Fact: you do not NEED more than 2 monitors.
When I need a second monitor on my laptop I just cut it down the middle and a black line shows up to separate the two
>>720702914If you are an artist you could use more than two>Reference >Cintiq>w/e you are watching
Fact: I do not NEED more than 1 monitorsFact: if someone has reasons to NEED more than 1 monitors they could potentially have reasons for more than 2 and that doesn't make you inferior brother, it's okay we are all children of earth
Yes I do
>>720702914Strictly speaking you don't even need more than one.I like having two, though. It's handy.
Why would I need more than one monitor?
>>720703325>troonix>tranny keyboard>tranime>tranny emulator>trooncordPEAK TRANISM in full effect here
>>720703325fat fuck
>>720703325Why does this vtuber have asmongold fans?
I need at least three
>>720703601I don't understand vtubers
>>720702914I rarely use my second monitor. If I'm gaming I don't really see why I'd need to have a video going and if I need to check a guide or social media I just use my phone. During general browsing I just bounce between tabs.
having more than one monitor is a sign of mental illness
>>720702914A third is situationally useful if you're actually working on somethingFor vidya gayming there's no point to more though
>>720703736you have to be a pedo
>>720703909If you have or use:>more than 1 monitor >troonix>tranny keyboardIt's a sign of mental illness.
>>720703909i have two computers
>>720703325I use to use that exact same type of cloth as a wrist rest and I have the same mouse lmao.
>>720702914there are some cases where a 3rd monitor would be helpful, but outside of that it would mostly just be a waste of space like this >>720703325
>>720703736Imagine going somewhere, but they changed the wallpaper. It's still the same place, but now your parents have to spend 20 minutes calming you down because you have an autistic meltdown. You're retarded.
Imagine paying for Windows 11 18 times lmao
>>720704795Based.win/activate
>>720703325Are you the newjeans tranny
>>720702914I barely use my second monitor, like once a month.
>>720702914I need to run a few computers and keep stuff in different work locations.>>720703542>>720704047Complaining about things being for troons and no one else is peak tranny.
>>720702914I want this exact set up so much fuck
>>720702914when I only ever had one monitor and never knew why you would need a second one because you could just alt-tab everything even in most games with no issues but after I got one for the first time I could never go backnow you may think this would go on but it doesnt, when I had the chance to get more than 2 or even 2 ultrawide ones I got back to the standard 2 monitor setup because its fucking pointless even for workif you have that many monitors you will just end up putting anything on it just for the sake of it and end up with something completely retarded like a twitch stream or podcast
>>720705665t.roon
>>720702914I use multiple monitors to goon
Multiple monitors is a sign of ADHD, as you add more monitors you don't get more work done you just add more shit to distract you.
>>7207029143 is a nice balance2 is a must. also having one vertical is a game changer
>>720703325depressing setup>>720703601oh wow that's REALLY sad
>>720703325This guy pays for Youtube lmaoooo
>>720707675sorry to hear you cant multitaskits a basic skill everyone requires, especially if you have a job
You don't need more than 1 monitor, now we have 40" 4k monitors. I've been very happy with a single monitor setup for the past 4 years, and I hope that eventually 85" 8k monitors come down in price enough to be viable. I'd rather have 65" 6k, but that is never going to happen.
>>720707880>monitor for discord>faggot mode initiated
>>720707974nope i dont use discord, i have videos in other monitoryou wouldnt need a second monitor for a chat program anyways
>>720702914We don't need 2 in the first place
>>720707950how fucking far do you sit from the desk?
>>7207090402.5 feet, you dumb retard. Don't worry, I wouldn't expect you to understand how this takes up less of my desk than 2 1080p monitors.
>>720709207your posture must be terrible, having to look up at the screen
>>720709282I'm sorry you're squinting all the time, but that's not how normal people see. Your average person has a vertical FOV of about 110 degrees, and a 40" screen at 2.5 feet takes up about 40 degrees of FOV, so I could stack 3 on top of each other and only have to move my head slightly to see the top of the top one.
