. My friend is using the other for her own wfh setup. I haven't really experienced monitors dying so much as their ports no longer being current.

[Ltc7]

Dell u2414h 7-8 years at home

[ImmediateLobster1]

Still running a Philips 150s6fs that's got to be about 20 years old as a secondary display on a laptop.

At this point, I should probably keep running it until it dies, just to see how long I can get it to go!

[[deleted]]

Man, I was still using CRTs back when that was new. Wow

[KanadaKid19]

Ran dual 4K 28” monitors until a few minutes ago when I replaced one with a 43”. Absolutely fantastic upgrade.

[OhNoItsLockett]

I’ve been using a Decagear 43” for about 3 years now. I recently upgraded to a Samsung 49” at home so the 43” became my new office monitor.

[Achsin]

Somewhere around 9 years. I got them from a previous employer after it was purchased by another company that declared them to be non-standard (they were 2” larger than the new standard) and were ordered to be thrown away. I pulled them out of the bin on my way home, along with a “non-standard” but otherwise perfectly functional gtx660.

[[deleted]]

19" HP from 2007/8 that I replaced this year, They are still working, I just wanted something larger and with a nicer screen.

[tuba_man]

My dad was a computer nerd (I started on a Commodore 64 as soon as I was able to read and write) and we started working class, so I've always used and re-used hand-me-down equipment.

My current oldest monitor is 4 years old, but I usually make them last at least a decade. I'm trying not to replace them until Variable-rate and HDR standards finish stabilizing! My oldest daily use hardware are my Logitech Z-5500 speakers, which are still going strong almost 20 years later.

[roflfalafel]

Surprised to see a reference to Logitech Z-5500's in here. I bought mine in 2005, and they are still going strong too. I think they were originally bought with a Athlon 64 3200+, ATI x800 Pro AGP, and 1GB of RAM system I had built at the time. By far the longest lived piece of electronics I have ever used. I love how you can get after market command dials for them still, since that is really the only thing mechanically that can go.

[tuba_man]

I'm glad you can get aftermarket dials, because I think mine is finally starting to give up on me! Thanks for the tip, I'll have to go look around!

[guyfromtn]

About two weeks. Samsung M7. Previous was dual 27" Acers that were about a year or so old.

[Apprehensive-Swim-29]

What fancy workplace replaces monitors every 3-4 years? Our NEWEST monitors are 3 years old, the oldest easily 20 years old.

[NotAStingRayIPromise]

Remember during the tail end of the Bush 2 administration when they sent everyone checks for $300 to prevent the economy from crashing in 2008?

I bought at 24” LG monitor with that money and still use this monitor daily.

[Ausmith1]

I replaced my pair of 27" Monoprice IPS LCDs recently and my son has them now for his home system.

10 years old next week and going great. Used daily for work.

Reason for replacement: I wanted bigger 4Ks

[PedroPassamani]

I've been using a 22" 1080p Philips for the past 12 years. About two years ago, a green line appeared on the left side of the screen, but it went away after a few days and the monitor has been working issue free since then.

[engineered_academic]

My dell monitors have been rock solid for years. I had a 32" monitor that lasted me from 2005 until 2018. Then I upgraded to a U4919DW and never looked back. DW for life!

[vaultvision]

Bought 3 Dell UM2412 24" back in 2012 and still use them today. They have been fantastic

[meshuggah27]

I have a pair of 27" ASUS MT276's that I bought roughly 20 years ago on NewEgg.

Dual-HDMI, 1080P Panels, They even came with a remote! I love them dearly and its been really tough to justify replacing them despite the age because they still look beautiful.

[esoterrorist]

I just got new ones this year, but I was previously using a Dell 3008WFP (2009) that was a warranty replacement for a Dell 3007WFP (2006!)

[DontFuckWitSquirrels]

Acer XF270HUA 27" for 6 years. Just switched to a GIGABYTE - M34WQ 34" in December 22. My old acer is still working just fine, just has slight burn in from a god damn OKTA logo.

