I am currently using 2x27" dell ultrasharp monitors (2713H & 2715HM) at 1440p + 1x1080p 24" monitor for clients facing away from me which I can move to my side if I need extra space. The 2x27 are on a monitor stand side by side and Iooking straight to the bezel. I have been using multi monitor setup since 2007, started with laptop, migrated to two 24" before settling to 2"27" in 2015.

I noticed that sitting in the centre is not really ideal position and I will migrate to one monitor sitting at a of centre position on my 5x2 foot table.

95% of the time, I use Microsoft office. The other 5% are photoshop, 3d software and premier pro/rush. I also use 3 to 4 Windows most of the time clipped to the edges. So 1 27" screen will have two windows opened. Word, pdf, mendeley, Web browser. I also use webex, zoom, teams and need to use attend/give talks online.

I need to upgrade my setup as having half of the monitor with word while working, is not really ideal as I make word 3/4 of the screen just to see all the ribbons on top. If I enlarge word completely, then I loose 4 working spaces for 3 spaces. If I read pdf, I tend to rotate the monitor vertically just to see the entire of the pdf. On a 27"

I also saw this, but still not sure which setup yet.


Now, which kind of setup will work well for office use?

1. 1 huge 4k monitor so that I can have compartment for all windows? Bigger screen, means I can compartments more, thought I am not sure if I will use the top left and right since this is far from my vision. I will populate these regions with rainlendar calendar and icons or whatever I rarely use. Will pair this with a 1080p monitor for webex/ppt scaling and sharing desktop. Technically more than 4 working areas, though not sure on what is the best size for this monitor. How big should it be?

2. 49" ultrawide replacing 2x27" monitor... But I will loose the vertical aspect ratio when I need to read documents. I have 4 working areas.

3. 34" 21:9 (3/4 of the 49" ultrawide) + one monitor on top of the ultrawide. I can technically view portrait documents but with a bezel in between. The 2nd monitor will be used for webex and ppt when necessary. Also 4 working areas. Will need another monitor for webex/ppt thing.

4. 16:18 aspect ratio. Either 2x27 on top or LG Dualup monitor. Will also pair with a 16:9 monitor for the webex/ppt thing. The 16:9 by default will be vertically oriented as the LG is already tall.

I also used this website to calculate the screens, but still not sure.

So, which one and why? Can share your experience?

mind to ask what you do for living?
even 20k income dont need that many monitor....
Will you feel the monitor heat will face with few monitor for hours?

What?

monitor LCD, LED generate Heat on surface, i might not be much...

But when thr r multiple large monitor we might feel the heat right?

Unless you're using more than 5 at a time, no, you won't feel much difference
Recent monitors doesn't produce much heat compared to the older monitors like those old CRT monitors

Teach, research, write, meetings,admin work, supervise. I hate minimising windows as I see other documents for references when writing.

Nope. I got 3 monitors, one 49", one 32" and one 24". They is no heat issue unless you are at the back of the monitor, then yes which one only also is heat there.