Monitor Curve Daz/Blender

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• jmucchiello Posts: 1,080

  April 22

  At the risk of being unhelpful, I can't imagine anyone can advise you better than you putting your eyes in front of one of these monitors and seeing it for yourself. If it works for Ruth and Ted, but not for Bob and Jennie, will that tell you if it will be right for you?
• barbult Posts: 26,683

  April 22

  In the days of online ordering, it is sometimes difficult to actually put your eyes on the thing you are interested in purchasing. We rely more and more on reviews and comments from other people.
• garrett_3d Posts: 134

  April 22

  FWIW, I'm on a triple monitor setup with a pair of Acer 32" and an MSI 27", all curved 4k. They look and work just fine for me. I run DS on one of the Acer monitors and VS Code on the MSI.

  That said, what works for me may not work for you, but I think you'll be OK providing you get the resolution and scaling set up correctly.
• jmucchiello Posts: 1,080

  April 22

  barbult said:

  In the days of online ordering, it is sometimes difficult to actually put your eyes on the thing you are interested in purchasing. We rely more and more on reviews and comments from other people.

  I didn't say it was simple. I just said it doesn't matter if thousands of people say yea or nay to the curved monitor. It only matters what happens when they look at it with their eyes. All the 5-star reviews in the world mean nothing if something about the setup bugs them.
• Zoritae Posts: 54

  April 22

  For those of us who are older and also suffer from presbyopia, I'm discovering that screen height is the most important factor. And yes, for me it's essential to know about other people's experiences; it's very valuable information that we can find in forums (as long as you don't run into a troll, haha!).
• barbult Posts: 26,683

  April 22

  Zoritae said:

  For those of us who are older and also suffer from presbyopia, I'm discovering that screen height is the most important factor. And yes, for me it's essential to know about other people's experiences; it's very valuable information that we can find in forums (as long as you don't run into a troll, haha!).

  Yes, I have that same issue. I have my monitor set as low as possible. I finally got so tired of craning my neck up and down to see the monitor through the "right" part of my progressive lenses, that I bought a pair of prescription single focal length lenses just to use on the computer. That has made a huge improvement in ability to see top to bottom with comfort and clarity.  
• Richard Haseltine Posts: 109,754

  April 22

  barbult said:

  Zoritae said:

  For those of us who are older and also suffer from presbyopia, I'm discovering that screen height is the most important factor. And yes, for me it's essential to know about other people's experiences; it's very valuable information that we can find in forums (as long as you don't run into a troll, haha!).

  Yes, I have that same issue. I have my monitor set as low as possible. I finally got so tired of craning my neck up and down to see the monitor through the "right" part of my progressive lenses, that I bought a pair of prescription single focal length lenses just to use on the computer. That has made a huge improvement in ability to see top to bottom with comfort and clarity.  

  Yes, I have a special pair of computer glasses (though the curent pair is actually my old reading glasses, which now seem to be the right distance, so that saved a bit of money).
• prixat Posts: 1,620

  7:02AM

  I used a curved 50" tv, as a monitor, for a while and now use a flat 55" tv. The curve has proved completely unnecessary.
• Zoritae Posts: 54

  7:18AM

  prixat dijo:

  Durante un tiempo utilicé un televisor curvo de 50 pulgadas como monitor, y ahora uso un televisor plano de 55 pulgadas. La curvatura ha resultado ser completamente innecesaria.

  Thanks for your comments.

  When I say that the most important thing, at least for me, in a monitor is its height, I mean the screen's dimensions. A typical 37" screen might measure around 43-44 cm, while a 43" screen might measure approximately 55-56 cm.

  That's the factor that determines how large the fonts, icons, etc., will appear.

  I also went to the optician to get custom-made glasses, and they fit perfectly; I can't live without them now.

  The thing is, my current 43" monitor is breaking down (horizontal lines are starting to appear), and I think I'm going to end up getting a 49" flat screen monitor, which I'm already looking at.

  Thanks, Prixat, for the information.

  Best regards and many thanks to everyone.

   
• garrett_3d Posts: 134

  9:20AM edited 9:23AM

  I was never a fan of curved monitors, probably mainly due to the inflated price of them when they were the new thing in town. However, now I find them a valuable addition to my setup.

  For instance, my second PC (which I'm using now) has a 24" MSI Optix curved monitor and a 27" Philips full HD flat screen above it. The MSI is so much easier to see because it doesn't catch lighting glare like the flat screen does. As much as I love my Philips monitor, I think I'll be upgrading it to the same 27" MSI I have as the third screen on my main PC.

   

  EDIT: Uploaded a picture from my iPhone so you can see what I mean, don't know why it's ended up sideways.

  

  

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  Post edited by garrett_3d at 9:23AM