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- | Over a decade has passed since I bought and built my first desktop PC (until then, I’d used my family’s). Included in this build was a monitor, keyboard, and mouse. As time went on, I upgraded the desktop PC, and also the peripherals. Specifically, | + | **Over a decade has passed since I bought and built my first desktop PC (until then, I’d used my family’s). Included in this build was a monitor, keyboard, and mouse. As time went on, I upgraded the desktop PC, and also the peripherals. Specifically, |
- | The monitor | + | Plus de dix ans ont passé depuis que j'ai acheté et construit mon premier PC de bureau (jusque-là, |
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+ | **The monitor | ||
For those who want the exact model, it’s an LG 34UM68-P. | For those who want the exact model, it’s an LG 34UM68-P. | ||
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I also instantly noticed that having a browser window open the full width (as tiling window managers do when only one window is open) was overwhelmingly huge. Thankfully, opening a second window, and adjusting the split a tiny bit, makes for a very comfortable size. | I also instantly noticed that having a browser window open the full width (as tiling window managers do when only one window is open) was overwhelmingly huge. Thankfully, opening a second window, and adjusting the split a tiny bit, makes for a very comfortable size. | ||
- | Brightness - I never touched the brightness settings on either of my old monitors (set to 100), and this new monitor was like staring into a small sun when looking at anything with a white background. Dialing the brightness down to 50% helped immensely. | + | Brightness - I never touched the brightness settings on either of my old monitors (set to 100), and this new monitor was like staring into a small sun when looking at anything with a white background. Dialing the brightness down to 50% helped immensely.** |
- | My requirements | + | L' |
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+ | Pour ceux qui veulent connaître le modèle exact, c'est un LG 34UM68-P. | ||
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+ | Spécifications : 34 pouces, avec une résolution de 2560 x 1080, couverture sRGB à 99 %. | ||
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+ | Le nouveau moniteur offrait aussi un support ajustable, signifiant que je pouvais me passer des bras et avoir juste à monter/ | ||
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+ | J'ai aussi tout de suite remarqué qu' | ||
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+ | Luminosité : je n'ai jamais touché aux réglages de luminosité de mes deux vieux écrans (réglés à 100) et ce nouvel écran brillait comme un petit soleil quand je regardais n' | ||
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+ | **My requirements | ||
My dual monitor setup was originally like this (monitors are indicated with L for the left-hand 1080p panel, and R for the right-hand 1050p panel). | My dual monitor setup was originally like this (monitors are indicated with L for the left-hand 1080p panel, and R for the right-hand 1050p panel). | ||
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Intel NUC -> Mini DisplayPort -> Monitor (R). | Intel NUC -> Mini DisplayPort -> Monitor (R). | ||
- | The HDMI Switch would automatically swap inputs depending on what was active - meaning my left-hand monitor was used to display everything, while the right-hand monitor only ever showed my NUC. This was great because it let me keep an eye on emails, or watch videos on the right while playing games or testing websites in IE under Windows. | + | The HDMI Switch would automatically swap inputs depending on what was active - meaning my left-hand monitor was used to display everything, while the right-hand monitor only ever showed my NUC. This was great because it let me keep an eye on emails, or watch videos on the right while playing games or testing websites in IE under Windows.** |
- | Naturally, I wanted to be able to do something similar with one monitor. Which is why I required the monitor to support Picture-By-Picture. Essentially, | + | Mes exigences |
- | While I do frequently use both inputs, I will also enjoy focusing on one thing at a time, which this monitor does great as well. On 1920x1080 inputs, there will again be black bars on the left/right of the screen. Personally, this doesn’t bother me, but your mileage may vary. | + | Mon réglage du double écran était comme ceci au début (les écrans sont indiqués avec un L pour la partie en 1080p de gauche et R pour celle en 1050p de droite) : |
- | Switching resolutions is a pain using xrandr | + | PS4 -> Commutateur HDMI - > Moniteur (L) |
