1440p users, do you scale the size of windows text, icons, browser etc?

rmonkey100 · 3 May 2017 at 18:10

Just got a new 1440p monitor and everything is so small compared to 1080p, now it doesn't really bother me since I have good vision, but just wonderinf if others leave it as it is, or scale stuff to make everything bigger & easier to read?

Rroff · 3 May 2017 at 18:13

What size display? I've no problems with 2560x1440 on a ~28" monitor - takes a little to get used to it over 1080p but not needed scaling. 4K on that kind of size monitor another story :s

There is the odd game I've enabled 125% UI scaling ingame but most games I've not needed to.

Minstadave · 3 May 2017 at 18:23

1440P on a 25" monitor - no scaling, lovely and sharp.

rmonkey100 · 3 May 2017 at 19:59

im on 27inch, im getting used to it now, the sharpness is great

Aberfala · 3 May 2017 at 20:11

Got my first 27" 2560x1440 screen 7 years ago after upgrading from a 24" 1920x1200 and didn't use any scaling at all until a year or so back. I now use increased UI scaling in some games but that's more to do with getting old and my vision going.

DragonQ · 3 May 2017 at 21:50

Some websites I scale to 110%, everything else is default. These forums scale really badly in Firefox, not sure why. It's like it stretches twice as much vertically as horizontally and looks poo.

Cromulent · 4 May 2017 at 17:02

No scaling on my 27" 1440p monitor. Looks great.

phil-k · 4 May 2017 at 17:08

27" monitor no problems

robin66 · 4 May 2017 at 18:51

As I'm an older gamer I have to scale everything up.

Finners · 4 May 2017 at 18:59

125% scaling with 25" 1440p. I only browse the web and game on PC so enjoy the bigger layout.

Don't think I would scale if I had a 27" monitor though.

andy_mk3 · 4 May 2017 at 19:02

27" 1440p no scaling at all. I would happily go to an even higher DPI to be honest.

foster grant · 4 May 2017 at 20:15

I got a rog swift 27" inch...and @2560x1440 I cant see the text in windows and web pages properly it's too small

stewski · 4 May 2017 at 20:17

IPS 25" Acer at 1440p, I don't scale, I bought it for the extra screen real estate in Adobe applications mostly.

Blackjack Davy · 5 May 2017 at 13:55

34" I have to scale the text its too small to read comfortably. Icons are scaled. Luckily that easy to do in Windows.

Some programs can't be scaled. In TES5edit for example text is miniscule its almost unreadable. The developer doesn't have a 1440p monitor though so sees no necessity to change anything.

ttaskmaster · 5 May 2017 at 14:53

rmonkey100 said:
im on 27inch, im getting used to it now, the sharpness is great

I have an Acer Pred 27" too. No scaling, loving it.

Fishpan · 6 May 2017 at 12:29

Dell U2515H 25" 1440p - 125% default windows 10 scanning is perfect for me

rmonkey100 · 6 May 2017 at 14:08

ttaskmaster said:
I have an Acer Pred 27" too. No scaling, loving it.

Loving everything about my 27inch predator, but the only thing that bothers me on light backgrounds is visible very faint vertical grey/black lines that show up depending which angle you look at it, they seem to be all along the monitor, but only certain parts are visible depending on your viewing angle, its not a massive problem, but it stands out enough to notice it, problem with TN Film panel? should I send for a replacement & see if its better or?

Lunatic Dreyfus · 12 May 2017 at 21:45

I just run win 10 at 125% on my 27" 1440p monitor. I found 100% unnecessarily small as I don't clutter my desktop with that many icons and it looked a bit silly.