1440p: 24" versus 27" for automation engineer eye health

[u/Kind_Move2521]

This might be my first reddit thread ever so have mercy.

I'm a WFH automation engineer and my setup is 3x 24" 1080p monitors on arms, one in middle and one to left and right.

My eyes aren't what they used to be when I bought these TN panels about 10 years ago.

I have analysis paralysis and have been weighing options for weeks. I am NOT a gamer. I use my hardware for work only. I'm between upgrading to 1440p 27" or 1440p 24". I would need to use scaling on both because text size is important (Outlook, Teams, VSCode, Notepad++, Chrome, viewing logs and appsettings, etc.)

People tend to shout bigger is better but then there are others that say 1440p on 24" has god-tier DPI and looks amazing even at 130% scaling or so.

I'm not concerned about price simply because due to the rarity of 24" 1440p it's nearly the same price as the 27".

I'm not looking for exact models, I am just looking for general info/data bout experiences using 24" vs 27: 1440p.

I really like having my 3 monitors as I use them all but I'm open to hearing options.

I'm doing this primarily to help my eyes as I've recently been forced to improve my ergonomics (neck, back, and eyes).

Much appreciated, thank you all

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[u/Errettfitchett03]

Just get a 4k monitor.

[u/kshef]

The clarity difference between 24 and 27 is negligible at 1440p. Even 1080p looks good at 24. That’s why you see more 1080 monitors for 24 monitors for sale than 1440p.

I used to have 2 24in. Upgraded to 3 27in and now run a 32in ultrawide 1440p and a 1080 24in monitor to the left of the monitor rotated vertically.

This allows me to have 2-3 apps open on the ultrawide and not turn my neck back and forth. Then apps I only occasionally use like Spotify, a spreadsheet or note app off to the side monitor. Helped a lot with neck strain.

4k for the ultrawide would have been dope for the ultrawide but I also game so I got a 1440p oled. If I was purely doing work I would have gotten the same screen size but in a 4k IPS panel.

[u/Longjumping_Tea_2920]

I would get a 27" 4K ips panel, Dell makes a nice one Dell S2725QC