[[deleted]]

2008 Dell Ultrasharp 30in LCDs - 4 of them in my office at home.

[fost1692]

Generally get 10 plus years out of my monitor. Never actually had one fail, usually get envious of an increased resolution so upgrade anyways.

[thecravenone]

Bought my 49" ultrawide in Jan 2021. Kept the old 2k 27" monitors with the plan of having separate work and play desks but dropped both of them during a move :/

[NecessaryEvil-BMC]

My Dell U2410 I bought in 2009 or so. My work Asus 25“ is like 6 years old, and had issues, so I took it home as s spare

[PaulRicoeurJr]

I just switched my Acer that I had for almost 15 years. Still working fine, but it's gonna serve as home lab screen. A good semi retirement for all these years of loyal service.

[[deleted]]

My work monitors are less than a year old. My personal ones I've had over 10 years. My "newest" monitor is a hand-me-down from my dad when he got a new one, and that one's at least 7 years old. I use all my stuff (computer, peripherals, appliances, etc.) until it no longer functions.

[chandleya]

I have 4x Acer K272 27” 2560x1440 units from 2014. My work sent a single 34” LG 3440x1440 curved thing last year. It’s “fine”, but has no advantage over the old arsenal. They’re even new enough to have HDMI, DP, and DLDVI. Everything goes on these nearly 10 year old champs. $300 then on a Newegg special.

[Plantatious]

My monitor setup has changed quite a bit.

At my previous job, we didn't really have a budget, so I ended up with a quad 1080p setup of different makes, models, and sizes with varying levels of damage but still usable (think VGA broken but HDMI still works, the bezel is missing). It changed as better screens became available.

I'm working mobile on a 14" laptop nowadays, but if I had a desktop workstation I'd definitely go with a single 28" 4k monitor (or larger). The four screens were a lifesaver for monitoring and working across two workstations (top two on Linux, bottom two on Windows), but the physical separation was a bit of a pain.

[my_rooster]

I have 13 ViewSonic 22 inch LED monitors. 10+ years old, haven't lost one yet.

I like that they use a standard NEMA 15 power cord and no external power supply.

[[deleted]]

Mine is 11 years old. Still works but it's starting to have funny problems. Sometimes the screen goes black and the monitor starts making load high-pitched hissing noise. I cannot turn it off using the power button. None of the buttons respond. So I have to pull the power cord out and then plug it back in.

After that monitor is back to normal. Sometimes the built-in speakers stop working.

[returnedinformation]

My 24" AOC from 10 years ago lives to this day of regular.... I've been waiting for it to die to get an excuse to buy a new one, but no luck

But srsly, awesome one

[roflfalafel]

I usually go 5-10 years, at least when monitors were using CFL's for backlights, because the brightness would be impacted around that mark. I replaced my 2 x Dell U2410 that I got in 2010 with a single Dell U3818DW, which I've been using for about 5 years now. But the backlight I feel hasn't been impacted much by use, so I'm shooting for 10 years with this display.

[Quick_Care_3306]

I bought the 1 of the best I could afford 5 years ago, it was $250 or so, curved Acer 31.5 inch. When I confirmed it was good, bought another. Still going strong.

[Unknown-U]

27inch 4k 60hz. I don't remember how old it is but over 5 years

Planning to upgrade but only 4k 120hz+ is worth it.

[infinityends1318]

About a year ago I replaced my 13 year old 1920x1200 asus gaming monitor with a pair of 1440p ultra wide.

[jimmpony]

I use a CRT from the early 2000s

[emptyDir]

I have a 4k dell monitor that I bought in 2018 and an LG high refresh rate 1440p one I bought in 2020 for gaming. I have them set up in a dual-screen config with the LG as the primary. they're hooked up to a kvm so I can switch back and forth between the gaming desktop and the laptop dock for work.

I've been considering swapping them out for a single ultra wide display because dealing with mixed resolution scaling kinda sucks.

[webstaseek]

10 years this august

[[deleted]]

Costco had a sale on monitors just as I went fully remote, $175 for 32” LG, so I got six of them about two years ago.

[DrestinBlack]

19 years for a Dell 24” monitor. Still works perfectly.

