Simona5d ago

Any advice or consideration to have when looking to buy an external monitor?

I'm looking for something suitable for graphic design/illustration work. And I would rather avoid Apple (even though it's presented as the best choice out there).

If second hand, what should I pay attention to?

#askfedi #monitor #screen #display

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@simona
You might want to consider getting a screen which can be rotated into Portrait mode - I find it very handy. I have 2 screens - my primary one which I always leave in Landscape mode, and a 2nd screen which I rotate as needed.
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@SmartmanApps I admit I’ve never used a screen in portrait mode, might be interesting to try it out but can’t really see the benefit?
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@simona
Things which get listed down the screen, in an infinite scroll, like your e-mail or Mastodon feed, :-) you can see more at once in portrait mode, as well as better for looking at pictures which have been taken in portrait mode, etc.