does anyone use an ultrawide monitor as their dail...
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taylor
09/30/2021, 6:26 PMdoes anyone use an ultrawide monitor as their daily driver?
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florian.hines
09/30/2021, 6:46 PMI did, i had to replace it with a 4k just before i started here. I miss it a lot. Was actually looking at this one over coffee this morning:
florian.hines
09/30/2021, 6:47 PMah thats 38in, i was actually looking at the 34 (thats what i had before)
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taylor
09/30/2021, 6:49 PMis 34inch wide enough to have 3 full size browser windows side by side?
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florian.hines
09/30/2021, 6:51 PMhonestly, can’t remember - i can hook my old one up later and try it if know one else chimes in
florian.hines
09/30/2021, 6:51 PM3xbrowser windows isn’t a setup i ever run so can’t say for certain
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taylor
09/30/2021, 6:51 PMbased on using a right triangle calculator on the internet and assuming ~11.5 inches for a “full-size” window on my current monitor, I’d need the > 36.8" to do what I want
taylor
09/30/2021, 6:51 PMbasically I want a left third, middle third, and right third
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florian.hines
09/30/2021, 6:52 PMah yea, probably wanna snag the 38in then
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taylor
09/30/2021, 6:52 PMit’s only 1300 🙃
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florian.hines
09/30/2021, 6:53 PMtheres definitely cheaper out there
florian.hines
09/30/2021, 6:54 PMwell - not sure how much cheaper 38's get tbh
florian.hines
09/30/2021, 6:56 PMhttps://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/best/by-features/ultrawide theres a little sortable table all the way at the bottom
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taylor
09/30/2021, 6:57 PMI was just on that site 😄
taylor
09/30/2021, 6:58 PMholy shit hahaha https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/samsung/odyssey-neo-g9
taylor
09/30/2021, 6:58 PM49"
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amanda.folson
09/30/2021, 9:17 PMI think @ravi just looked at all of this too he may have ideas
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simon_stepper
10/01/2021, 7:20 AMMy 34" is good for two browser windows. Three only if it’s just long text and no navigation on the side. If you want to utilize three windows all the time, definitely need a larger one.
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taylor
10/01/2021, 11:40 AMthat's what my maths told me, thanks for the confirmation!!