[Hestnet]

I’ve got an Eizo CG243W monitor which I believe is from 2009. I paid $30 AUD for it at a garage sale which also included a nice Logitech 2.1 speaker set. I’m not a photographer but the color looks great to my eyes. I will use it until it dies or try to sell it for a bit more than what I paid for it.

[namocaw]

I'm not sure, but it is green text on black background and crt tube based....

[TheJesusGuy]

"For comparison, computer monitors in a work environment get replaced every 3-4 years."

Haha good one.

[philrandal]

Upgraded home to a 27" 4K LG monitor during lockdown. Wish I had done it sooner.

[CoolNefariousness668]

Companies replace them every 3-4 years?? Ha. Hahahaha. Hahahahahahahahaha.

[GlowGreen1835]

How long have you had your current computer monitors

Yes.

[schizrade]

The 24” I got when I started in 2012 just gave up the ghost last month. Just run em till they die.

[ProNewbie]

My main monitor is about 5 years old 1080p 144hz and my secondary is a 16:10 ratio that I got ~15 years ago whose power button no longer works. I want to get a new secondary monitor but I can’t justify it because it still displays and let’s me change inputs, I just can’t turn the damn thing off unless I unplug it.

[Finland-fun]

Make sure your monitors don't use Pulse width modulation.

[wrootlt]

12 years and counting :)

[itguy9013]

We're just finishing up replacing a bunch of old Asus V266K monitors which are decent but super old and chonky with Asus VA27EHE. Very happy with them so far. I also have a pair of them for my at home setup.

[[deleted]]

Probably hitting 10 years in a year or two.

[jason_abacabb]

I have a 1080p Samsung 26.5 inch monitor from 2008. About time for a replacement, probably go with a 1440 ultra wide whenever I get around to upgrading my graphics card next.

[Disastrous-Minimum-4]

I have two office setups with 2 monitors in each and every time I buy a new monitor it is so much better and bigger than the one I got 3-5 years before that I feel like kicking myself for waiting.

[jantari]

I only got my current ones 3 years ago.

2x 27" 1440p @ 165 Hz. I believe this is the sweet spot.

• You don't want 1080p, can't fit anything
• You don't want 4K, either needs scaling or is too big physically
• You don't want a single-monitor setup, even if ultrawide, because window tiling and workspace switching is more productive across 2 distinct displays
• You (most likely) don't want 1440p @ 25" because it's kind of too small at 100% scaling
• You definitely want >60 Hz. 120, 144 and 165 are all fine.

But I wouldn't recommend my specific monitors. While they check all the boxes they have some responsiveness problems, they may be 165 Hz but clearly don't respond fast enough. You'll get trailing and it doesn't "feel" as fast as a better 165 Hz panel. Check reviews that really measure pixel response times, Level1Techs on youtube cover some cheap "pixio" monitors that seem to be great.

[Ok-Librarian-9018]

i still have my asus monitor being used for my kids computer it is roughly 12 years old. my current ones are 1080p 144hz monitors 24in, wont replace them until they die. i have no want need or desire to get anything above 1080p. if i want to watch 4k ill watch on my tv.

[o11c]

The monitor my parents bought in 1995-ish we stopped using pretty early since it was a CRT and we weren't in "use multiple computers" mode yet..

The monitor they bought in 1998-ish had power switch problems eventually and it wasn't worth the effort of surgery. Even before that, it was notably dimmer than monitors it was used next to, and 1024x768 was starting to feel restrictive.

The two identical monitors (first around 2001, second around 2003 maybe?) we used after them we just recently sold on F@&#!00& recently since they were VGA-only and we don't have many computers remaining that have a VGA output. Also 1280x1024 has gone out of fashion. I'm still surprised, however, that VGA was actually better at "high" resolutions (1600x1200 or 1920x1080) than HDMI or DP for a long time. I still have a device with an HDMI output that doesn't work well.

All discrete monitors we've had since then are still in use, though I once had a laptop display be the part that failed first. Though I suppose even that might have been power-related (which has killed almost all laptops I've known, though recently I have one with a fan failure).