>>720709519You should be sat at least 5 feet away from a 40" screen. The viewing distance rule of thumb is a viewing distance 1.5 times of the diagonal screen size. You'll give yourself eye strain being sat so close, as you should be looking slightly downward at a display to reduce eyestrain, but you'll have to be looking up at the screen constantly at such a close distance. But sure, you do you. Remain ignorant to this advice at your own peril.
>>720709716its actually 10 feet away from a tv regardless of size and wtf are you talking aboot angles?the tv should be at a level where the center of the screen is level with your eyesight so you arent moving your eyes a bunchthis distance from tv seemed to only started being a thing once tvs have been getting so bigwhen people had sdtv's you were always watching it from 10 feet or more away from you
>>720709716You do not understand anything about picture quality.Please explain the mechanics of why it's totally fine in your mind to sit 2.5 feet away from a 24" screen, but completely impossible to sit 2.5 feet away from a 40" screen with the same PPI. Please also consider the fact you currently probably have 2 side by side 24" monitors on your desk, which would cover a larger horizontal FOV than a single 40" monitor. Why do you not get eye strain, but I somehow will?>>720710168You're even dumber than he is.
>>720702914Meh. I normally run 2. I have a 3rd I will move from my desk to my closet as I need it. I don't like it on the desk when I don't need it. My seat at the desk faces outwards so a 3rd monitor blocks my view even more to the room in front of me.
>>720710730>You do not understand anything about picture quality.What I just said has nothing to do with picture quality or pixels per inch / dpi, and entirely to do with eye health and good posture. If you sit close, with your eyes having to look up at the screen, you are more likely to cause eye strain as the top of your eyelid is raised up most of the time you watch the screen. Additionally, your neck may be cocked back to angle your head towards the screen, which is bad for back/neck posture. Bettr practice is to position a screen at a reasonable viewing distance slightly below your eyeline, so that your eye is looking ever-so-slightly downward towards the screen, reducing eye strain and maintaining good posture.
>>720707950>You don't need more than 1 monitor>need to look something up for a game>alt-tabbing crashes the game>have to save and close the game>open browser>look up the thing>"Ok cool" >close browser cuz apparently having plain text on a screen eats 20gb of ram and needs 16 processes>open game again>5min later back to where I was>discord call comes in without warning minimising then crashing my game>"Hey man wanna play something?"How do you even survive with just 1 monitor?
>>720710730seeing as ive watched more tv then you been alive i know everything there is to know aboot viewing distance and anglessad that all you can do is call someone dumb when you dont understand shit, you prolly watch shit on your phone, lol
>>720710940This is retardation. Do you spend your day staring at the menu bar? Of course not, you spend it looking at the middle of the screen, and occasionally glance up to check tabs or window titles or something. It's nice that you've given up on the retarded "you must sit 5 feet away even though I don't" line, though. It's just a shame you can't understand that having a 40" monitor doesn't mean my eye level is at the bottom of the screen.>>720711178Buddy, you're younger than my PVM. You know absolutely nothing about viewing distance, the gold standard for monitors has always been 2-3 feet, that doesn't somehow change if you buy a larger display just because you read some retarded guide 20 years ago about how you need to sit 10 feet away. Sure, in an ideal world, I'd have a 160" screen and sit 10 feet away for the same picture, purely because the further back you sit, the less of an impact head movement has on PPD. 10 feet away from a 40" screen? Someone was trying to sell you something, retard. 5 feet was optimal for 40" 1080p TVs, and you don't even understand why.
>>720702914Totally agree
>>720711379>mindless insults, vitriol, and deflectionThere are countless studies about digital eyestrain. If you work (or game) at your PC multiple hours in a day, you should take my advice, or at least put the slightest effort into researching what I'm telling you before you fuck up your posture or eyes.Also, I did not say you must sit 5 feet away in every case, I said you should sit at a distance that is at least 1.5 times the screen size; 40" display *1.5 distance multiplier = 60" = 5ft viewing distance. If you use a smaller display, the comfortable viewing distance is shorter.
>>720702914I used to run with three monitors just because, but ultimately found the extra monitors to be pointless. I only really used one for work/games while the other two were dedicated to browser/chat/notes.It was less useful for productivity to mouse across multiple screens compared to simply tabbing between windows on a single monitor.
