What Computer Monitor(s) Do You Use? TV? Curved? Multi?

[willard cottrell]

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.

[razor7music]

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)

[Robert Bone]

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

[Bill Phillips]

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

[DCMG]

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.

[DCMG]

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

[Bill Phillips]

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. 

[MediaGary]

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.

[Nick_M]

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

 

[Blades]

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

[eric chevrier]

42" LGtv  HDTV love my set up!!!