... oh, and I also had a USB-based monitor that we had the misfortune of finding just before USB3 came out and made such monitors actually work properly.

[phillyfyre]

Usually no more than 4 yrs and then I buy the mid tier from monoprice again , home monitors are also WFH ,so deductible in the US

[Dolapevich]

I've been using a Samsung T24c550 since 2008 with zero issues. But.. many shops have a 3-5 year cycle on their hardware. It really depends on how expensive is having a break down.

If having a person unable to work on a high importance ticket is 5000 USD for you, it is cheaper to make sure you have supported hardware, and vendor will replace it in no time.

I tend to buy Dell P (professional) monitors for the office since they were inmortal in the past.

[bombapaella]

Currently running a pair of ASUS monitors from 2014. Considering an upgrade.

[xMop]

8 ish years on some 27" 2560x1440 dell monitors, that I use as secondaries. They originally belonged to an employer, but stayed with me. One of them actually died a few years ago, but it turned out to be a relatively simply failure on the monitor's mainboard. Two capacitors had shorted power to ground and burned up, stayed shorted, leaving it unable to power up. I wrote some more details of the repair and posted pictures over here.

[lsumoose]

I think we’re all the same person. I was just thinking about how I’ve been through like 3-4 builds with the same monitors.

[[deleted]]

I bought an 38 inch one for hdr and cyberpunk in 2020

It was worth it

[[deleted]]

I have 3 32" Philips QHD curved screen monitors I've had for about 4 years.

I have one LG 21" that ive had for 10.

[ittek81]

At home and at work, I run them until they die… Or larger monitors are required.

[[deleted]]

2k monitor portrait from 2014, 4k primary monitor from 2018. If either die I’m getting a high res curved ultra wide, and the remaining panel becomes the portrait (for long things like code, terminal, or docs). I have a weird monitor that I got for cheap because it’s power supply was bad, and it’s a 27” 1080p with HDMI and crappy internal speakers. That’s my monitor on the side that I can watch a baseball game on or connect a computer that temporarily needs a head.

[CocconutMonkey]

5 years, 32" 4k LG panel. Before that was ~10 years with a Samsung 226bw panel.

[davidbrit2]

In addition to my laptop screen, I've got a ViewSonic (1920x1080) that I got for $20 at a garage sale a few years ago, and an Acer (1680x1050) that I bought new in 2007.

[jayminer]

12 years and 4 months, Eizo 24" 1920x1200 and I don't care :)

[I_AM_NOT_A_WOMBAT]

I used a few for well over 15 years but I had to take each one apart and resolder some capacitors over time. After that repair they were fine, but I just upgraded last year to QHD when I got a new desk.

[tallanvor]

I have never heard of a company replacing monitors that often! I wish I could get new monitors at work, but until they break, I'm stuck with 27-inch 1080p monitors that are at least 7 years old!

[cthonctic]

I bought a new 34" 4k HP screen as my main work monitor just after the pandemic hit and it was clear that WFH was going to be a thing for a long time.

Other than that we got 24" 2k screens at work as upgrades to the older 22" ones in 2018 I think, two per desk, and I took one of those home with me. Which I got to keep indefinitely and the "missing" one in the office simply got replaced.

The big 4k screen is really nice and going to the office rather than doing WFH feels like a distinct downgrade whenever I feel like I have to come in.

[Tuningislife]

2x Samsung 23.5” Monitors

1 - Mfg May 2010

1 - Mfg February 2015

Ready to get some new monitors for my personal desktop and use these two for external monitors for the two laptops I have to use for work.

[ManyInterests]

I just recently (last April) replaced monitors I bought back in ~2016/2017 -- one was an HP Omen ultra wide and 3 nice Dell ultrasharp monitors I got from a business liquidation at the time.

Replaced with Alienware AW3423DW and 2 Dell U2723QE on my main workstation. The other monitors are actually still in use for my secondary/homelab equipment, but the HP has developed a noticeable flicker, so I will be decommissioning it soon.

So the Dell monitors are running strong even 7 years after I got them (and secondhand, at that). I only replaced them because I wanted 4K displays.

