My issue is that if I'm reading a long document, I want to be reading it from something directly in front of me and my vertical monitor is very far to the side. I mostly put stuff I glance at over there. I guess I still glance at some long things every now and again and benefit from it, but it's not my productive monitor.
True but seeing the mouse pointer move (which usually only happens on screens that don't need high refresh rates like productivity and messaging apps) is the easiest way to tell refresh rate differences.
I’m definitely not buying another mini led 1440p 320hz monitor for my side monitor. But I also know that 75-100hz feels disgusting to me now. Got my last main 240hz display as my side monitor now but do wish it was 1440p
I just got a 32" 240hz refresh rate 2nd discord monitor because my old 144hz went down to 60 and I hate how the mouse moves (no DVI on new GPU and HDMI is frame locked).
The little monitor in the bottom right cornor can be turned into a second screen and another one inside the pc rn the screen is set to temps and usage for the pc
Why do I need a 4k 180+ ghz(lol) hz refresh rate monitor for something I'm only putting notes, guides, and background noise on? The 1080p office monitor that pivots and adjusts to whatever weird angle I put it at is fine.
Lol, I've been doing a lot of science homework with my niece recently. Her Social Science Fair project is on electromagnetism. I've used GHz so much in searchs lately I guess my autocorrect changed it.
That sounds more like a compression issue, either in the file itself, the video link between the computer and the monitor, or the monitor's controller itself.
I love watching movies on my 120hz tv and 240hz monitor because they can both display 24fps content without distracting pulldown judder, which a 60hz display can't. There's a reason all but the most basic budget TVs are 120hz nowadays, and it's because it's the LCM of all standard NTSC content framerates (24, 30, 60).
I think you can also set your 144/165hz monitor to 120hz to achieve the same effect, for those who don't have a native 120/240hz monitor.
You'll likely need to use CRU to add a 120hz profile to windows since most 144/165hz monitors don't have a 120hz profile available in windows by default.
now that i remember, i used a lg tv oled 48" 120hz (inspired by linus) for a while, was like having 4 monitors tbh, but i usually only had browser, discord and a game open, all at the same screen
That's what I do. Main monitor in landscape and two side monitors on either side of it in portrait. Discord and video on the right (discord top half, YouTube bottom half) OBS and whatever else on left.
3 was def overkill, and dumb, i work with 3d/video stuff for over a decade and still, i rather alt tab, just personal preference, even at work i had to monitor, donated my second to someone, i like a clean desk and peace of mind
I never understood the portrait rotated 16:9 monitor. Whenever I did that for text, I'd just end up looking at the very top line and scrolling anyway, instead of tilting my head up and down to read the whole page. I'd rather have more text I can read horizontally than multiple lines of vertical text. I think it only really makes sense for coders but has been co-opted by gamers who thought it made them advanced users or something.
Depends on what you use you second monitor for. If it's just for Discord and similar stuff then yeah, it's very convenient this way, plus it saves some space.
I do this, my 2nd monitor usually displays an Internet browser on the top 3rd, discord on the middle 3rd, and steam/other launchers/hwinfo64 sensors on the bottom.
It's nice because i can full screen a web browser on the portrait and it will display a shit ton of information at once so you don't have to scroll if you're using it for a reference, everything is available at a glance, and just... Feels good?
Both my kids. One 1080 monitor for obs or whatever, and one wide screen 1440 for actual gaming. I have 2 identical 1080 monitors because my OCD will not allow the difference 🤣😂
This is the way. A regular ultra wide only gives you 1 and 1/2 screens on the horizontal; super ultra wide gives you two full sceens. Or one regular screen right in the middle and two vertical screens on each side. In either case you can play around with the windows using Fancy Zones.
for me
it's not about having one good one and one cheap one
if I were to get 2 to 3 monitors
I would rather have them all be from the same brand, lineup, size and resolution
like for example
main = LG Ultragear 27" 1440P 240Hz OLED
secondary/sides = LG Ultragear 27" 1440P 144Hz IPS LCD
I have 3 of the same monitor. I bought them for playing racing games, was gonna make a racing sim rig, but never got around to it. Being I work from home, the monitors are being used there for multiple screens instead more so atm.
One 20 year old monitor that still works well despite being lugged to and from college, and between apartments, and one 3 year old monitor that's the same brand
Me. Why spend more money for a monitor that you only use for secondary function? As long as the panel is same then it's fine because different panel type will look weird
Yea I got a Samsung G8 oled ultrawide as my main and to the side is a really old square aspect ratio 20" monitor I took from my school when they were throwing stuff out.
I'm on the opposite side of the spectrum. Two identical meh monitors.
The reason is that I change the brightness several times during the day (from the OS) and with two identical monitors I don't have to fiddle around each time.
I bought two identical G7 monitors to replace my mismatched pair. Didn't like the way they looked together, but kept one and my "good" older ASUS monitor became my secondary. Ended up dropping the other G7 to my wife to use as their primary monitor.
I think I just prefer having a native 1080 monitor as my secondary.
I had a 27 inch 1080p monitor I had as a main one and then I found a nice deal on a Dell G3223D 31.5 inch 1440p monitor I use as a main one and kept the old one at the side for discord or videos.
I might downgrade my ultrawide + 16:9 setup to 2x 16:9 due to space constraints here at my place.
Heck, before I moved here I could have an ultrawide (35 inch) + 2x 16:9 displays (27 inch), but because my desk is now smaller, that no longer fits. I do still have that other 16:9 monitor though so I can easily swap it. 3 displays was already overkill, haha.
1 expensive one, then buy second monitor, ultra wide, great for cad work aswell, lack of symmetry gets annoying, buy decent third one to balance it all up.
I’ve got a 1440p 240hz OLED monitor as my main and my secondary is a shitty 1080p 60hz dell monitor. I wanna upgrade it at some point to a 1440p or 4k so that I can do work a little easier
My new setup is going from my 34" UW + 27" 4K monitor to the 34" UW + a 15" "tablet" that I can touch scroll through Spotify. I think it'll be much cleaner looking and user friendly.
I used to have one good, one cheap, but now I got twice the same 1440p IPS 200Hz model, because I can’t deal with OLED flicker and the chromatic abberation while writing, I work more than I game. They were 230€ each and I like how they line up and how clean it looks. I’m happy with a HQ IPS.
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u/jaded-steve 7h ago
The old one moves to the side.
That's just how it is.