>>720703325LMAAAAAOOOOOOOOOO
>>720711568>I said you should sit at a distance that is at least 1.5 times the screen size;What is your basis for this argument? You don't have one, you are literally just following some gibberish you read online.What you're talking about isn't eye strain related, it's some outdated home cinema setup bullshit. If what you were talking about was even remotely true, we would see massive eye strain issues in people using side by side 24" monitors, because those take up more of your FOV and yet nobody sits 5 feet away from them like your "wisdom" suggests they should.The ideal viewing distance of a screen is the point of optimal PPD (which is 60), and the comfortable viewing distance is the same as what it's always been, 2-3 feet. If the ideal viewing distance is below comfortable, you have a screen that is too small, found in phones or tiny monitors. If the ideal viewing distance is above the comfortable range, you have to move your screen really far back for your setup. There's no magical super eyestrain that is caused by having a screen take up more of your FOV.
>>720711379>>720711568>>720712110>(2022). Digital Eye Strain- A Comprehensive Review -Springer>It is recommended to sit upright at a desk or table with screens approximately 20 inches from the eyes. The height of the screen should be positioned lower than the height of the eyes, such that the viewing distance is 15–20° below the eye level. Frequent blinking of eyes minimizes the chances of developing dry eyes. The refence materials should be placed above the level of keyboard and below the level of monitor.https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40123-022-00540-9#Sec6>(2018) Digital Eye Strain: Prevalence, Measurement and Amelioration -BMJ Open Ophthalmology>Proper desk setup and posture go a long way in avoiding “tech neck” and related musculoskeletal discomfort:>Position screens at or slightly below eye level.>Keep the monitor about an arm’s length away.>Use adjustable chairs with adequate lower back support.https://www.visioncenter.org/resources/screen-time-statistics/>(2025) The Impact of Screen Time on Vision: 2025 Statistics & Trends -Vision Center)>Desktop computer screens are frequently viewed in horizontal gaze, thus the palpebral aperture is wider than for conventional reading tasks (or laptop/tabletuse), which are usually performed in downgaze. Consequently, a larger ocular surface area is exposed to the effects of tear film evaporation>viewing distances of 500–635mm have been recommended for computer monitorshttps://bmjophth.bmj.com/content/3/1/e000146Now are you going to take my advice or are you again going to call me a retard again?
>>720712264>approximately 20 inches from the eyes>Minimum viewing distances of 500–635mmIt's honestly mindblowing that you can't even read your own fucking studies. Do you know how many inches and mm "2 feet" is? It's 24 inches, or 609mm.WHERE IS YOUR STUDY CLAIMING 1.5X MONITOR SIZE AS MINIMUM DISTANCE, YOU FUCKING NIGGER?
>>720712487It's the Minimum because it scales with your screen's size. These studies generally assume you are using a standard monitor size (around 24"-28"), rather than a large TV, however even then they acknowledge the need to sit farther away for larger screen sizes, that's why 2 of the studies compare smartphone & tablet screen size + viewing distance directly with monitor screen size + viewing distances. Unfortunately, none of them took into account somebody using a 50" TV as their monitor, so there isn't data for how far to sit for that.
>>720702914>/v/ - technology generalVIDEOGAMES, NIGGER
>>720712764So what you're saying is that you made it the fuck up.
>>720713032So what you're saying is that you can't be bothered to read what I just said.
>>720702914ARYANdows 7
>>720713263What you're saying has no basis in reality. You think that because small screens have terrible viewing distances (phones are typically below the comfortable viewing distance, nobody should be using them for more than 5 minutes at a time), that means that viewing distance should increase linearly with screen size. It doesn't make any sense, why does increasing your field of view increase eye strain? If, what you said was true, then everyone would be walking around with horse blinders on. After all, if eye strain is caused by FOV like you insist, wearing goggles that restrict your FOV everywhere should drastically reduce eye strain in day to day activities. It's nonsense.
