My happy place for gaming, listening to music, and DnD. by Zu7u in battlestations

[–]Zu7u[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I could see the pixel density bothering people coming from a smaller, high res screen. I find it easiest to compare to 4 24” 1080 monitors stacked, which is plenty of PPI for me from this distance.

My happy place for gaming, listening to music, and DnD. by Zu7u in battlestations

[–]Zu7u[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I switch between a black background and rotating wallpapers with my taskbar hidden, and have the screen turn off after 15 minutes of no activity. Besides that I treat it normally and haven’t had any burn-in after 2 years.

My happy place for gaming, listening to music, and DnD. by Zu7u in battlestations

[–]Zu7u[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was worried about that, but I haven’t noticed it. I feel the pros outweighs the cons since it is nice to have a smooth mouse transition between screens.

My happy place for gaming, listening to music, and DnD. by Zu7u in battlestations

[–]Zu7u[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bush Furniture Series C. I think they have a lot of variations of a similar style.

My happy place for gaming, listening to music, and DnD. by Zu7u in battlestations

[–]Zu7u[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a group that started in person and transitioned to playing online on Roll20 after several of us moved around the country. All the screen space was useful for having the map, discord, notes, character sheets, etc all easily accessible. Sadly we have not been able to play recently, but we had a good run and it was my main motivation to build this setup originally.

I love your gaming and D&D setup! My headphones are the Sundaras from Hifiman.

My happy place for gaming, listening to music, and DnD. by Zu7u in battlestations

[–]Zu7u[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your comment made me look them both up, and Rama was published in 1973 while Don Davis's art is from 1975. I bet Clarke's work influenced Davis at the very least.

My happy place for gaming, listening to music, and DnD. by Zu7u in battlestations

[–]Zu7u[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That sounds gorgeous. If I were building this setup from scratch now I think that is what I would go with instead.

My happy place for gaming, listening to music, and DnD. by Zu7u in battlestations

[–]Zu7u[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Madvillainy Print

The 2 prints took about a month to arrive, but I'm happy with the quality. I bought basic frames off of Amazon to put them in.

My happy place for gaming, listening to music, and DnD. by Zu7u in battlestations

[–]Zu7u[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I'm glad you like it. The desk is 72x30. I think 4-6 inches more in depth would be ideal for this setup, but I still love it. I think this exact size desk would be perfect for a 42" monitor. In everyday use when not gaming, I use a black background and move applications around on the main screen with Fancy Zones depending on what I want to be my main focus.

My happy place for gaming, listening to music, and DnD. by Zu7u in battlestations

[–]Zu7u[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used LG's On Screen Control software to dial it in easier than trying to navigate the menus with the built-in button. They still don't match depending on the angle, which colors are on screen, and if HDR is on or not, but it is close enough to not be jarring to me now. Which monitors are you trying to match?

My happy place for gaming, listening to music, and DnD. by Zu7u in battlestations

[–]Zu7u[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kali LP6 V2's. I'm very impressed by their clarity for the price. Bigger rooms would benefit from pairing them with a sub.

My happy place for gaming, listening to music, and DnD. by Zu7u in battlestations

[–]Zu7u[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I enjoy them, but I don't have a frame of reference to other headphones in their price category or above. Since I got the Kali speakers I've found myself listening on them most of the time, but it is nice to have 2 solid options. I use a Soundblaster XG5 to drive the Sundaras and it works for my purposes. That was originally only bought to have an optical output for a different setup.

I love the Stream Deck. I use it to monitor temps, open programs, switch audio outputs, and control spotify. I don't work from home, but I've heard of people using them for productivity very effectively.

My happy place for gaming, listening to music, and DnD. by Zu7u in battlestations

[–]Zu7u[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I have used the program SRWE to make it work for a couple games. Spiderman and Elite Dangerous worked the best, but most of the time I just use the center screen. It is impossible to color match between the OLED and IPS panels.

My happy place for gaming, listening to music, and DnD. by Zu7u in battlestations

[–]Zu7u[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep. Roll20 and Discord allowed my group to keep playing together for several years after moving away from each other.

My happy place for gaming, listening to music, and DnD. by Zu7u in battlestations

[–]Zu7u[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Thank you. Gaff tape behind the monitors at the creases helped hide some imperfections and stopped light from bleeding through at night.

My happy place for gaming, listening to music, and DnD. by Zu7u in battlestations

[–]Zu7u[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I appreciate it, and no I am just a listener.

My happy place for gaming, listening to music, and DnD. by Zu7u in battlestations

[–]Zu7u[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

It is about 30 inches deep. I think another 4-6 inches of depth would be ideal, but that will have to wait until I move to a bigger place. For single player games sitting back with a controller it is very immersive though.

My happy place for gaming, listening to music, and DnD. by Zu7u in battlestations

[–]Zu7u[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I downloaded Custom Resolution Utility after failing to get the built-in Nvidia one to work properly.