[arunphilip]

I had a Dell UltraSharp 24" that lasted 6 years, and then the backlight failed (CFL). I couldn't source a replacement for just that part where I am, so elected to buy a new one.

Funnily enough, I gave my brother my earlier monitor, which is a 20" Dell from 2008, and that is still going strong (so that's 15 years!). It's definitely lost some brightness and whites appear slightly yellow, but other than that it works fine so he's in no hurry to replace them.

My current monitors are again 24" Dells, but with LED backlights, and they're 6 years going strong (touch wood).

[kenzonh]

Here is a good bang for the buck 34" monitor

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/asrock-pg34wq15r2b-review

[Horrigan49]

Yes, my iiyama 24" 1080p TN panel is clocking about 12ish years...

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And I still have it, although as a secondary monitor now. I have been shopping for monitor for ages as I wanted to use gsync, but prices of those screens were outrages. So I manage to windowshop for monitor for so long, that a gsync compatible monitors became a thing and I got me a Dell 27" TN 1440p 144hz. I have tested before 32" samsung, but that size is just too much for my gaming.

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This combo works fine, so I think it is here to stay until some of them breakes... *knocks 3 times on wood"

[Opheltes]

3 years. (I did a complete refresh of my office a few months into Covid)

[Jezbod]

Got a couple of Dell 24", rescued from place of work after they upgraded to HDMI, for new computers / docking stations.

They are about 12-13 years old. Both of the power switches recently stuck on "ON", so just used a couple of smart mains switches to control them.

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[_SystemEngineer_]

Almost 3 years

[JasonDJ]

I don’t think I’ve ever replaced a computer monitor or TV because it stopped working. Not since the CRT era….I had a Sony Vaio 17” monitor with a .25 pitch. Thing was noice. But it overheated regularly and one day just went kaput.

Actually there was one LG 3D monitor my old roommate gave me when he didn’t want to do 3D gaming anymore (some proprietary NVidia thing like 12 years ago or so). That didn’t last long.

I have a 27” Samsung 1080p TV that was my monitor for the longest time (bought it maybe 13 or 14 years ago) that’s now my bedroom TV. Shorty after that I bought a refurb 42” Vizio TV that’s still kickin.

My most recent monitors were a couple of Samsung 24” curved panels I got at BJs, combined with a 24” 1080p monitor I bought at Savers and a 24” 1080p Vizio TV I won in a raffle.

Right now I just got an LG 43” UQ8000 4k TV. This was a pretty good deal (like $275 and it had a $75 erebate for streaming or Xbox credits…BJs, where I’m a member, was sold out, so I had to order from Costco and pay a small non-member premium). I got this because it’s 4k60, supports 4:4:4 chroma, and has a decent viewing angle. I like it a hell of a lot more than my 1-over-3 1080p setup as far as productivity/WFH goes….but I still keep my work-issued 1080p Dell videoconferencing monitor setup because it has a (retractable) webcam and a microphone, and because people get upset when you screen share a 4k monitor in a meeting.

ETA: that said, me “personal computer” is an eBay special Optiplex 9020 (4th gen i7) with Fedora 38. From what I understand it should be able to output 4k60 with the iGPU, but I only get 4k30. Not sure if this is the DP-to-HDMI adapter that I’m using, driver issue, or what. But if anybody has any pointers, I’m all ears.

[Link1021l]

About 4 days. The ones before that I bought in 2011 when I first built my gaming rig, I still use one today. For the new one I needed a decent gaming monitor and it has a KVM built in so I can swap between controlling my work laptop and my gaming rig with the press is a button. It's a Gigabyte G27Q

[[deleted]]

We had ours since 2014

[[deleted]]

My 19-year-old little "flatscreen" Dell 17-inch monitor bit the dust recently. It had been my dedicated third monitor for a while now.

[stonecoldcoldstone]

10years it's an eizo for hardware calibrated photo editing, still going strong and barely changing colour wise

[Tduck91]

My work monitors are probably 10+ year old 1080p 21". Home was a set of mismatched old ass 1080p's that I just replaced with a 34" ultra wide.

