I_LOVE_PURPLE_PUPPY t1_iuzfqi5 wrote on November 4, 2022 at 3:30 AM

If you need tons of pixels for technical work like looking at 8 terminals full of text side by side, or doing some scientific visualization, you can get an 8K TV (7680 x 4320) and then arrange all your windows on the bottom half for the same effect as this ultrawide monitor. As a bonus, you can occasionally run the screen at 4k 120 Hz for full screen gaming or watching movies. The 65" Samsung QN800A is only $2000. I have one on my desk, AMA.

SergeiPutin t1_iv78037 wrote on November 5, 2022 at 9:02 PM

Our eyes get more tired with a setup like that. The problem is that you have to place the TV farther away than a monitor.

For long work periods it's better to focus on no more than an arm's length. That's what our eyes got used to doing for thousands of years.

I_LOVE_PURPLE_PUPPY t1_iv7t0rd wrote on November 5, 2022 at 11:36 PM

The pixel density on a 65" 8K screen is the same as a 32" 4K screen. Just treat it like a dual (or quad) monitor setup without any bezels in between.

SergeiPutin t1_iv7uux4 wrote on November 5, 2022 at 11:49 PM

Consider this:

To use a 32" 4k monitor, you need to place it at the same distance as a notebook, so you can see it just like you see a 16" 1080p screen (you wouldn't push that screen farther away).

Now if you replace that screen with a 65" 8k, you'd need to keep that distance, and you'd end up with a ginourmous screen very close to your face. I just went close to my 65" TV and it doesn't make sense.

Either you place the screen close and your eyes get tired from movement, or you place a larger screen farther away and get tired from focusing on distance.