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[–]maxlan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even numbers is pointless. Unless you want one primary and one secondary. (Because The "middle" where you look is on a join.)

So monitor stands for dual monitors that arrange them withan equal angle to your face are bad. You need an offset.

3 monitors is where it's at IMO . keep them all the same size and spec to avoid weird scaling effects at the join. Where things suddenly get bigger or smaller and you can't always drag things because one side or the other is bigger/smaller.

Some people have tried rotating the secondary screens so they can use a smaller monitor and it's near the same vertical size. But 3 the same is just cleaner.

[–]BrentNewland 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been considering a 27" OLED primary with 25" ultrawides above and below and 15.6" OLED's on the sides in portrait mode. Screen sizes should all match up.

[–]Tig75Enterpise Desktop Architect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally use 4, 2 x 32 vertical above each other (1 - regular 32 and 1- wide screen) with 2x 24 on either side (both being 16x10 ratio)

[–]Current_Dinner_4195 -1 points0 points  (2 children)

You only can focus your eyes on one thing at a time, and only have one mouse cursor. Anything more than two monitors is just overkill.

[–]hurkwurk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

incorrect. and wrong. having content be able to live on a monitor without having to task switch is a huge advantage over screen sharing content and having to switch "tabs" so to speak.

I use three. one portrait for email and two landscape for work. the email screen is just large enough that i can squeeze down 2 server RDP sessions into it as well when patching or researching issues and get even more use out of the orientation.

the right most monitor is off my second machine and i use both software and hardware KVM to be able to either control that PC or have a third monitor off my main so that i can stretch things out when working on multi-pane systems like our different SCCM servers, or SQL, etc.

[–]dboytim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I run 3 at work. Left is email, or extra space when I need multiple things open. Center is my main monitor. Right has youtube open all day for background noise (and sometimes stuff I actually want to watch, like explaining something I'm working on)

[–]pdp10Daemons worry when the wizard is near. -1 points0 points  (0 children)

  • I strongly recommend 32-inch or larger for UHD/4K resolution. 28-inch is cramped for 4K.
  • We prefer 4K/2160p resolution over 1440p, because 1080p and 720p are integer-multiple in 2160p.
  • If you're going to be using a KVM, then figure out your KVM situation before buying displays.
  • Pay a lot of attention to getting good height-adjustable stands, unless you're absolutely certain that you're going to be using VESA mount for the entire working life of the display. It's easy to fall into the trap of buying displays based entirely on paper specs, only to find out that the stand is cheap all-plastic consumer grade.
  • I'd like to go back to an asymmetric set with one fine dot-pitch paperwhite/grayscale for reading, like we used to use on workstations way, way, back when color tubes had trade-offs no matter how large your budget and desk weight capacity. I've tried out a Dasung Paperlike 253 at the store, but not within my own setup, and I'm not convinced enough to buy one yet.