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geekhack Community => Other Geeky Stuff => Topic started by: noisyturtle on Sun, 06 July 2025, 19:02:25
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I've currently got a 27" for my main screen and lately I feel like it is slightly too small.
I'm not sure if 32" would even be that much of a size difference, but at the same time I am worried about desk footprint and anything in the 40" range seens like it might be too big at an arms length away from your face.
What is your optimal size and distance/setup?
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77 inch at 1.5 meter is the ideal size for a small 10x10 rooms.
27 and 32 are non starters.
98inch also work, but your back is against the wall. 77 gives people space to move up and down with standing desk..
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My rule of thumb has been to have enough height. Then as much width as you have space for.
According to most ergonomic manuals the top edge should not be higher than eye height, however.
And the sweet spot for PPI has been 100-110. That would make the ideal vertical span 1440 pixels.
So, the screen setup should be one or several of:
22" 4:3 1920×1440
24" 16:10 1920×1200
27" 16:9 2560×1440
34" 21:9 3440×1440
However, with ageing eyes, I think I'd like to try placing the screen further away, and then perhaps using even larger screens.
I feel that my 2' deep desk (one that I've had since childhood) is not deep enough any more.
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The idea of desk depth, PPI, is obsolete 1990s computer thinking.
None of that makes any sense because the original premise of computer work is a failure ergonomically.
Humans are not anatomically suited to sit at a desk for so-long. Their eyes are also not designed to stare at close objects shorter than 1 meter away.
Standing desk is a must, ontop of viewing distance 1.5 meters+. It wasn't possible in the 1990s, but now we know better.
77 inch is the absolute minimum size, BECAUSE, 1-1.5 meter viewing distance is the minimum for minimized eye strain, both focal and vergeance.
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I have used 2 screens for 20 years, ever since I bought a small one from my next-door neighbor for $10 at a yard sale.
With the internet being a constant in life nowadays, I have fallen into the habit of keeping the web up on a smaller screen on the right and doing the rest on a larger screen to the left.
Currently, I have a 27" and a 24" which are almost too big - forcing me to twist my neck when alternating between them.
But don't get me started on why square-ish screens are so much better than long screens stretched from side to side ....
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That's fine for maybe 2-3 hours a day.
It's when you approach Hard Mode, 12+ PC hours, it's really not suitable.
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I use dual screens and around 25-26 is best for me but I may go ultrawide on my next screen.
Anything bigger makes them too tall and too much head up down movement.
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Sitting is wrong.
It's been killing computer people for decades.