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Discussion on: How to Pick a Good Monitor for Software Development

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Jen

At home and at the office I have a 4k monitor and have my macbook clam-shelled which is usually enough space. When it's open, it usually becomes a bit of a junk draw for windows and can get uncomfortable after a while. Unfortunately, the one supplied at work has some odd backlight bleed and makes it pretty unpleasant to use but I could do with the space. I've also set up snap areas using better touch tool (4 corners, each make the window snap to the corner 1/4 of the entire display, two halves L/R, and 2/3 + 1/3 or 2/6). I'm usually not too fussed about input lag, it's often too short for me to notice when developing and I suppose it only matters most to gamers(?). Refresh rate has to be buttery smooth though..

I'm using RDM (free!!) too when I need more screen real estate and there's no 4k display available. RDM allows you to change the resolution of a display outside it's normal parameters. I can bump up my mbp13" to 2560 x 1600, and then just increase the font size where necessary. It can go up to 4k but I don't hate myself :)