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So I just got one of these:
Acer XG270HU omidpx 27" 2K QHD 2560 x 1440 1ms 144Hz AMD FreeSync Technology Edge-to-Edge Frameless Design DVI-D HDMI DisplayPort Built-in Speakers LED Backlit LCD Gaming Monitor
and the resolution is incredible - I can read small print again with my almost 60-year-old eyes.
However, because I've been using HP curved monitors for a couple of years, the screen bows out, at least until my brain "recovers" from looking at a curved monitor. Day 2 now, and it's getting better but not quite there yet.
So an experiment to see if curved monitors are actually bad - as in, because of the weird brain compensation, does it f*** up my vision generally, and possibly affects my energy level (as in lowers) because of the unnaturalness of a curved monitor.
I'll report back with unscientific personal experience findings, lol.
modified 15-Jul-22 11:10am.
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My eyes are approaching 64 years -- and I've had corrective lenses (and lately bifocals) since I was 9 for being near-sighted. I've never used a curved monitor -- I'm curious as to whether many CP members find them helpful.
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Craig Robbins wrote: I'm curious as to whether many CP members find them helpful.
I see no difference between curved vs. flat. I only opted for curved because they were slightly less wide than their flat counterparts.
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Marc Clifton wrote: 2560 x 1440
Marc Clifton wrote: and the resolution is incredible - I can read small print again
The first though I had when I got my 27" 1080p monitor was that it was just like my older/smaller monitors, but with bigger pixels. So I feel like it's a waste of real-estate.
At its native resolution, text on my 40" 4K monitor is just a tad too small, so I tend to resize things a bit.
2560x1440 at 27" to me sounds like a good compromise. I would NOT want a 4K monitor at that size. I'll probably look for something similar when mine dies. Although it won't be curved - I can't imagine a curved monitor being part of a set of 3.
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I tried comparing a curved display to a flat screen once. It turned out that they were about equal in their ability to survive a flying barrel bushing from a model 1911 .45 ACP pistol. I've since given up comparing monitors, and gunsmithing while sitting in front of monitors.
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My first big monitor is my current iiyama g-master gb3461wqsu red eagle (flat, 34'', 3440x1440) and I have to say... I don't regret at all the decission of buying it.
From time to time looks a bit weird depending on what you are opening, but in average is really nice and for films is like a mini cinema on the desk 
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I bought a Samsung 46" TV quad density (3840x2160). I find the resolution is excellent, though I did change the scale out to 225%
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I lost my right eye a couple of years ago, and the surviving left eye isn't great. My monitor at the time was a fairly ordinary 20" flat panel. I quickly realized that pixels were just too small and text was fuzzy, even scaled up.
I looked at a lot of monitors, both curved and flat. For me and my vision, a curved monitor would be great for video and movies, but not good for text and programming. This is especially true since most of my work is creating UI's.
I bought a 24" flat panel.
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Well look. Since the earth is flat, monitors should be flat, right? 😁
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The company recently gave the CAD engineers new HP ZBook 15 laptops with 4k screens. My thought was
(15.6" + 4k) = like why?
But I have to say the screens are amazing. They seem not only to reduce eye strain, they make you want to gaze at them. Their default text size is 225% btw, so that must be a known 4k thing.
Us coders were only given standard HD, but my next monitor will be 4k.
Bio: I am in my late 50's and wear glasses for reading and computer work.
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I'm 1.5 year on 34" 1000R curved monitor, and it is great. Still, I'm only 36.
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I've been waiting till the radius got smaller! What brand and model did you get?
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I will be curious as to what you come up with. I am a similar age to you. At home, I have curved monitors and at work I have flat. The flat monitors at work always look bowed out to me. Freaks me out.
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Two 24" curved Samsung side by side they work like a charm. No issues.
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I've had the same arrangement for about 3 months and I'm pretty happy. I was lucky that I could buy the same model again after more than a year so they match. They are just FHD; if they were any more than 24 inch, the pixels would be too big.
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Supposedly, the curve means less eye strain because there aren't as many changes to focal length. Looking left/right/center the screen stays closer to the same distance from your eyeball.
I'm not sure it matters with the small one I bought for work. I use one curved and one flat in the typical side by side setup. I don't notice a difference working more on one than the other.
The gargantuan one I have for personal use is a G9. If those ever get cheap enough I will definitely buy two and stack them vertically for ultimate home office setup. Maybe it can roll into the work setup as a hand-me-down after a couple generations present a really attractive personal use replacement.
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I have a 49" 4K flat monitor that I use when I work from home. I'm starting to think that I would like a curved screen -- the left and right edges are farther away than the center. Not sure if it would make a difference on a smaller monitor.
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I'm getting addicted to the M5 Stack/Stick/Stamp ecosystem. I don't really care about their modularity (cool, but expensive) but the actual MCUs come really nicely packaged with a stunning array of peripherals.
I bought an M5 Stack Fire, and am now awaiting an M5 Stack Core2. They're just cool.
They really figured out a direct line to my wallet these folks - I'll give them that. They're like Legos that way. Heck, they even attach to them in some cases.
I said so recently, but it bears repeating - these are great widgets for getting started with Arduino and IoT stuff without having to wire anything up.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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honey the codewitch wrote: great widgets for getting started with Arduino and IoT stuff without having to wire anything up
But the wiring is half the fun! Explorer Edition Fun[^]
Of course, once I got it all built, I put it away and haven't done any coding. 
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Of course it's fun! And these devices do have grove connectors for wiring in your own doodads to them. It's just that you don't *have* to do it before you can do a whole bunch of things with them.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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That kit you posted reminds me of the 200-in-1 electronics kit Radio Shack use to make. It was what I cut my teeth on when i was smol and impressionable.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Very cool - I remember those! I got my start with The American Basic Science Club[^] 
It even came with a radioactive sample to demonstrate the spinthariscope and cloud chamber! Simpler times... 
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