- | Running i3wm means you will have to manage your resolutions manually. For this, I have always used xrandr. Unfortunately, | + | Windows PC -> Commutateur HDMI -> Moniteur |
+ | Nintendo Switch -> Commutateur HDMI (Moniteur L) | ||
+ | Intel NUC -> Commutateur HDMI -> Moniteur (L) | ||
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+ | Intel NUC -> Mini DisplayPort -> Moniteur (R). | ||
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+ | Le commutateur HDMI basculait d'une entrée à l' | ||
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+ | **Naturally, | ||
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+ | While I do frequently use both inputs, I will also enjoy focusing on one thing at a time, which this monitor does great as well. On 1920x1080 inputs, there will again be black bars on the left/right of the screen. Personally, this doesn’t bother me, but your mileage may vary.** | ||
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+ | Naturellement, | ||
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+ | Bien que j' | ||
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+ | **Switching resolutions is a pain using xrandr | ||
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+ | Running i3wm means you will have to manage your resolutions manually. For this, I have always used xrandr. Unfortunately, | ||
The reason I needed a shell script and not an alias was that I could not string the polybar main_bar & into the disown command when using an alias. That meant closing the terminal also closed polybar. And since polybar dumps some messages into the terminal, it resulted in some odd looks. Disown essentially disconnects the background commands from a terminal. The file is called splitScreen, | The reason I needed a shell script and not an alias was that I could not string the polybar main_bar & into the disown command when using an alias. That meant closing the terminal also closed polybar. And since polybar dumps some messages into the terminal, it resulted in some odd looks. Disown essentially disconnects the background commands from a terminal. The file is called splitScreen, | ||
- | One thing I noticed - xrandr won’t register the 1280x1080 resolution option unless you’ve already split the screen using the monitor’s on screen display. Not a big deal, but worth noting. | + | One thing I noticed - xrandr won’t register the 1280x1080 resolution option unless you’ve already split the screen using the monitor’s on screen display. Not a big deal, but worth noting.** |
- | Why not 4k? | + | Les changements de résolution sont pénibles avec xrandr |
- | I did consider a 4K monitor, but I simply couldn’t justify the increase in price. Especially due to the fact that I own a PS4 Pro, I would have wanted to get a 4K, HDR monitor, which are extremely expensive. Personally, I find monitors in Germany to be much more expensive than other countries (such as Canada). I’d much prefer to eventually get a 4K HDR television (cheaper) for my console alone. As for 4K for work - I don’t have a lot of situations where I’ve really wished I had more screen real estate, and wasn’t going to spend nearly 2x as much on a monitor that didn’t fulfill a palpable need at my end. Tied into this was also a severe lack of showrooms in my area that actually carried IPS panels, or modern monitors. Most options are geared towards either gamers | + | Le lancement de i3wm signifie que vous devrez gérer les résolutions à la main. C'est pour ça que j'ai toujours utilisé xrandr. Malheureusement, avec ce nouveau paramétrage, je dois changer fréquemment de résolution. Cela a aussi entraîné un problème avec polybar |
- | Anything else? | + | La raison pour laquelle j' |
- | The main factor was always cost. I wanted to replace my monitors, but I didn’t want to spend more than 400€ if I could avoid it. The monitor I eventually bought was offered on Amazon at around 430€. However, I was fortunate enough to notice an Amazon Warehouse deal down to 380€ - which fell perfectly within my budget. The downside? A single large scratch on the back of the monitor, and a box that looked like it had gone through a war. In my mind? Perfectly acceptable trade-off. | + | Une chose que j'ai notée : xrandr n' |
- | Unforeseen costs? | + | **Why not 4k? |
