quick question about big monitors and pixels

[SnowMare]

If i get a 27 or 32 in monitor @1080p, will the pixels be "as big as bricks" lol. In other words, will the pixels will be noticable? im currently using a 22 inch monitor @1080p.

 

[rhysiam]

This is a bit like asking whether a $200 set of headphones are worthwhile over a $50 pair. Or whether native Blu-ray is noticeably better than one that's ripped and compressed. The only real solution is to look for yourself and decide whether it's a problem for *you* specifically, and whether the bigger screen is worth the trade off in pixel density. Different people have very different (and passionately held!) opinions about these things. If you can go into a computer store and look at some side-by-side comparisons that would be worthwhile.

A couple of comments.
- When I used to work in IT support I would often "fix" people's 1280x1024 screens which had been displaying a blurring mess from a 1024x768 input. I was so surprised by the number of people who asked me to put it back because it made everything "too small". They preferred the large blurry mess to the native resolution for the sake of slightly larger text.
- Text is probably the most sensitive to pixel density. Personally I find the pixel density of images and especially videos (including games) to be much less important than with text. I work a lot with large spreadsheets and databases, and with these, higher pixel density makes a really big difference as it allows me to zoom out further and fit more on the screen when the smaller text is rendered more sharply (thus easier to read - my eyesight is pretty good fortunately). While gaming however, I could probably pick and appreciate the higher DPI in a side-by-side comparison, but for me personally, it doesn't offer anywhere near the impact and improvement than it does with my desktop work.

I personally don't have an issue with the 27" 1080P gaming displays... if they're bought by people who will primarily be gaming. The 1440P equivalents tend to be significantly more expensive. I wouldn't touch one myself though, because of the work I do on them.

 

[SnowMare]

This is a bit like asking whether a $200 set of headphones are worthwhile over a $50 pair. Or whether native Blu-ray is noticeably better than one that's ripped and compressed. The only real solution is to look for yourself and decide whether it's a problem for *you* specifically, and whether the bigger screen is worth the trade off in pixel density. Different people have very different (and passionately held!) opinions about these things. If you can go into a computer store and look at some side-by-side comparisons that would be worthwhile.

A couple of comments.
- When I used to work in IT support I would often "fix" people's 1280x1024 screens which had been displaying a blurring mess from a 1024x768 input. I was so surprised by the number of people who asked me to put it back because it made everything "too small". They preferred the large blurry mess to the native resolution for the sake of slightly larger text.
- Text is probably the most sensitive to pixel density. Personally I find the pixel density of images and especially videos (including games) to be much less important than with text. I work a lot with large spreadsheets and databases, and with these, higher pixel density makes a really big difference as it allows me to zoom out further and fit more on the screen when the smaller text is rendered more sharply (thus easier to read - my eyesight is pretty good fortunately). While gaming however, I could probably pick and appreciate the higher DPI in a side-by-side comparison, but for me personally, it doesn't offer anywhere near the impact and improvement than it does with my desktop work.

I personally don't have an issue with the 27" 1080P gaming displays... if they're bought by people who will primarily be gaming. The 1440P equivalents tend to be significantly more expensive. I wouldn't touch one myself though, because of the work I do on them.

I mostly code so need lots of screen estate, i was wondering if a a larger monitor @1080 would make everything too blurry to read. are you saying that 1440p monitors will make things smaller? Cant i just increase the text size or something from the windows settings? I cant go to a computer store cus there arnt any near my house lol. Too busy to hunt for a store 🙁

 

[rhysiam]

I mostly code so need lots of screen estate, i was wondering if a a larger monitor @1080 would make everything too blurry to read. are you saying that 1440p monitors will make things smaller? Cant i just increase the text size or something from the windows settings? I cant go to a computer store cus there arnt any near my house lol. Too busy to hunt for a store 🙁

Like I say - it's a very personal thing. I'm reluctant to tell you what will work for you... because I'm not you.

However, here's my opinion FWIW: If your coding and you have good eyesight then I think you'd find 1440p 27" would be beneficial. I wouldn't want to code on a 1080P 27" myself (let alone 32"). The pixel density would bother me.

I suspect that people with less than good eyesight at monitor distance are going to struggle to notice the difference between 1080P and 1440P on a 27" display though.

RE the other question: with Windows 10 most of the scaling are resolved. There are issues running high DPI displays on older versions of Windows however. But yes, Windows 10 allows you to increase the text size and handles this reasonably well, most of the time.

 

[Solandri]

If i get a 27 or 32 in monitor @1080p, will the pixels be "as big as bricks" lol. In other words, will the pixels will be noticable? im currently using a 22 inch monitor @1080p.

This is a straightforward geometry problem.

A 27" 1080p monitor will look like a 22" 1080p monitor viewed at 22/27 = 0.815x the distance. So if you normally sit with your eyes 36 inches from your 22" monitor, try sitting 29.3 inches away. That's how big the 27" monitor will appear from 36 inches. The only difference is focusing at 36 inches may be more comfortable than at 29 inches.

A 32 1080p monitor will look like a 22" 1080p monitor viewed at 22/32 = 0.6875x the distance. So if you normally sit 36 inches from the 22", try sitting 24.75 inches away. That's how big the 32" monitor will appear from 36 inches.