Comment by MBCook
19 days ago
The company I work at gives all new developers a pair of 1080p displays that could have come right out of 2010.
It amazes me, and it’s so sad. They have no idea what they’re missing. I’m sure high PPI would pay off fast in eye strain. And it’s not like monitors need replacement yearly. Tons of time to recoup that small cost.
I’m not arguing for $2k 37” monitors, just better than $200 ones.
Even $200 will already buy a 4K 27" (LG). Which aren't even bad. I swear by HiDPI as well but my work is the same. 1080p displays and really bad contrast screens too. Definitely not TN (they're not that bad) and not VA (they tend to have way better contrast than IPS). Probably just bottom barrel IPS.
Just about every company does something like this.
At one point in my career, I just started buying my own monitors and bringing them into work.
I remember when ~19 or 20" was the norm, and I bought a dell 30" 2560x1600 monitor. Best $1400 I ever spent, used it for years and years.
(I still have it although I retired it a few years back because it uses something called dual-link DVI which is not easily supported anymore)
I think if you are an engineer, you should dive headlong into what you are. Be proactive and get the tools you need. Don't wait for some management signoff that never comes while you suffer daily, and are worse at your job.
I work for a white-shoe law firm in Boston. I and most of my peers have total compensation approaching $500k.
And we have 1280x1024 monitors from the 00s, and we're not allowed to have anything better, even out of our own pockets, because "that's what we use here".
If you reach the point where you want to replace your in house IT with a company that will give you good tech and good tech support, let me know. I know a few people.
Out of all the places I would think would want fancy monitors to show off how fancy they are…
Too much creative vibes, fancy monitors do not necessarily communicate seriousness.
So you work at the same company I do? They just “upgraded” us to curved Dell UltraWides with a PPI of 110.
Unsurprisingly this is not a motivating factor to come back to the office, given I have a 220 PPI 6K at home.
> I’m sure high PPI would pay off fast in eye strain.
But we have gray on gray, to compensate. One even has a choice. Do you want light or dark eye strain ?
penny pinching on some monitors for the devs that cost a fortune...
:(
the old monitors still work. its a waste to throw them away. something like that?
I’ve never heard a specific reason, but I fully suspect “it’s fine, why do you need that?” to be the answer.
May be people who have never used HiDPI. Maybe they’ve seen it and don’t get the hype. Maybe they’re just penny pinching. IDK.