[Leica] New monitor recommendations?

Peter Klein boulanger.croissant at gmail.com
Fri Aug 2 18:02:13 PDT 2024


I am thinking of getting a new computer monitor. My main reason for 
upgrading is to get more screen real estate and less overlapping on the 
screen when I run multiple programs,  My current monitor is a Dell 2311H 
23 inch "Ultra Sharp" monitor. It still works well,  and calibrates well 
with a Spyder. But is now over 10 years old. My desk space is a limited, 
so one 27- or 32-inch monitor will fit much better than two 24-inch screens.

I probably don't need a super-high-end monitor, but I want something 
well-suited to photography.  Integrated speakers and USB hubs are nice, 
but not absolutely necessary. I don't edit video or do gaming. My 
principle uses are still photo editing, amateur radio (with 3-4 
applications running simultaneously), and the usual text editing, email 
and surfing.

I don't know the practical details of trade-offs between monitor size, 
higher resolution, and the size of one's apps on the screen. My eyes are 
70 years old, not 25. Last night, just for fun, I set up my 
standard-size iPad as a second monitor with some free third-party 
software. I got it working well, but the text on the screen was too 
small for me to read. Scratch that bright idea.

A reliable brand is a must. I absolutely do *not* want a monitor with a 
brand name seemingly created by picking Scrabble tiles at random.

More techie details:

My computer is a Dell XPS 8950 i5 Tower. It has one DisplayPort 
connector. I'm not using that, as I've added a better video card than 
the on-board video. There are two USB C ports:
     Front: USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C™ with PowerShare
     Rear: USB 3.2 Type-C™ Gen 2x2 (sic, I think they meant Gen 2.2)
And four USB 3.2 type A ports, two front, two rear.
The added video card is a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 G6 w/4 GB video 
memory. It has three connectors, but I no longer remember what they 
are.  I'm pretty sure I'm using DisplayPort.

Suggestions?

Thanks!
--Peter


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