[ale] 4K Monitors?

Horkan Smith ale at horkan.net
Fri May 14 14:50:05 EDT 2021


I've been using a Samsung 28" 4K monitor for a few years now and have generally been happy with it.  Even though I usually like a very small font on my terminal windows, I had to increase it a bit; and I fairly often find myself hitting ctrl-+ on browser windows.  The tradeoff in screen (& pixel) real estate seems worth it for me, but the only coworker to go the same route is a UX designer using a Mac, not linux or windows.  A larger one would likely be better if you had the desk space for it.

I abandoned a KVM in favor of 'synergy', and only use my built-in speakers.

later!
   horkan

On Fri, May 14, 2021 at 10:59:33AM -0400, DJ-Pfulio via Ale wrote:
>Sorry if these are dumb questions.
>
>Is it time to move to a 4k monitor?
>Are 40 inch 4k TVs a viable option?
>
>Only 1 of my computers in the office can support 4K output and my KVM will need to be replaced from VGA inputs to HDMI/DP inputs to support it.  Finding a good, cheap, KVM seems to be very difficult today. My Belkin OmniCube has been solid (PS2 connectors and VGA).  Think I can switch to USB for the keyboard and mouse now.
>
>Audio is working well with 2-sets of speakers directly connected to the specific machine. I prefer the audio separate from the KVM connection. These are analog 5.1 connectors.
>
>Anything else I'm missing?
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