Vertical monitor size

[DaveTheBrave]

Hi there.

I'm looking for a monitor which will be the same width as my current monitors height.

I want to be able to rotate the new monitor into a vertical orientation so it sits flush-ish with my current monitor.

Here is a link to my current monitor: benq.com/product/monitor/ew2755zh/specifications/

Here is an example of what I'm trying to achieve: http://www.ubergizmo.com/photos/2006/2/dell-3007wfp-15.jpg

Thank you,
Dave.

 

[Solandri]

Well, your current monitor's height is 336.2 mm.

A 16:9 monitor with a 336.2mm width will have a 189.1mm height. That will give it a sqrt(336.2^2 + 189.1^2) = 385.7mm diagonal, which is a 15.2 inch monitor. I don't think they make them that small.

The pic actually looks like they're using older 4:3 monitors though. That would be 336.2mm x 252.2mm, and a 420.3mm diagonal, which is a 16.5 inch monitor.

Windows does not support different PPI scaling for different monitors. So for best visual effect, you will want the horizontal resolution of the 4:3 monitor to just about equal the vertical resolution of your 16:9 monitor. Since the 16:9 monitor's vertical resolution is 1080 pixels, the closest is going to be a 1024x768 4:3 monitor.

So if you can find two old 16.5" 1024x768 monitors, you can do this. However, it's been a long time since 1024x768 monitors were sold at retail stores. You might be able to find them used, but the color and brightness characteristics will almost certainly not match your current monitor, and you will probably be unhappy with it. Even in your ubergizmo picture, you can see the colors on the two side monitors are browner than in the center monitor. For this reason (and for maintaining PPI), multi-monitor setups are usually best with two (for office work) or three (for gaming) identical monitors placed side-by-side.

 

[DaveTheBrave]

Thank you very much