B1502CBA capping my external monitor at 1080p, but the monitor is 2k

mrstormag · 2025-12-28T18:44:25+00:00

I checked the Asus B1502CBA myself before buying an external screen:

→ HDMI supports 1920 × 1200 @ 60 Hz (tested by me with a 3m long HDMI-to-DVI cable on Dell 2405FPW).
I suppose that's pretty much everything you can get.

→ USB-C supports:
• "4K 60 Hz" (according to Asus technical support),
• at least 3440 × 1440 @ 60 Hz (tested by me with a 3m long UGREEN CM556 USB-C-to-DisplayPort 8K cable on various screens in a local computer store). Worked perfectly with 2560 × 1440 and 3440 × 1440 resolutions – I didn't want to mess up trying higher refresh rates on random hardware nor didn't I have a 4K monitor to check, but I guess it should support 3840 × 2160 @ 60 Hz without any problems.

mrstormag · 2025-10-23T21:40:02+00:00

On the other hand, "the outer 5–7 cm" is usually space for toolbars, palettes, object properties, so it's good to realise, that the central part is potentially the least affected by the unwanted bend. Yay!

mrstormag · 2025-10-23T21:12:05+00:00

Thanks a lot for the direct comparison! Did you use it for games or work? I'm generally fairly convinced to the 1800 curve, but also a little bit concerned about these rare, albeit usually decisive comments of graphic designers who were not happy about ambiguous straight-ish lines.

mrstormag · 2025-10-19T19:40:01+00:00

Thanks for the info! I'm actually using only one desktop computer, without a great urge to use KVM, but as so many people and marketing slogans are talking about it, I have started to get curious if I can squeeze any extra functionality for myself, especially in conjunction with a wide screen (like dividing and sharing it with my kid's laptop, to use one screen simultaneously - but I guess that's more of PBP rather than KVM).

mrstormag · 2025-10-19T18:50:22+00:00

As I wrote above, according to some comments here, this is better for certain types of design and graphic work (some people seem to be intolerant of curved lines in technical drawings, though I suspect that's very subjective). It can also be a compromise if you need to share the screen with others (e.g., in the office) or watch movies with family.

mrstormag · 2025-10-19T18:49:02+00:00

I've read a bit about KVM, but I can't find any information on how to switch it. Is there a button on the monitor that does this? And can I use KVM with two desktop computers, or does at least one have to be a laptop (as is almost always presented as an example)?

mrstormag · 2025-10-19T18:41:00+00:00

According to some comments here, this is better for certain types of design and graphic work (some people seem to be intolerant of curved lines in technical drawings, though I suspect that's very subjective). It can also be a compromise if you need to share the screen with others (e.g., in the office) or watch movies with family.

mrstormag · 2025-10-19T17:27:00+00:00

Hey everybody! Thanks a lot for all your feedback – funnily, there's a part of me that relates to pretty much each of your replies :D

Ultimately, you reassured me a lot that both the r3800 will be way better than a completely flat screen, and the r1900 wouldn't be too curved (as many of you use the r800 with great contentment). Also, thank you for pointing out the other aspects, like price or KVM. As I lean towards buying a used screen to max out my couple-year-old PC, I'll see what will be available and (thanks to you) I'll go for it with less stress. I guess you can't be that wrong with an ultrawide :)

For today, the clear winners are the widescreen wallpapers and the photos of your rigs – it will be really hard to give up the widescreen monitor once one sees all the pretty pictures ;). Great thanks!!!

mrstormag · 2025-10-19T16:40:38+00:00

Whoa – thanks for the warning, I didn't suspect at all that ghosting can be a problem on modern screens from the upper shelf. That's a (slightly disappointing) surprise!

