Dilemma regarding monitor purchase.

john1911 said:

I have used 27" 2560x1440 monitor in the past

Click to expand...

At what scaling?

Scaling plays a big role here, if you buy a high resolution monitor thinking that it will give more screen space that is not necessarily the case, for example when we compare 1080p to 1440p, the 1440p gives you 33% more screen space than 1080p, when both monitors are set to the typical 100% scaling.

If you buy a 27inch 1440p monitor depending upon how far you sit and how good your eyesight is, you will set your scaling, either to 100% or 125%. You might find the text is too small at 100% scaling for long working hours.

If you set 125% scaling on 1440p monitor, everything will become slightly bigger, but your effective resolution in terms of screen space now becomes 2048x1152 (2560/1.25 = 2048 and 1440/1.25 = 1152)

Now notice the 2048x1152 is basically the same space as 1920x1080, only few pixels more.

---

If you really need the screen space, you might be able to get 3 1080p monitors set them side by side and you will get effective resolution of 5760x1080. Now this will become ultra ultra wide so to mitigate that issue slightly you can get 3 22inch monitors instead of 24inch. The only small issue with this is setup is the vertical screen space, you won't be able to view a A4 page fully without scrolling. If you are okay with doing one scroll per page than it is fine.

If you are sure that you will use 100% scaling with 27 inch 1440p monitor, then 2 of those side by side can be good option, 3 is even better but will get expensive. Two 1440p monitor side by side will give you effective resolution of 5120x1440, in this resolution you will be able to fit a A4 page if 100% scaling is used. The horizontal resolution is less than the previous setup and also you will get line in the center (unless you put one monitor on the side and one in the center), in this you will typically place 2 windows on one monitor and 1 window on the other monitor. I personally don't like this uneven distribution.

If you get 4k 32 inch monitor everything will be too small at 100% scaling, most probably you will have to use 150%, if you are not sitting really close to the monitor. At 150% scaling your effective screen space resolution will be 2560x1440p, yup 4k resolution at 150% scaling gives you the same screen space as 1440p monitor at 100% scaling.

Why not have 2 monitor setup? main one horizontal and a vertical on the side. If you are getting widescreen and want to make do with just one monitor then get as big size as you get. Now I don't know much about widescreen monitors (simply haven't used one) but maybe if its big enough you won't have issue with 3 different windows open. It might not be in your desired budget.

Seriously your best bet would be to just have 2 monitors in your orientation of choice. Check out this LG monitor that can also be swiveled to vertical position

Unless you don't have space physically, 34 ultrawide probably would be best - its basically same ppi as 27 but with more width - isnt that what you want ?
It would be hassle free vs 2 monitor setup. Not sure if its available at that cost. I think taxes are higher for 34 vs 32, so maybe 32 could be cheaper ?

Also 32 4k is not too big, its very nice i am using it and came from 27 1440p. Cheapest option in amazon on quick look is at 23k but it has very bad colors. There are other options between 25k and 30k.
1080 ultrawide (2560 x 1080) has less pixels vs 27 1440p - i wouldnt touch it.

This was the cheapest 34" 1440p ultrawide I could find:
https://www.computronicsmultivision...hcns7tua21fWWsmRnxQiuZ78QCAae3lsBjj--jg0TVFRs

All the other options seem to be 30k or more

I have a 29 inch 2560x1080 monitor (LG). I can answer any specific questions you have about this.

Overall I am happy with the 2 years of use but I'm looking to upgrade to a 32 inch 4k/1440p in the future, mostly for the vertical space. This is basically the same height as a 24 inch monitor, which is OK but only by a small margin.