>>720712817We also need to kill troonix gayming thread here: >>720688405
>>720703325>useless information on 1/2 of space>/vt/ cancer>mini keyboard>glass tablethis is the male version of "gamer gurlll" setup with all pink and LEDs everywhere
>>720713781>heXhe*
>>720703325What distro?
>>720702914I miss frutiger aero
For TVs (or large monitors), the general recommendation is to sit much further away (roughly 5ft, like I said earlier) than you would with a typical display monitor screen size, some examples:>(2012) Influence of Viewing Distance and Size of TV on Visual Fatigue and Feeling of Involvement – Journal of Human Ergology>Our results, based on physiological and psychological measurements, suggest the optimum viewing distance to be around 165-220 cm, irrespective of screen size. Our evaluations, which are based on optimum viewing distance for minimal visual fatigue and a closer feeling of involvement, might therefore not agree with the currently recommended viewing distance, which is defined as 2 or 3 times the display’s height.>(2025) Bigger Monitors:Are They Better for Your Eyes? – SoftHandTech>The size of the monitor should be proportional to the viewing distance and resolution to ensure optimal viewing conditions and minimize eye fatigue.The "rule of thumb" I gave earlier was a simplification for the sake of brevity, for samartphones the recommendations are around 30cm, monitors the recommendations are often around 1.5 - 2ft, and for TVs 5ft+, so I chose a scaling to approx. fit these recommendations. Most of these studies acknowledge that eye fatique is worse unless your eyes are downgazing at the display (i.e. the display should be below your eyes with you looking downwards at it, like I said earlier), and that there is a correlation between screen size and reasonable viewing distance when comparing different devices (smartphones vs e-readers vs monitors vs TVs)The height of the screen relative to your eye is what matters. Vertical movement of the eye significantly increases the risk of dry eyes and eye strain, as your eyelids widen and expose more surface area of the eye to be exposed to bright screenlight. So, for larger screens, a greater viewing distance is the recommendation. This is backed up by studies that I already linked previously as well.
>>720713474>eye strain is caused by FOV like you insistThat isn't what I said. see >>720714431I typed more initially but the post got way too long
>>720703601Jesus christ what a chonker>>720703736It's just a woman packaged in a pretty anime avatar. What I've noticed is that you can judge a woman by what sort of anime art she likes. The more closer her preference is to tumblr fanart, the worse the person.
You need 1 because you can alt tab between different programs.
>>720711027Inventing scenarios that never happened to justify being a consumer whore.
>>720703325Ideally, you'd have zero and be in a forced labor camp.
>>720714830>alt tab>when you could have virtual desktops
>>720711027>>alt-tabbing crashes the gameWindows faggot detected.
I have two monitors solely because I wanted a fancy oled one and there is no reason to dump my old IPS screen, so I just it to have my emails open on and not much else. I do need to clean my desk though.
>>720703325>turning your head 90 degrees
>>720702914you need 2 monitors and smart tv in the background
>>720715552...and a 60% keeb
>>720715142You mean troonix with wayland?
>>720703325We need to ban trannies.
>>720714431You are mentally ill. There is no distinction between a 40" monitor and a 24" monitor.You're using recommendations based on TVs that go AGAINST what you're saying (irrespective of screen size, retard) as some kind of catch all.Let's say you're correct, and 5 feet is the magic number according to one study. If I use a 200" screen at 5 feet away, according to this random study from 13 years ago, that's a-ok. Their RECOMMENDATION is 5 feet for ALL screens, that includes your 24" one.This scaling relationship exists purely in your mind. Hell, the one there (2-3x HEIGHT) gives a 40-60 inch distance for a 40" monitor, which is sub 5 feet.There is no correlation between screen size and reasonable viewing distance. You are using outdated "home cinema" terms that worked as a general rule of thumb when 40" TVs were 1080p, but no longer work in the modern day, and have no relation to monitors to begin with.
>>720715721Tranny spotted
This board is obsessed with trannies holy shit. We get it bro, you want to fuck one.
>>720715894You should work in theatre with that much projection.
Trannies are malding when they are called. Common sense.
