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Ask Slashdot: What Is Your Favorite Monitor For Programming?

Posted by timothy on from the anything-that-keeps-the-lizard-happy dept.

First time accepted submitter BadassFractal writes "I'm in the market for a new large desktop monitor (or two) which I intend to use almost exclusively for programming and all sorts of software development-related work. I'm trying to keep the cost down reasonable, and I do enjoy as large of a resolution as possible. What do people 'in the know' out there use these days for that purpose? I'm thinking a 1920x1200 24" would be good, unless there's an affordable 2560xFoo option out there. I keep hearing about nameless Korean 27" screens, any thoughts on those?"

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  1. 27" FTW by opusman · · Score: 5, Informative

    Dell U2711 or similar. 2560x1440 for great number of pixels, and if you want to use a higher DPI you still get a decent amount of information on screen.

    I've tried 30" monitors and they were just too big, but for me 2x27" is perfect.

  2. Regardless go 16:10 by jdkc4d · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Bigger tends to be better, but shoot for a 16:10 ratio screen. The 16:9 screens are nice but that extra shortness tends to be really annoying when your code really starts to grow.