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   iced depresso (icedquinn@blob.cat)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 20:49:36 JST iced depresso

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   @moof transflective lcd is great if you want the room lighting and don't care about exactness of color. unfortunately there's only about two companies that make them these days and they are $$$. up side is reduced eye strain because you aren't staring at a lamp.
   
   otherwise i think pretty much any name brand fits those requirements as long as you make sure it has a VESA mount (four holes in the back that are used to attach it to desk arms; some hipster brands like to leave them out), and also make sure you have enough GPU ports & adapters (its normal to have only one HDMI port and the rest are DisplayPort, whereas the monitor might be take either/both DP or HDMI)
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     Moof! (moof@cupoftea.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 20:49:37 JST Moof!

     So, fedi, how do I pick monitors?

     I want to spec out a new home office workspace. I want three monitors, probably larger than 24” each. I am somewhat visually impaired, inasmuch as I have myopia, astigmatism and encroaching presbyopia, and have just been operated for strabismus. I have glasses for this, but I do need to keep my screens at a reasonably consistent distance from my face.

     I’m not a gamer, so I don’t need the ultra-high-framerate screens, and I’m not in professional media either, so super-faithful colour reproduction is not a huge concern. I would appreciate high contrast ratio, and good tolerance for a pretty well-lit office with lots of natural light. I mostly do office work and programming.

     I’m not looking for specific monitor recommendations, rather resources that tell me what to look for and how to evaluate the relevant specs.

     I am not averse to spending some money on decent quality monitors, I am going to spend hours a day at it.

     #AskFedi