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It looks like this monitor is the most real estate for the money in the $200-300 range -

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-S34J55W-34-Inch-Ultrawide-LS34J550WQNXZA/dp/B07FBS36W2

https://www.ebay.com/itm/353770781582

On Ebay for $240, amazon $290.

However people say if you have a monitor that large it should be IPS otherwise the far edges can start to fade? Also people are suggesting a curved monitor at that size? And that monitor has a fixed height stand.

Would you just go with that monitor or would you go down in size to get IPS / curved in the $200-300 budget? Thanks!

It looks like this monitor is the most real estate for the money in the $200-300 range - https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-S34J55W-34-Inch-Ultrawide-LS34J550WQNXZA/dp/B07FBS36W2 https://www.ebay.com/itm/353770781582 On Ebay for $240, amazon $290. However people say if you have a monitor that large it should be IPS otherwise the far edges can start to fade? Also people are suggesting a curved monitor at that size? And that monitor has a fixed height stand. Would you just go with that monitor or would you go down in size to get IPS / curved in the $200-300 budget? Thanks!

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I like arrays of monitors, I can leave intensive work on main monitor, email and music on side, references and work related on the right. I also had upper center at one point and I liked that too. Go and look at monitors, some are just easy on the eyes and some make you want to squint and blink… personal preference

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For me I plan on resetting up an old laptop just for music and news etc. I've got an official work laptop on a vpn. You know these machines are tracking all your screen time, sites you visit etc.

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Turn that baby vertical. Coding pages are long as fuck and that let's you see lots of it. Also, when I ran multiple monitors a kvm switch type device was already great for jumping machines while keeping a single setup array for keyboard and such.

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i do 2 32inch curved one aoc and the other agon but it's the same company w/ the same specs. I use a 3rd 32" off to the side just for my music playlists and chats etc or a background movie. I can tell you aoc and agon are cheap options in 32" curved that have served me well in that pricerange. I think i paid 220 tops for each individual monitor

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Holy shit! And here I'm pounding away on a kindle. No wonder it's hard to keep up.

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Damn man at that rate the whole wall will just be monitors

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not at all, it's just a dual monitor setup on my workbench, w/ a 3rd monitor clamped on the side at like a 45 degree angle to me. Viewing the third monitor does involve turning my head but like i said it's just for playlists music chat etc and it keeps me from having to minimize windows to change music etc

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I have 43" 4k tv $200 - for coding. Well, and another 4k monitor, and a third shitty HD for compliance stuff

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Only 34% more pixels than a 2k monitor (2560x1440).

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I picked up 3 32” LG high def monitors and it’s awesome. I’ve got over 6 feet of screen real estate in front of me and that’s with the outer two at 45 degrees. The monitors are so good Wife wanted one in her office. So I gave her one of mine and got another.

It’s a fantastic setup, and I do a lot of coding.

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Do you remember how much you paid for each monitor individually? Thanks!

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Ya. They're the LG 32UN550-W monitors. The last one I bought for my wife was $330 on Amazon and that was on 11/15/22.

I bought the original 3 monitors on 8/31/21 and I think they were a little less. Maybe $319 or something.

Anyway, while a little pricier by today's standards, they're cheap cause I'm old and grew up using all those really shitty monitors. So $1,000 for 6 feet of 11,520x2160 pixels (each monitor is 3840x2160) was just fine with me.

And so far these monitors are great. They're not gaming-spec or anything, but I don't play a ton of games. But they're really sharp and give me more than plenty of space for coding projects and the like. I'd love to eventually add another row for a total of 6 monitors but I think I'd need to rebuild my desk to accommodate monitors lower than the current surface.

Anyway, I like them and expect to have them going for some time.

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Damn! I just got the same one! Thank You!

I was about to get a 34" but then I thought about the aspect ratio and was like wait a second I want height. 32" monitors are 16:9 but 34" are 21:9. 32" inch monitors are actually taller. And the one you got was the best by far for the resolution! Thank you!