It's been a while since we ran a story about some facet of people's home computer systems and I got to wondering what kind of monitor setup other Soylentils have at home. (If you have multiple systems, feel free to enumerate each setup.)
For example, I run Win 7 Pro on a Dell laptop which has a Mobile Intel Core 2 P8700 Duo processor and which sports NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M graphics. Instead of using the built-in laptop display, I have a several-year-old Gateway monitor with 1920x1200 resolution @ 59Hz and 32-bit color. I do not do any gaming, so I don't need the latest graphic card/monitor.
Some time down the road, though, I'd like to get a new computer and am thinking about a multi-monitor setup. I'd like at least 1920x1200 across 3 screens, though I'd not mind it if I could afford 3 x 4K screens. I'd like it to be compatible with some flavor of Linux or *BSD, preferably without systemd. Does anyone here have experience with that kind of setup? What OS do you use? What graphics card? What monitors and resolutions do you run?
I know there are some gamers on the site, as well. Here's a chance to brag a bit about your rig!
And, of course, please share any horror stories and/or triumphs, too!
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Monday August 22 2016, @06:45PM
I do, kinda.
My primary work tower has a 40" 4K Vizio screen. All other engineers around me use a couple 20" to 24" 1080P, so I've got 4 monitors, by comparison (they used to laugh, now they're in the queue to get 4K too).
Secondary work machine is a 4K 15" laptop (needed the 4K capable HDMI)
Home is a 37" 1080p (10 year old), with secondary 20" that I rarely turn on, and the living room is a 40" 1080p NUC-as-HTPC