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Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you? | It's the other way round

Daryo — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 20:21:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you?
Poster: Daryo
Post title: It's the other way round

[quote]Zea_Mays wrote:

[quote]Daryo wrote:

Got used to a 42" TV used as monitor.

Won't be going back. [/quote]

That's quite large, over 1 meter diagonal. Out of curiosity, how do you manage working with such a large monitor, for example at what distance (with that diagonal, it should be around 1,5 m)? [/quote]

How do I manage?

It's more the other way round. I ask myself how did I manage in the past with what now looks to me like toy monitors. A large monitor can fill the central part of one's field of vision without any need to almost stick your nose to the screen.

Anything between 1 and 2 meters is fine as viewing distance. For me 'the ease of use' simply bears no comparison with what I used before.

Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you? | 42''

Zea_Mays — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:30:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you?
Poster: Zea_Mays
Post title: 42''

[quote]Daryo wrote:

Got used to a 42" TV used as monitor.

Won't be going back. [/quote]

That's quite large, over 1 meter diagonal. Out of curiosity, how do you manage working with such a large monitor, for example at what distance (with that diagonal, it should be around 1,5 m)?

Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you? | Large enough

Philip Lees — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:58:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you?
Poster: Philip Lees
Post title: Large enough

[quote]Zea_Mays wrote:

This setting allows displaying two Word pages side by side when required, a file page and a browser page or two browser pages side by side and large enough for easy reading.[/quote]
This is my criterion: two pages side by side, in large enough type to read easily. For me, that means a 32-inch LG TV, connected via HDMI.

[quote][quote]Alex Lichanow wrote:

Genuinely interested in what those who chose "I don't use monitors" are using. [/quote]

How did they even read the question? [/quote]
I, too, am curious about this.

Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you? | 27 inches is the sweet spot

Rabie El Magdouli — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 03:15:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you?
Poster: Rabie El Magdouli
Post title: 27 inches is the sweet spot

A monitor larger than 27 inches is synonymous with pain. If you play video games, the more inches the better; otherwise, no matter what people say, it's not.

Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you? | Of great importance!

Daryo — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 02:00:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you?
Poster: Daryo
Post title: Of great importance!

Got used to a 42" TV used as monitor.

Won't be going back.

Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you? | Two monitors are essential

Mariza Conde (MD, PhD) — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:54:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you?
Poster: Mariza Conde (MD, PhD)
Post title: Two monitors are essential

Two monitors are essential, regardless of size. I use two 17-inch.

Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you? | standard 15,6'' laptop monitor

Gregor Trebec — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:28:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you?
Poster: Gregor Trebec
Post title: standard 15,6'' laptop monitor

I am used to circa 15'' notebooks monitors. Had mini laptop - Acer Aspire One but they are just too small for anything serious.

Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you? | tending to large

Zea_Mays — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:17:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you?
Poster: Zea_Mays
Post title: tending to large

My setting is a Mac Mini with a 27'' Asus PB monitor and a backup mini pc with a 24'' monitor from the same (old) Asus series, with both monitors being top in terms of brightness, eye-friendliness and colour reproduction.
This setting allows displaying two Word pages side by side when required, a file page and a browser page or two browser pages side by side and large enough for easy reading.

[quote]Lieven Malaise wrote:

I think the smartphone poll option is curious. I would never dream of translating through such device. [/quote]

During a large project I've been involved in I learned there are actually people working on their phones! They were doing this as a side job, but still - the project involved reading extensive style guides and using Phrase on those tiny displays...

[quote]Alex Lichanow wrote:

Genuinely interested in what those who chose "I don't use monitors" are using. [/quote]

How did they even read the question?

Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you? | Large, but not too large

Alex Lichanow — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:40:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you?
Poster: Alex Lichanow
Post title: Large, but not too large

I am currently working with two 27-inch FHD monitors (as well as my laptop's own 17-inch screen, but I'm not using it for actual work; it's where I park Tidal).
I have found that this is my ideal setup. Anything bigger would be too much while anything smaller would be too crowded for my taste.

Genuinely interested in what those who chose "I don't use monitors" are using.

Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you? | The more the merrier

CasaPhil — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:25:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you?
Poster: CasaPhil
Post title: The more the merrier

One 22" screen on my left-hand side and one 24" straight in front of me.
My face is about 80 cm away from their surface, therefore screen addiction can't reach me.

Philippe

Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you? | Very important

WolfgangS — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:12:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you?
Poster: WolfgangS
Post title: Very important

[quote]ProZ.com Staff wrote:

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Until March 2025:
iMac with 27" monitor plus 23" Apple monitor on the side. Both connected to form one seamless desktop.

Now:
Mac Mini M4, a 23" LG monitor plus a 23" Philips monitor, both connected to form one seamless desktop.

I played with the idea to get one curved 43/47" monitor, but dismissed it. Not sure my eyes would appreciate it.

Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you? | Large. My laptop is not ideal

Christine Andersen — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:03:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you?
Poster: Christine Andersen
Post title: Large. My laptop is not ideal

I need to be able to read the fine print, so a large screen with good resolution. It must have plenty of space for the divided screen when I use Trados!

My laptop is big enough for working on the move and not handy for carrying, but I prefer an even larger desktop screen when I am seriously at work.

Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you? | Large, but not too large

Lieven Malaise — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:49:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you?
Poster: Lieven Malaise
Post title: Large, but not too large

I want it to be large enough, but not too large. No giant sreens for me.

I think the smartphone poll option is curious. I would never dream of translating through such device.

Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you? | Other

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:40:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you?
Poster: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Post title: Other

I have what some colleagues would consider totally out of the question: a single 17 inches screen. I am quite used to it and it has served me fine! I bought it 3 years ago with a higher resolution than the previous one. Occasionally I set up my laptop beside my main screen.

Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you?

ProZ.com Staff — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:10:04 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: What importance have monitor dimensions for you?
Poster: ProZ.com Staff

This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "What importance have monitor dimensions for you?".

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