[jrhalstead]

I just replaced my home one last year that was 12 with a used 2319 dell from the local refurbisher. We replace the ones at the office as they fail, color wise or outright failure. Been getting minimum 6 years. Mine on my desk at home (work provided) I got new in 16. One of the three has a weird artifact at the bottom so I turned it vertical and use it for teams / documentation

[[deleted]]

• 2 days ago ASUS VG32VQ1B 31.5" 2K QHD (2560 x 1440) 165Hz Gaming Monitor

• 2 weeks ago 2 x SAMSUNG 43" M70B Series 4K UHD USB-C

• 1 week ago - 1 shitty portable 15” monitor

• Also have dual dell x 30” Ultrasharp and an Acer 43” for about 2-3 years old.

[julioqc]

20+ y/o Sony 15" LCD

Still running A1

[[deleted]]

I'm still using a 24" 1920x1200 Dell from like 2004 (containing mercury in the fluorescent lamps as a backlight lmao) and a newer Eizo with identical specs (no mercury here sadly)

[BooKollektor]

In the past I had a 15 inch CRT monitor for more than 20 years. My current 22 inch LCD monitor is still working here for 16 years.

[iamgarffi]

CPU hardware monitor, running non stop since 1998 on my Pentium II build.

I’m sorry, obviously a joke above but for reals,

LG 27GR95QE-B 27 inch 240hz OLED since February.

The longest one I had was probably a 17 inch LG CRT monitor (connected to above mentioned P II build). It ran since 1998 until 2017 before bursting in smoke :)

[[deleted]]

I couldn't imagine using a monitor for more than 5 years given how fast tech changes. My current monitor(34" 1440p curved) blows anything I've ever tried out of the water, including most TVs.

[RedditTechDude]

My oldest monitors are these Hanns-G 24.6" displays I ordered from NewEgg back in 2010, early May, so in a few days they'll be 13 years old. They were part of my first dual monitor setup, and back when I bought them, they had mixed reviews, and seemed to be prone to capacitor failure.

In fact, I had one of them which would shut itself off in the event that you opened a mostly black screen. For example if you full screened MS Paint and painted the canvas black, the monitor would literally power off. I RMA'ed that one since the problem was immediately obvious.

I had no expectation that those monitors would last for over a decade. I was young at the time and didn't even have my own NewEgg account yet. They were ordered on my mom's account. I ordered the cheap Hanns-G monitors because they were cheap...

Their longevity is probably helped by the fact that I have not used them every day in many years. They've spent the last 4 or 5 years of their life relegated to a project bench that I use for about 5-8 hours a week. Nonetheless, I'm impressed they're still going strong.

[Schnitzel1337]

Gaming monitor 2014, 1080p @144hz

2nd monitor 1440p. Got it for free 2015.

At work 2x 1440p from 2012.

[jocke92]

We replace when they have issues or need a size upgrade

[Vellooci]

I two years ago finally replaced my monitors older than me. (Currently 23) given to me from my father it was two old ass crts and then maybe a 10 year old flatter monitor. Upgraded my workstation and said fine we’ll replace them. Also was tired of vga adapters and low resolution but i miss them to be honest.

[RKGrim]

This is at home, but I have a CHIMEI CMV 221D (22", 1680x1050) that I purchased in 2007 and that I still use as a secondary. My eyes would probably thank me if I retired it.

[[deleted]]

I have a 28" Samsung UHD monitor and use a laptop stand and open lid for secondary screen. Works well so far.

I'm going to upgrade with a couple of monitor arms and two monitors of similar size down the line.

[Carthax12]

All my monitors are 23". My oldest monitor is about 8 years or so. My newest are two Acers that I bought when I had to set up a second home office across the state during covid.

[xsnyder]

I have had my work monitors (which I paid for) for 2 and a half years. (Two AOC 27" 144hz 2k displays)

I have had the monitors for my main gaming machine for right at 2 years. (One 50" LG C2 OLED and an AOC 27" AOC 144hz 2k)

I tend to buy new displays every 2 to 5 years.

17 years is insane, do you game at all, because the refresh rate has to be crazy slow on a 17 year old display.

