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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 JoeMerchant on Monday August 22 2016, @12:36AM
Single 4K 28" on the desk at work, complemented by the occasional 1080p (or smaller) that moves in beside it for special hardware projects.
Single 4K 55" touch for the kids' home-school computer.
Single 1080p 42" for the "Living Room Entertainment Screen" - it's 8 years old, and still working well enough that I'd hate to replace it with something that flakes out after a few years - I don't consider the lower resolution a problem when viewing from 15' away.
My notebooks are hooked up to 1080p externals (23" and 27"), with a "real" wired keyboard and mouse, though I rarely use the built-in keyboard/touchpad, I do spread work onto the built-in screen.
If you can't tell, I believe that spending $700 on a single 4K screen is a much better solution than buying 2 smaller 1080p screens and mucking about with special mounts to hold them, etc.
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