Monitor upgrade advice - Scaling issues

Kam_s · 24 Oct 2020 at 13:11

I have a monitor that I got in 2012 but looking to upgrade. I am using a Dell Ultrasharp U2412M 24 inch IPS Widescreen LED Monitor - https://www.amazon.co.uk/DELL-860-1...005LNDPPS/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

I have bought a higher res monitor last year but had to send it back as the text was too small and Windows scaling looked awful. It felt like a downgrade on my old monitor. This was the one that I returned - Dell UltraSharp U2717D 27" IPS Monitor - https://www.******.com/742262-dell-ultrasharp-u2717d-27-ips-monitor-210-aidd

Is it possible to have a high res monitor that doesn't have the tiny text problem? Do all 4K monitors require scaling? Can anyone recommend a monitor? I am using Windows 10 and wanted around 26" screen. My budget is around £400

Many thanks

Kam_s · 24 Oct 2020 at 13:27

Quartz said:
I have three monitors - 27" 4k Acer Nitro, 24" 4k Dell Ultrasharp, and 34" Asus ROG PG348 1440UW - and have not had problems with Windows scaling. On the 24" I have scaling set to 175% and on the 27" I have it set to 150%.

But my experience with scaling was not good. And I have read some articles online where others mentioned the same. So, is it just a case of trial and error?

Kam_s · 24 Oct 2020 at 14:16

Thanks for that. The text size is acceptable. Not very clear but that is probably down to the image quality. 32" would be way too big for my desk unf.

Kam_s · 24 Oct 2020 at 15:35

Quartz said:
You mean changing the settings until it looks good for you? Yes. Scaling hasn't been a problem in Windows itself for at least 7 years. If you have an app that doesn't support scaling, that's a different matter.

Yes, I use a satellite pci card software (dvb dream) and I recall that looking abysmal...

Kam_s · 24 Oct 2020 at 18:38

nlel1975 said:
I just downloaded a trail version of dvb dream and it looked ok to me. I managed to get the program to run without having a satellite pci card.

OK, thats good. I think I will have another look at 28" 4K monitors and use 125% scaling which seems to be the consensus. Thanks for the youtube link, interesting video, I didnt use those settings and I was super quick to send that monitor back