Is a 32 Inch Monitor too large for working at a desk?

FoxEye said:
Bump, have the same dilemma atm!

Choosing between two 144p screens, 27" or 32" (both IPS).

Spent several tortuous moments with the tape measure, against my existing 1080p 23". I can't help but feel the 32" would be absolutely massive, with lots of head turning.

The only thing I'm worried about is the smaller pixels on the 27", and having to set screen scaling above 1:1 which would be too small for text. In theory smaller pixels are always better but still in 2021 not everything supports scaling properly. At 32" 144op the pixels are the same size as my existing screen.
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I like my 32" 1440p; nice aspect for gaming, doesn't entirely neglect the vertical dimension (which matters as much as horizontal when you're into base builders, minecraft, kerbal space program, or any productivity programs).

Did take a little getting used to, and where possible I do tend to customise my UI and bring things in from the far edges because the corners are quite a long way out, but personally I find the extra screen space is nice.

Also, I know what you mean about resolution. I always found the standard business 24" 1080p-1200p desktops to be spot on, and this is exactly the same DPI. Don't see any reason to buy 4k and then have to buy a GPU capable of driving it. Not to mention my proper copy of Photoshop from ~7 years ago which absolutely isn't going to scale right :)
 
I went from 27" to a AOC Q3279VWF (£179 an absolutely bargain) 1440p 75mhz and I sit about 80cm away depending on whether I slouch or not. It was amazing you do get that extra immersion at first. One of the best monitors I have ever owned, excellent for gaming as it was Freesync and Gsync compatible. Always wanting more real estate I went 34" U/W after managing to shoehorn it onto my desk (flat not curved!) and its now even better. Been really lucky with the lottery last two purchases. Oh and used 5700xt and a rtx 2080 with the 32" and coped great with the monitor.

So yes going 32" is certainly worth it.
 
I'm a little surprised at how some use that 48" OLED as a monitor. Finding it hard to get a standing desk that is long length-wise and thick enough to have a monitor arm mounted onto it, which would be desirable for large monitors so its not too close to the eyes.
 
Have used 32 inch tv as monitor for over 15 years. First was 32inch 720p then 1080p. Now im on the hunt for 4k 32incher.
There is a article about using a 40inch tv as monitor and works out very well.
 
FoxEye said:
Yes but it's not in the same league as something like an M27Q, GL850 or MAG274QRF-QD.

For one, the input response time of the iiyama is known to be ~20ms (vs ~3ms on those above). As for the pixel response times, there are no reviews from people like RTINGS, and the most I've been able to find out is that the panel is made by BOE, a large Chinese panel manufacturer with their own IPS-type tech called ADS.

If you want something with proven (and reviewed/measured) pixel response times in the sub 6ms region, you're looking at £800+ in the 3440x1440p space. From the likes of Dell, LG, Acer.

Overdrive implementation is one of the most important factors in a gaming screen, and until the iiyama GB3461 is reviewed by someone like RTINGS (etc), I will continue to very much doubt it's on par with someone like LG Display.

Ultimately, you get what you pay for, with almost no exceptions.

So I stand by my comment - if you want a fast IPS, and you're moving from 27" 16:9 to UW 34", you need to dig a lot deeper in your pockets, unless you want to sacrifice spec.
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I've got one and I compared it to my oled and it doesn't seem that different, although I tend to play fps on the TV and rts on the monitor. What's a good way to measure them as I have them side by side. I do agree that there's very little in it and while you sometimes get what you pay for, I'm not sure a monitor that costs almost as much as an oled is really worth it.
 
RedFluffy said:
I'm a little surprised at how some use that 48" OLED as a monitor.
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So you think a 48inch is big!, I personally use my 55inch OLED as a monitor but I sit far back and enjoy the IQ on a OLED compare to a close up LCD monitor, bigger is always better than small when gaming on:)
 
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theone8181 said:
I've got one and I compared it to my oled and it doesn't seem that different, although I tend to play fps on the TV and rts on the monitor. What's a good way to measure them as I have them side by side. I do agree that there's very little in it and while you sometimes get what you pay for, I'm not sure a monitor that costs almost as much as an oled is really worth it.
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Well if you can't see a difference side-by-side I'd just be happy and not bother with the measuring :p

I think the review sites use high-speed cameras to measure the pixel transitions. I don't have access to anything like that.
 
I've been using 2*32" BenQ PT3201 4K for a few years, side by side (similar to the guy who posted his pic on the first page). I am about 80cm from them. I do software development, and I think it's great, LOADS of screen real estate, and if you use the right font size, you can have a crazy amount of code on the screen at once.

You DO have to turn your head, but I don't mind, I organize my setup so mostly a "task" is on one screen, and another "task" is on another. and I use virtual desktops to group things together.
Only thing is that yes you need to up your font sizes quite a bit, I use to code in size 10 or 12, now it's 17px, and yes, at this resolution, you can disable antialiasing as it doesn't make a lot of difference at that DPI/distance!

If I get the opportunity, I might even upgrade to something bigger, but these screens have been superb for quite a few years now (bought in 2015). I had one power supply failure (my fault, plugged a bit of a sucker capture card in the USB3 port on the screen) but parts are available and I had a new board for £20.
 
FoxEye said:
Well if you can't see a difference side-by-side I'd just be happy and not bother with the measuring :p

I think the review sites use high-speed cameras to measure the pixel transitions. I don't have access to anything like that.
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All I did was use my phone with a fast shutter speed. I do wonder how much of this is mountain out of a molehill, average reaction time is 300ms, is an extra 20-30 going to make that much difference, some people online have worse ping than that.
 
AORUS said:
So you think a 48inch is big!, I personally use my 55inch OLED as a monitor but I sit far back and enjoy the IQ on a OLED compare to a close up LCD monitor, bigger is always better than small when gaming on:)
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You're making me want to give it a try :D I'm probably gonna wait till next year to see what OLED's LG offers
 
I just got a 34inch 3440 by 1440 ultrawide for sim racing. On the days the mrs is working from home i also use it for work. Unfortunately my work laptop wont support the native resolution. To be honest i prefer the 27 inch 1440p we have for work
 
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I use a 32" 1440p 1500r curved screen for work and it's fantastic, when I go in the office and use a 24" 1080p screen they seem tiny and display a lot less info than what I'm used to at home
 
Is there anything that negative about a 34" Ultrawide in comparison to a 32"?

Looking to build up a new system and have always had dual 21" monitors, so a 34" UW makes more sense for the extra working space and running 2 separate windows split down the middle of the screen. Then can just game on a glorious UW monitor.
 
Cyber-Mav said:
Have used 32 inch tv as monitor for over 15 years. First was 32inch 720p then 1080p. Now im on the hunt for 4k 32incher.
There is a article about using a 40inch tv as monitor and works out very well.
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You can also go a lot bigger than that there's some insane 55" plus TV/monitor ones out there that are equally insane in price, but to have one
 
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