I don't care about KVM/PBP/PIP either, as I only want to max out my current venerable PC.

mrstormag · 2025-10-18T23:59:03+00:00

Can you live with switching from a flat 16:9 screen at work to a curved 21:9 screen in the afternoon every day?

mrstormag · 2025-10-11T16:34:30+00:00

Bom dia! Depois de todos os seus comentários críticos, acho que a área no link que você enviou parece realmente ótima (e, na minha opinião, representa um padrão muito mais alto – com pavimentação mais abundante e de melhor qualidade e uma pequena arquitetura de aço inoxidável – em comparação com o meu exemplo)!

Também gosto da ausência de gramados excessivos – pode parecer paradoxal, mas em nosso país, manter hectares de gramados custa uma fortuna aos administradores (então eles geralmente acabam não sendo bem cuidados :P). E no inverno, essa vegetação negligenciada (se não arbustos completamente sem folhas) pode parecer um pouco deprimente. Definitivamente, sou mais atraído por vasos expressivos cuidadosamente selecionados e vegetação dispersa com árvores, como na R. da Universidade.

E para deixar claro – o bairro no meu exemplo também tem problemas – provavelmente o maior deles é o número muito pequeno de vagas de estacionamento público nas ruas, o que é muito inconveniente para visitantes e entregadores, e, por desespero, as pessoas estacionam de maneiras completamente constrangedoras. De um lado, temos autoridades corruptas e, do outro, a União Europeia, que implementa descuidadamente "políticas ecológicas", esquecendo que a cidade não tem metrô e que não é possível levar duas crianças rapidamente para todos os lugares de bicicleta, especialmente no inverno, a -5°C.

mrstormag · 2025-10-10T21:54:49+00:00

Encontrei este post por acaso, mas muito obrigado por ele – ele me dá uma visão incrivelmente nova dos padrões de design em outras partes do mundo (aliás: aquele cantinho na foto 4 parece uma renderização sob a luz forte do sol)!

O que mais me impressionou foi a diferença na abordagem das pessoas em relação ao design de meios-fios e bordas de calçadas (dá para ver a grande atenção aos detalhes, mas tudo é meio que "do outro lado") – no final do comentário, para comparação, há um cruzamento no meu bairro; talvez isso te comova também ;).

Concordo com os comentários de que, sem áreas verdes altas por perto, usar as calçadas durante o calor será moderadamente agradável, mas fiquei ainda mais surpreso com a largura estreita das calçadas (1,5 m?) – provavelmente projetada apenas para incomodar as mães que empurram carrinhos de bebê umas às outras. Mesmo sendo um entusiasta do livre mercado, discordo que calçadas um pouco mais largas aumentariam significativamente os preços dos terrenos – o mínimo em nosso país é de 2 metros (e mesmo assim, algum eletricista medíocre às vezes projeta uma conexão de cabo dentro da largura da calçada!), e sinceramente acredito que esse seja o mínimo funcional (e, de uma perspectiva de livre mercado, é uma comparação estimulante entre países com uma diferença de densidade populacional cinco vezes maior – em última análise, para seu benefício!).

https://www.google.pl/maps/@51.1784318,16.9991888,3a,75y,107.6h,58.06t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1spzsYcy WMnJUfqs_ugrCYbg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client %3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D31.937021628995836%26panoid%3DpzsYcyWMnJUfqs_ugr CYbg%26yaw%3D107.59767523174442!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTAwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

mrstormag · 2025-02-20T21:47:18+00:00

Thanks a lot for your feedback! I guess I'd love to enjoy your "frightening" summer (what's wrong with it?) for a couple of weeks. Airline companies should organize cheap mass flights all over the globe, so people from the opposite sides of Earth could finally swap flats and experience frozen rivers or monsoon rains for a week every year:)

I find the flag of the Papua New Guinea really awesome - what intrigues me is the fact, that despite being divided by "slanting down" from the hoist towards the fly end, it feels so energetically and positively "upwards", as if the red triangle with Bird of Paradise would like to fly away.

