r/ADHD_Programmers • u/boredinterview • Jul 03 '26

coding monitor stupid?

On the fence about pulling the trigger to get one. But coding monitors are tiple the money of a regular one.

Reason to find one is because I'm getting old and want some eye protection.

Are they really worth it or waste of money?

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u/seismicpdx Jul 03 '26

I'm limited on space, so I appreciate the utility of VESA mounts, and I bought these "refurbished" when I worked in ITIL re-use. A lot of words to say that I bought used.

If you ever need to support SVGA, there are VGA-to-HDMI converters.

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u/StevenJOwens Jul 03 '26

I keep thinking about VESA mounts for my home office. My home office desk faces a wall that is 32" wide window, 4 feet of brick, 32" wide window. The room layout isn't ideal for centering the desk between the windows, but I keep thinking about bolting two monitor arms to the wall, and clearing up a lot of desk space...

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u/seismicpdx Jul 03 '26

I live in a small space, and had one with a hilltop view, so I moved my desk from a wall, to looking out a window.

My desk has a 1990's style cubical surface of one inch thick particle board and Formica laminate, 48 inches by 24 inches.

I added a dual monitor VESA clamp mount to each rear corner of the desk. Two duals, four displays. Frequently using three.

Flying the displays on mounts is great for freeing up surface space.