>>720715891Your ego must be massive, to think you know better than every study on this topic within the last 15 years. Nobody is realistically using a 200" display, and the majority won't use display panels that large in the forseeable future either; even today, their referenced screen sizes are still quite relevant. Go ahead, buy yourself an 80" screen and put it on your desk liked you wanted to, I don't care if you fuck your own eyes up and I can't do any more than present these studies to you that demonstrate the screensize-to-distance correlation. Your insults and deflection do nothing to change this.
>you can only look at one place at a time>windows existwhat was the purpose of multiple monitors aside from wasting space again?sounds like to me multi monitors are solving an issue created by bad habits.
>>720702914For me it's two monitors and the work laptop that I'm ignoring while I'm on the clock.
>>720702914>2 monitors1 suffices enough, anything more than that is pure cringe troon autism
>>720703325Please list me your medication, I want to see something.
I agree, I have four computers on my desk with one monitor for each.
>>720711027You would have the same problem (exclusive fullscreen games crashing when switching windows) with two screens too though.
>>720716294I know more than you, given I've been using this display for 4 years and have never felt a single second of eye strain.Your own studies contradict your own views. Either 5 feet is the sweet spot, according to that study, and you're sitting far too close to your own monitor, or the idea of scaling is pure fabrication on your part.Do you want me to get to the crux of the issue? If, as you say, you have to increase your distance from the screen in a linear relationship with screen size, there is no possible value to larger screens. All you will do is increase PPD until the point it is meaningless, while sitting further and further away.
>>720715286>PS1 + CRTDangerously based
>>720702914I only use one, it's the perfect amount to play games
>>720721564The value of very large screens is shared viewing, such as in a living room or home cinema system, where people are going to be sat further back. The standard height of monitors has barely changed in decades for a reason, it's a height more suitable for desktop work tasks outside of very specific setups. Ideally, you would sit 5ft away even from a smaller monitor display as well, but work setups and desktop space usually means many people sit closer than that, which is okay so long as the top of the screen is aligned in an ideal position below the eyeline - this is difficult to do with larger displays, as your eyes will end up parallel with the center of the screen instead, which can cause DES. That source from 2012 does not contradict the other sources, but it is not as complete nor thorough as other studies.
>>720722934>Ideally, you would sit 5ft away even from a smaller monitor display as well,And nobody does. I can agree with optimal spacing being 5 feet from any display for the best eye relief, I just don't really have any interest in buying a 130 inch screen for the sake of eye strain when 2.5 feet is the standard and easier to deal with.>which is okay so long as the top of the screen is aligned in an ideal position below the eyelineThis isn't entirely absurd, but it's hardly the be all, end all of ergonomics. My eyeline is at about the top third of the display, I could easily sacrifice some desk space to put it lower, but I see no reason to do so as it's not uncomfortable at all.The value of large screens is FOV and real estate. The bigger the screen, the more you can fit on it at one time, the less issues you have with high resolution content.
>>720723356>buying a 130 inch screenI don't understand your point here. Is your aim to have a screen that entirely fills your entire FOV? Have you ever considered VR? Before you think to ask, yes VR is terrible on your eyes, that's why bi-hourly breaks are strongly recommended, but it's the endgame of what you'd be after
>>720723796130" at 5 feet wouldn't fill your FOV, 170" would be pretty close vertically. VR is a total waste of time given how low the screen resolutions are, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. Even if they did massively increase the resolution to the point of basic usability, you're still closed off from the world, so it's shit. Passthrough AR would make more sense.
>>720724000a microLED VR/AR headset with a transparent panel design would have huge potential and a gigantic pricetag, maybe it'll happen in our lifetimes.
I have two monitors, but end up just utilizing one. Two 32" 2560*1440, have to move my head slightly to get a good look at second one.
>>720702914I often wish I had a third monitor whilst having several kino porn films playing so this setup would be fucking insane
>>720703325Why even wait for death just end yourself now
>>720714167>trannies out of nowheremindbroken
>>720702914AND YOU DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND
>>720703325>all of those monitors just to watch vtuber shit>gay little keyboarddear god, why was I born handsome instead of rich
>>720724964To be fair they're incredibly hideous and leave a lasting impression. Especially when they speak.
