Wide monitors

[CAPP0]

Customer of mine is considering changing their dual-monitor setup for a single wide monitor. This is purely for aesthetics (I know, I know) and they understand that it will be less straightforward to maximise two windows side by side automatically, etc etc, but it'll look nice.

They need to be white or silver. This is purely for aesthetics (I know, I know).

What size do I need to be looking for, which will give a similar amount of viewable are to a pair of 19"-ers?

[768]

38"

[768]

I think LG do a popular 43" 4k for about £600 and a 34" 5k ultrawide for about twice that (which is white on the back).

Rumour has it Apple are going to release a 32" 6k this year, I'd imagine that might be silver, probably cost more though.

[Hoofy]

CAPP0 said:

they understand that it will be less straightforward to maximise two windows side by side automatically, etc etc,

Drag window to left or right edge, it will maximise to the side. Charge them £200 for Advanced Windows training.

30 seconds to drag a window, 15 years to learn Windows admin, etc.

[davek_964]

Surely it's more about resolution?

Two screens of AxB resolution allow you to display twice as many things as a single screen of AxB resolution. Even if you replace a 19" AxB resolution screen with a 1 mile wide AxB resolution screen (where A & B haven't changed) - you aren't going to fit more things on there. (OK, you can make things a bit smaller, but still.....)

I recently picked up a 27" screen for using at home - and although it's very nice - I can't fit anymore on it than I can the smaller screen I use at work.

[CAPP0]

Hoofy said:

CAPP0 said:

they understand that it will be less straightforward to maximise two windows side by side automatically, etc etc,

Drag window to left or right edge, it will maximise to the side. Charge them £200 for Advanced Windows training.

30 seconds to drag a window, 15 years to learn Windows admin, etc.

Ah thanks, I knew there was some wrinkle like that!

[CAPP0]

davek_964 said:

Surely it's more about resolution?

Two screens of AxB resolution allow you to display twice as many things as a single screen of AxB resolution. Even if you replace a 19" AxB resolution screen with a 1 mile wide AxB resolution screen (where A & B haven't changed) - you aren't going to fit more things on there. (OK, you can make things a bit smaller, but still.....)

I recently picked up a 27" screen for using at home - and although it's very nice - I can't fit anymore on it than I can the smaller screen I use at work.

I hear you - but don't these monitors have more horizontal pixels though? Otherwise you'd have all your windows stretched out massively when maximised?

Never used one myself so I don't know.

[768]

davek_964 said:

Surely it's more about resolution?

Two screens of AxB resolution allow you to display twice as many things as a single screen of AxB resolution. Even if you replace a 19" AxB resolution screen with a 1 mile wide AxB resolution screen (where A & B haven't changed) - you aren't going to fit more things on there. (OK, you can make things a bit smaller, but still.....)

That's pixel density rather than resolution I think you're getting at, both these things are factors that complicate monitor purchasing. As is scaling.

[Hoofy]

CAPP0 said:

Hoofy said:

CAPP0 said:

they understand that it will be less straightforward to maximise two windows side by side automatically, etc etc,

Drag window to left or right edge, it will maximise to the side. Charge them £200 for Advanced Windows training.

30 seconds to drag a window, 15 years to learn Windows admin, etc.

Ah thanks, I knew there was some wrinkle like that!

Invoice in the post.

[tribbles]

Hoofy said:

CAPP0 said:

Hoofy said:

CAPP0 said:

they understand that it will be less straightforward to maximise two windows side by side automatically, etc etc,

Drag window to left or right edge, it will maximise to the side. Charge them £200 for Advanced Windows training.

30 seconds to drag a window, 15 years to learn Windows admin, etc.

Ah thanks, I knew there was some wrinkle like that!

Invoice in the post.

Easier: Windows+Left and Window+Right to move a window to the left/right...

[silentbrown]

Something like this?

https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/lg-34wk95u-34-nano...

3440 x 1400 seems a more typical resolution. What resolution are they using for the current twin monitor setup?

[Monty Python]

With regards to arranging windows on screen, Dell have software that allows you to set up the screen so that windows automatically snap to specific areas.

[sgrimshaw]

Monty Python said:

With regards to arranging windows on screen, Dell have software that allows you to set up the screen so that windows automatically snap to specific areas.

So do LG, this arrived on Tuesday, really impressed.

https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/lg-34um88c-34-wqhd...

[Tomo1971]

CAPP0 said:

and they understand that it will be less straightforward to maximise two windows side by side automatically, etc etc, but it'll look nice.

Display fusion software will allow you to have two (or many) virtual displays on one - I have a 43" 4K monitor and use DF to split it into either 4 equal 'screen's and you can snap windows to each 'screen' or have a split so can have tow excel workbooks one above each other showing maximum columns.