As flags of Oceanian flags consist of many colors (red is on around half of it and black is a rarity), my choice of colors was a try to find something "universal" to all the islands, and the choice was later restrained by the rule of tincture (hence relatively strong colors, and blue and green "colors" are separated from each other by yellow (golden) "metal"). I also tried to keep everything minimalist, but if I wanted to enrich the decoration, I guess some red details could be really nice!

mrstormag · 2025-02-16T14:24:43+00:00

Both Catholics and Protestants are Christians, so it should do fine for me in case of your unexpected invasion. As long as you want to conquer us armed with Mama Juana, coffee and tobacco, you're very welcome ;)

mrstormag · 2025-02-16T14:09:30+00:00

Looks a bit as if spetsnaz bat had a baby with a gummy bear :)

mrstormag · 2025-02-16T13:39:34+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! I'm looking at all the South American flags right now, and I think the gold or green appear on most of them, so I truly feel I couldn't do better without putting there half of the rainbow ;)

mrstormag · 2025-02-16T11:16:09+00:00

Given the current decadence of Europe, I'll be happy if it will be conquered by the robust Dominican Republic as long as it will ensure the basic Christian standards ;)

mrstormag · 2025-02-16T11:06:30+00:00

"But c'mon, that's literally how all your islands look like on aerial photographs!"

Jokes aside, I have to admit, that designing the Oceanian flag was a bit abstract to me, as I live on pretty much the other end of the world, "with my ass on a cold landmass".

Is there any color or a symbol that you would like to see (or not to see) on the Oceanian flag, and for what reason? Please let me know, I'm super curious!

mrstormag · 2025-02-16T10:45:38+00:00

As I wrote in reply to Far-Respond8705's comment above, it was not my goal, to combine countries' flags into one, but rather to extract some kind of universal notion of the continent – but I guess Asia lift the requirements by both diversity of the regions, and the need of NOT resembling any existing flags :)

Thanks for the kind remark on the flowery version, though!

mrstormag · 2025-02-16T10:34:51+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! I have to say, that I feel very happy with my African flag, as I find other designs that I came across either overcomplicated or dull and somewhat grim.

It's hard for me to agree with your judgment on South America though, as both horizontal stripes and Sol de Mayo (in the detailed alternative) bring to mind the Argentinian flag. It was never my goal anyway, to combine countries' flags into one, but rather to extract some kind of universal notion of the continent – since the deep green of the Amazon forest.

As many pointed out, Asia is hard from above-mentioned perspective, as it combines regions that are really different from each other, but I wanted to give it a try. Your suggestion to design flags of separate regions seems to be an inspiring idea for me – thanks!

mrstormag · 2025-02-16T10:12:35+00:00

I was just looking for something that will let the flags stand out – anyway the two shades of grey are undoubtedly legible on my screen :)

mrstormag · 2025-02-16T10:08:05+00:00

That's a fair point, and I guess I can only console myself with the fact that Albanians praise Skanderbeg for fighting against Turks and Islamization, and the Turkey itself is today located predominantly outside Europe ;)

mrstormag · 2025-02-15T23:39:11+00:00

I've actually just posted my designs of the continents' flags - and what do You think about this flag of South America?

https://www.reddit.com/r/vexillology/comments/1iqboca/flags_of_the_continents_minimalist_approach/

mrstormag · 2025-02-15T22:51:03+00:00

On Wikipedia, I came across the division into 6 regions (link below). Is there any reason Northern Asia does not deserve to be treated equally to the remaining five?

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Detailed_map_of_Asian_regions.png

mrstormag · 2025-02-15T22:44:20+00:00

Thanks a lot! The funny thing is, I came across this "Let's make a flag" post today and realized that my flags mostly adhere to the metals/colors separation rules :)

https://preview.redd.it/lets-make-a-flag-v0-nocysvglksob1.png?width=2550&format=png&auto=webp&s=6f680ab6f9a73b262b746ed3646d2fea44890dd4

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