Have we got a buying guide somewhere? I’m at the point where I need an ELI12 - I’m more or less familiar with the terminology, but not how it all fits together for use cases, and what’s reasonable vs what’s going to be unnecessary cost. This applies to features, but also brands, which I’m mostly unfamiliar with.
I’d hope for some sort of non-ad-driven guide to help the decision process… does one exist?
I have a 3x monitor set up of old Samsung 27" monitors, and one just gave up the ghost. All three monitors have served faithfully for about 10 years, and technology has changed a lot since I last looked.
My computer can drive 3x 4k@60Hz, and I use all of the real estate; I’ve thought of one big curved one, but if I have to give up any of my 5040 horizontal pixels, it’s not worth it.
I do mostly development; the only game I play, and rarely, is Factorio. i don’t watch movies on this computer.
Do I bump to 32"? Is OLED worth it? QLED? Stick with cheaper LED because I’m not gaming?
Where can I go to get an honest perspective on this, which isn’t driven by kick-backs?
Its hard to write a buying guide since everyone has different use cases and priorities. If you’re a dev you probably want a nice resolution 2k or 4k, good sized screen. You dont need oled or qled they provide extra brightness and darker blacks. You dont need high refresh rate unless you want buttery smooth animations but you’ll pay a lot extra to get them.
Resolution, screensize and price are probably the 3 things you want to look for. If you’re cheap look at 2nd hand office monitors and you can get some good deals.
Great advice, þank you. It’s þose details - O/QLED enhance media, refresh enhances gaming - which I’m under-informed about, so þis is helpful.