how far do you sit from your monitor

bcham · 1 Sep 2011 at 10:17

i sit around 12 inch away.im always leaning over to it,
i cant seem to sit streight in my chair when gaming i seem to get closer,is it just me.

jbloggs · 1 Sep 2011 at 10:42

Depending upon what I am doing 24" to about 40"...

(Using a Dell U2711)

Prophet · 1 Sep 2011 at 10:43

bcham said:
i sit around 12 inch away.im always leaning over to it,
i cant seem to sit streight in my chair when gaming i seem to get closer,is it just me.

I'm similar to you. Even though my eyes are OK (I have very weak glasses) I can't help being drawn closer to the screen.

Scougar · 1 Sep 2011 at 10:44

(all measurements to my head).

26" monitor. Some where between a metre and a metre and a half away.

At work, 22" wide screen monitor (I think): About half metre to 3/4 metre away.

Chaos · 1 Sep 2011 at 12:55

For ergonomics I think eye level should be at top of screen and when sitting stick your arm out screen should be just over arms length / adjust to suit readability.

Tephnos · 1 Sep 2011 at 13:00

I sit like an arms length and a half away from it. I like to lean back when using the PC.

Pixellated · 1 Sep 2011 at 19:57

Chaos said:
For ergonomics I think eye level should be at top of screen and when sitting stick your arm out screen should be just over arms length / adjust to suit readability.

People with tiny arms need not apply. This distance is roughly 60cm.

Gilbert89 · 1 Sep 2011 at 20:09

Slightly more than arm length away, "27inch Apple Display"

Judgeneo · 1 Sep 2011 at 20:16

This far.

Just a bit more than Arms length away. A lot closer if gaming or not wearing my glasses.

TheGedi · 1 Sep 2011 at 21:51

When playing games with a Mouse and Keyboard about an Arm's length, When playing Third Person/Driving games or watching TV/Movies about 2 feet. When browsing about an arm and a quarters away.

Moeks · 1 Sep 2011 at 22:09

Less the arms length, well basically arms length if I were to place my hands flat against the screen with my arms out infront of me. But my monitor is smaller than many, it's 21.5" with 1920x1080 resolution, so fairly fine dot pitch.

I actually changed to this from a 24" one though, I prefer monitors around the 22" size, I'm not sure why exactly ...they just seem to gel with me since I can sit at my usual distance from them while keeping the entire unit easily within my view, I prefer not to have my vision totally filled with the monitor, I just feel more comfortable this way when using it for longer periods.

SlothTech · 1 Sep 2011 at 22:32

24" monitor at arms length (lanky)

scottmuir424 · 1 Sep 2011 at 22:33

arms length mostly depends which screen im using mind you mostly on the 24" but sometimes on the 19"

.Max. · 2 Sep 2011 at 19:33

Pretty much an arms length away, I need a bigger screen though, 19" 'er

Pixellated · 2 Sep 2011 at 20:01

I find it a bit odd coming home from work, the difference in monitor distance is about 30cm.

rarryawn · 3 Sep 2011 at 02:03

About 70cm, although this is a bit far for a 23" monitor, for anything bigger is is quite a comfortable distance!

anything I don't mind · 4 Sep 2011 at 15:05

28" to 34"

inSilica · 4 Sep 2011 at 15:11

80cm-90cm for 2 x U2410 in portrait (soon to be 3 x U2410 in portrait)

anything I don't mind · 4 Sep 2011 at 15:13

You should send me one.

inSilica · 4 Sep 2011 at 16:25

hehe - well to be honest I've been with my 2x SDMS74's (17inchers) for the last 5 years+ (used to sit 30cm away) back when they used to cost 300£ each, so not keen on giving anything away