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+ | I did consider a 4K monitor, but I simply couldn’t justify the increase in price. Especially due to the fact that I own a PS4 Pro, I would have wanted to get a 4K, HDR monitor, which are extremely expensive. Personally, I find monitors in Germany to be much more expensive than other countries (such as Canada). I’d much prefer to eventually get a 4K HDR television (cheaper) for my console alone. As for 4K for work - I don’t have a lot of situations where I’ve really wished I had more screen real estate, and wasn’t going to spend nearly 2x as much on a monitor that didn’t fulfill a palpable need at my end. Tied into this was also a severe lack of showrooms in my area that actually carried IPS panels, or modern monitors. Most options are geared towards either gamers (poor sRGB coverage, and absolutely no Adobe RGB coverage), or budget-friendly monitors (high refresh time, 1080p resolution, bad color accuracy). If I had been able to actually see and try out a 4K monitor, it may have changed my mind. But you can’t miss what you don’t know, correct? | ||
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+ | Pourquoi pas du 4k ? | ||
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+ | J'ai envisagé un écran 4k, mais je ne pouvais tout simplement pas justifier la dépense supplémentaire. Du fait particulièrement que je possède une PS4 Pro, j' | ||
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+ | **Anything else? | ||
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+ | The main factor was always cost. I wanted to replace my monitors, but I didn’t want to spend more than 400€ if I could avoid it. The monitor I eventually bought was offered on Amazon at around 430€. However, I was fortunate enough to notice an Amazon Warehouse deal down to 380€ - which fell perfectly within my budget. The downside? A single large scratch on the back of the monitor, and a box that looked like it had gone through a war. In my mind? Perfectly acceptable trade-off.** | ||
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+ | Quoi d' | ||
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+ | Le principal facteur était toujours le coût. Je voulais remplacer mes écrans, mais je ne voulais pas dépenser plus de 400 € si je pouvais l' | ||
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+ | **Unforeseen costs? | ||
I had to buy a mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort cable, mainly because I wanted to get rid of the cheap adapter I had previously been using. | I had to buy a mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort cable, mainly because I wanted to get rid of the cheap adapter I had previously been using. | ||
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More unforeseen was that I ended up replacing my desk entirely. It was previously a free hand-me-down desk that was quite curved. The problem with the curve was that the relatively wide foot on the new monitor wasn’t playing nicely with some of my cable restrictions (the ethernet cable I run through the room to get internet, for example). Since I was generally not too thrilled with the usable space on the old desk, I went to Ikea and bought a new one. The upside here is that I can now make much more efficient use of the space I have, and have nearly doubled my open working area between my main desk (with monitor, PS4, PC, etc) and my second desk (which I use for charging my laptop and as a workbench when doing PC repairs or working on guitars). | More unforeseen was that I ended up replacing my desk entirely. It was previously a free hand-me-down desk that was quite curved. The problem with the curve was that the relatively wide foot on the new monitor wasn’t playing nicely with some of my cable restrictions (the ethernet cable I run through the room to get internet, for example). Since I was generally not too thrilled with the usable space on the old desk, I went to Ikea and bought a new one. The upside here is that I can now make much more efficient use of the space I have, and have nearly doubled my open working area between my main desk (with monitor, PS4, PC, etc) and my second desk (which I use for charging my laptop and as a workbench when doing PC repairs or working on guitars). | ||
- | Could I have made do without the new desk? Certainly. Am I happy about it? Absolutely - I wasn’t even aware at times how cramped I felt sitting in the curve of that desk. Not to mention the ability to cable-manage much better on the new desk due to the shape and form of the frame. | + | Could I have made do without the new desk? Certainly. Am I happy about it? Absolutely - I wasn’t even aware at times how cramped I felt sitting in the curve of that desk. Not to mention the ability to cable-manage much better on the new desk due to the shape and form of the frame.** |
- | Surprise benefits? | + | Des coûts cachés ? |
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+ | J'ai dû acheter un câble mini-DisplayPort vers DisplayPort, | ||
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+ | Ce que je n' | ||
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+ | Aurais-je pu me débrouiller sans le nouveau bureau ? Certainement. En suis-je content ? Absolument. Je ne me rendais pas compte parfois à quel point je me sentais à l' | ||
