[SOLVED] Need help on deciding on PC monitor size

[Axl Rose]

I bought this monitor a few months ago:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...v6aa_003_v206wql_bd_widescreen_lcd.html/specs
But in the near future I would like the same monitor but doubled.
You see, I bought it specifically for comic book reading on the computer. I made it so I can view it vertically with a VESA monitor stand.
Right now, I can only view 1 page at a time.
I was wondering what size monitor I should get to simulate 2 of these monitors in the same display view?
so I can enable a 2 page spread with the software that I am using.

 

[Ralston18]

How much difference can you tolerate or accept between the two pages being displayed on separate monitors? Or as a page moves from one monitor to the other as you read?

My suggestion is to get the exact same monitor - if that is still possible.

Having as identical specs as possible will go a long ways towards "evening up" the display and coloring of the page being shown on each respective monitor.

For example a different monitor may make one page "greener" in comparison to its' counterpart. Or size the image a bit differently.

You may or may not be able to adjust the colors and images if the makes or even models are different.

And even if the same make and model then some manufacturing differences could make the images appear different.

First with respect to each of the pages being viewed and second a specific page could appear different when moved from Monitor 1 to Monitor 2 as you read.

 

[Axl Rose]

How much difference can you tolerate or accept between the two pages being displayed on separate monitors? Or as a page moves from one monitor to the other as you read?

My suggestion is to get the exact same monitor - if that is still possible.

Having as identical specs as possible will go a long ways towards "evening up" the display and coloring of the page being shown on each respective monitor.

For example a different monitor may make one page "greener" in comparison to its' counterpart. Or size the image a bit differently.

You may or may not be able to adjust the colors and images if the makes or even models are different.

And even if the same make and model then some manufacturing differences could make the images appear different.

First with respect to each of the pages being viewed and second a specific page could appear different when moved from Monitor 1 to Monitor 2 as you read.

Thanks for the reply. I don't think the comic book program will let me put 1 page on 1 monitor and the 2nd page on another. Plus there are some comic books that have 1 big spread or picture covering 2 pages at once. I would rather have just 1 monitor that's big enough to let me easily view a 2 page setup as opposed to the 1 page setup that I have now.

The linked monitor's specs say its 19.5" diagonal when in landscape mode. When measuring a vertical monitor do you go by that same standard? I'm not really sure on what the math or calculation should be to land me with a single monitor that is at least twice the 19.5" when stood up vertically.

 

[Axl Rose]

So I ended up just measuring the actual screen with a ruler.
When in portrait mode
short side ≈ 16.75"
long side ≈ 10.5"

The height or the long side is basically perfect. So I didn't touch that.
But in order to fit 2 pages, I would need to double the length or the short side.
So I messed around with the pythagorean theorem and got
34" for the target monitor size.

Hmm...you know what though. Maybe I got carried away. The determining factor really is the PPI of the display. I just put a 90's Marvel comic book to my 23.8" computer monitor and even with the comic book splayed open, there is a decent amount of extra room on all sides. It's just the PPI of my 1080p screen is only about 93 and the PPI/DPI on digital comics/printed comics is a lot higher.

 

[Ralston18]

Nicely done!

This/that was simply one of those situations where a bit of trial and error goes a long way.

As for "screen measurements" you may be interested in the following tool:

https://www.arulerforwindows.com/index.html

There are other similar apps - just be careful, as always, with any downloads and subsequent installs.

Very likely there will be some hard to notice check boxes that, checked or unchecked, may well try to sneak in some other tool or app.