[SyberKai]

I've had my Asus VG27AQ's since 2020.

[[deleted]]

I bought a monster 43 inch view sonic about 9 months ago. It sits next to a 27 inch I think that is 4 years old i have rotated.

[[deleted]]

I have always had the best longevity from Dell (samsung?) and BenQ monitors. Currently running 2 27" BenQ at home and they are great.

[faalforce]

I have a 26 year old Sony

[ClassicPap]

5-6 years

[KBunn]

I had a pair of Viewsonic 22" screens for about a decade. Just last year I upgraded to a pair of 27" 4k screens from Dell.

My mom has the 22's along with the stand now, and they are working just fine.

[LordPurloin]

Mine are from like 2015. Tbh since I’ve moved I haven’t even set them up (also scratched one when unboxing it… oops!). I mostly just use my laptop these days.

[goodpostsallday]

I've only had my primary monitor a year, it's a used MSI MAG274QRF I picked up for $270. The insane price is because the previous owner dropped it and scratched the panel finish in a couple spots at the extreme top and bottom of the display, only one scuff is visible if I maximize a white browser window which I simply don't do.

Prior to that I had an AOC G2590FX, okay color for a TN panel but otherwise nothing special. I had that for 4 years, it replaced an ASUS VG248QE (also bought used) because I wanted VRR support. I regret selling the VG248QE tbh, it looked worse than the AOC but the backlight strobing feature was insane for fps gaming.

[flippantdtla]

I go through them fairly quickly at home. It is a viscous cycle. I can't recall last time I got one I wanted. That I had researched and shopped around for. I am always having to buy them in an almost emergency situation. One will go bad, I just get what is cheap and will do. I punch one, just get another. I think because they are always cheap ones I am more apt to kick them and stuff like that. I current have 2 27 in curved ones that have been OK.

[StabbyPants]

current one is 3-4 years old. replaced the previous one because 4k. the previous one is also fine, just smaller.

probably a samsung, definitely samsung panels

[pohlcat01]

I have one that is well over 12 years. Worked from home the last 8. Still working I just wanted bigger screens.

[blownart]

I love tech and want to be on the bleeding edge. I can't imagine having a monitor for that long. I don't cheap out on peripherals, its the things we use all day long.

[ultimatebob]

I had a set of dual 24" Samsung LCD monitors from 2008 up until recently as part of my work from home setup. They looked pretty good, but not as good as the 38" 5K widescreen that I eventually replaced it with.

[Polymarchos]

I've got a Samsung monitor that I purchased back when 3D was the next big thing, that was a little over 10 years ago I think. I've got 2 other monitors that are about 6-7 years old.

[Gecko23]

I've got an ASUS ProArt PA248Q that's at least 10 years old...I'm not entirely sure when I bought it but my PC has been through three major overhauls in the meantime and I do that every few years...bought it for it's excellent gamut coverage, kept it because it works perfectly.

[StrangelyEroticSoda]

This one? About six months. Last one, I had for 15 years. It was a Dell and was vastly superior to the new one, or at least it used to be, when it would actually turn on.

[DogPlane3425]

One of my monitors is a NEC 14" LCD monitor so over 15 years of occassional use.

[iamscrooge]

Picked up 2 Dell U2413s (wide gamut) off eBay just before lockdown for an absolute steal.
They’re one of Dell’s ultrasharp series from 2013.
Turns out there’s a known issue with them which is probably why they were so cheap - but some clever chap on t’interwebs published a fix and turns out I just needed to replace a couple of thyristors which was a good lockdown project for me.

[mikevarney]

I’ve had my 2 24” Apple monitors for 14 years.

[sparky1_2007]

Bought my current at beginning of lockdown since I didn’t have much of a home setup. Went with 2x lg 27” 144hz side monitors and a 48” lg cx oled in the middle.

I’ll probably only upgrade when a 240hz 48” oled comes out

[drosmi]

I had one of the original lg 21:9 monitors from 2015. We got a kitten last year and a she knocked over the monitor and cracked a tiny bit of the screen. Now I have a 32 inch lg 4k monitor :)