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Posted by max__dev 4 days ago

I don't like curved displays(blog.danielh.cc)
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seper8 23 hours ago|
I have a 2x 4k ultrawide. The Samsung Oddysey 55(?)inch variant.

Not only is it very bright and legible, the fact that the screen takes up my field of view helps me focus.

And I connect it to my MacBook using two seperate HDMI cables, so it's essentially two seperate monitors without bezels. I think I'll probably keep this monitor for a decade or so: any higher DPI and it doesn't make any difference because you have to size up the text. Any brighter and my eyes will burn out of their sockets.

zamadatix 23 hours ago||
The top end Samsung Odyssey monitors definitely near impossible to beat with any other choice for folks that prefer curved displays. For folks that like flat, something like the PG32UQX is probably one of the better equivalents since the flat Odyssey monitors always assume "I want the highest end version" = "I want the curved version".

For those who don't care about maximum brightness quite as much, the new OLEDs are getting quite good for both curved and flat (though the lifespan issue isn't quite as fully solved as the manufacturers would like to have you believe, it's significantly better).

> any higher DPI and it doesn't make any difference because you have to size up the text.

I get irked (to perhaps irrational levels) when a monitor's DPI (really PPI) is phrased in terms of how big text appears. Text is already sized in physically based units (even when CSS lies and says "px" it's really fractions of an inch, similar to pt), DPI is how sharp/clear the text ends up looking for the given font size.

A monitor with twice the DPI should give you clearer text, not smaller text.

helsinki 18 hours ago||
How do you use two of these massive monitors? They are stacked vertically?
ardit33 14 hours ago||
Nah... I do like them. I like having an ultrawide monitor, and curved is a must .
gtech1 23 hours ago||
"straight lines are no longer straight"

Minkowski space-time enters the chat

theodric 23 hours ago||
I think curves make sense for e.g. those 34-40" 21:9 and 49" 32:9 displays, because otherwise the edges are much further from your peripheral vision, requiring you to change focus significantly to look at different parts of the screen. My mother has a 22" 16:9 curved screen, and it's impossible to sit at a distance for which the curve is useful while still preserving your ability to actually focus on the fucking thing.
boboboboboboo 23 hours ago|
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