willard cottrell Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 I have three: main is Dell 24 in; right is 22 in HANNspree HDMI left a Sceptre 22" Main moniter is track view; right is used for PVR and various settings ie: Staff view, tempo etc; left shows VST and effect plug-ins. All connected to USB expansion devices. Three may be overkill, but it works quite well for me. The left monitor is attached to a monitor swivel which I can use to read PDF files etc by swinging it over my keyboard which is perpendicular to the workstation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razor7music Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 I have a small, small (did I say small?) studio with one of those creation stations in it. I don't have the physical room for larger monitors or I would have two large or one giant one. So alas, I have 2, 24 inch flat. (I'm very grateful for my studio though. I don't want to give the impression I'm not) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Bone Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 I have multiple HDTV's to pick from - I generally use a massive 65" HDTV for my main computer display, but also have a 55", 40", and 32" available. Most of what I do is MIDI-based, and I record guitars or basses using my laptop, I typically track my keyboards using the 40", and use the larger 55" or the 65" when editing or mixing. I used to run as many as 3 monitors, but just don't bother with that anymore - a single screen works fine for most stuff I work on. Certainly, actual real computer monitors tend to give a more precise picture, but I don't mind the quality of the picture on any of my HDTV's, for Cakewalk. Bob Bone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Phillips Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 (edited) In my case I have about 39" between my monitors. So I'm looking for a 37" or 38" curved monitor like this one. I'm just waiting for the price to drop below $700. Hope I live that long.? Edited March 9, 2021 by Bill Phillips correction 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCMG Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 On 3/9/2021 at 3:25 PM, Bill Phillips said: In my case I have about 39" between my monitors. So I'm looking for a 37" or 38" curved monitor like this one. I'm just waiting for the price to drop below $700. Hope I live that long.? Curious if you've used the curved monitor for any length of time while using your DAW. I get the intended purpose for gaming but wondering what it adds in DAW experience. Thanks for all the input here. I've got a lot of options to look into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCMG Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 On 3/7/2021 at 4:42 PM, MediaGary said: This has come up before on this forum. I'm providing two links (below) to my posts on the topic. I used a curved 55-inch LG OLED display for about two years, and have since gone back to a flat LED display of the same size, even after testing the new LG CX OLED. I found that the auto-dimming, ABL (Automatic Brightness Limiter) and self-protection algorithms were bugging me. https://discuss.cakewalk.com/index.php?/topic/8458-new-34-monitor-age-old-questionproblem/&do=findComment&comment=77226 https://discuss.cakewalk.com/index.php?/topic/24049-how-is-cakewalk-on-a-4k-monitor/&do=findComment&comment=198593 BTW, thanks for the prior thread links...very useful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Phillips Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 20 hours ago, DCMG said: Curious if you've used the curved monitor for any length of time while using your DAW. I get the intended purpose for gaming but wondering what it adds in DAW experience. No. It just seems like a good idea to reduce head motion. I also think I've seen large curved monitors recommended on this site who use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaGary Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 About the curve... I had the 55-inch (diagonal) LG OLED C6 curved screen on my DAWs for about two years. The curve for that one peaks at about 1.5-inches deep across its 48-inch width. If it was two flat panels in a 'V' arrangement, it calculates out to about a 3.4-degree angle. One advantage of curved screens is that it reduces the color/contrast falloff that's typical of IPS and VA technology panels when viewed an oblique angles. OLED panels don't have that falloff issue, so curves are wasted in that respect. I specifically chose the Samsung Q80T QLED for its contrast consistency at oblique angle views. I still would rather have kept the flat LG CX were it not for its too-aggressive brightness limiter. I have since learned that there is a way to overcome the CX ABL by delving into the service menus. Oh well... Once I went back from curved to flat, my brain had to re-adjust! My eyes/brain had developed habit of making the curved top edges of app windows of the apps to look 'normal' to me. When I went flat, it looked *wrong* for two days until I re-adjusted. In terms of sound, there was no difference to me in the interaction between the speakers and the screen. That's not surprising, considering how mild the curvature is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_M Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Using a Samsung CRG9 (LC49RG90SSUXEN); I love the real estate https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Double-49-Inch-Monitor-LC49RG90SSNXZA/dp/B07L9HCJ2V/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=LC49RG90SSUXEN&qid=1615706539&sr=8-1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blades Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 I have an Acer dm431k at the house and one at the office. I love these things for both work and studio use. 4k running at 100% zoom is exactly like have 4 1080p monitors without the bezels. At the time I got these, they were $299 each. During covid lockdowns they hardly available anywhere. I see now that there are 6 in stock in my local microcenter at $450 and b&h says they have them at $399. These are sharp.and true ips panels. One if mine has a few bad pixels right the very bottom but otherwise no problems. I did a video on this topic on my youtube channel if you are interested: https://youtu.be/XBBWMGd-gj8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric chevrier Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 42" LGtv HDTV love my set up!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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