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+ | **Surprise benefits? | ||
I often play music from digitized sheet music or tablature - I found that by fullscreening my PDF viewer, I can fit 3 pages of music on screen at once. Which means a lot less pausing to advance through pages using my keyboard. | I often play music from digitized sheet music or tablature - I found that by fullscreening my PDF viewer, I can fit 3 pages of music on screen at once. Which means a lot less pausing to advance through pages using my keyboard. | ||
- | I also find myself vertically splitting windows a lot more than before, meaning I can comfortably fit a video playing in ¼ of the screen, have a browser open to 50% of the screen, and use the last ¼ to have a code editor open for tweaking HTML or CSS while I test. | + | I also find myself vertically splitting windows a lot more than before, meaning I can comfortably fit a video playing in ¼ of the screen, have a browser open to 50% of the screen, and use the last ¼ to have a code editor open for tweaking HTML or CSS while I test.** |
- | Conclusion | + | Des avantages surprise ? |
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+ | Je joue souvent de la musique à partir de partitions digitalisées ou tablatures ; j'ai trouvé qu'en mettant mon viewer PDF en plein écran, je peux mettre 3 pages de musique d'un coup sur l' | ||
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+ | **Conclusion | ||
I absolutely love my new setup - I have had to get reacquainted with some keyboard shortcuts in i3 to more easily manage my windows (as I previously did only 50/50 splits, or moved windows between monitors). But after doing that (and learning I can fullscreen a video to the container size by fullscreening the video using the player’s control, and then hitting mod+F), I have been able to better utilize the space than ever before. | I absolutely love my new setup - I have had to get reacquainted with some keyboard shortcuts in i3 to more easily manage my windows (as I previously did only 50/50 splits, or moved windows between monitors). But after doing that (and learning I can fullscreen a video to the container size by fullscreening the video using the player’s control, and then hitting mod+F), I have been able to better utilize the space than ever before. | ||
- | The better sRGB coverage is also a life-saver when it comes to testing websites - the oldest monitor I had often swallowed small details like shadows and lines. I also find the width of this monitor (I estimate it’s maybe 10-15cm narrower than my dual monitor setup, including bezels) to be much more comfortable to look at. I no longer have to actively turn my head or hold it at an odd angle to clearly see what I’m looking at. | + | The better sRGB coverage is also a life-saver when it comes to testing websites - the oldest monitor I had often swallowed small details like shadows and lines. I also find the width of this monitor (I estimate it’s maybe 10-15cm narrower than my dual monitor setup, including bezels) to be much more comfortable to look at. I no longer have to actively turn my head or hold it at an odd angle to clearly see what I’m looking at.** |
- | Recommendations? | + | Conclusion |
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+ | J'aime beaucoup ma nouvelle configuration ; j'ai dû réapprendre quelques raccourcis clavier dans le i3 pour mieux gérer mes fenêtres (car avant je ne faisais que des découpes à 50/50, ou des déplacements de fenêtres d'un écran à l' | ||
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+ | La meilleure couverture sRGB est aussi un gain de temps lors de tests de sites Web, le plus vieux des moniteurs que j' | ||
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+ | **Recommendations? | ||
If you’re also looking for an ultrawide monitor (or are considering it), I would highly recommend it if you don’t mind the following: | If you’re also looking for an ultrawide monitor (or are considering it), I would highly recommend it if you don’t mind the following: | ||
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• Dealing with resolutions and their limitations depending on the input device. | • Dealing with resolutions and their limitations depending on the input device. | ||
- | If you’re looking for a gaming monitor (as opposed to one for productivity), | + | If you’re looking for a gaming monitor (as opposed to one for productivity), |
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+ | Recommandations | ||
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+ | Si vous aussi, vous êtes à la recherche d'un écran ultra-large (ou l' | ||
+ | • Gérer la taille des fenêtres. | ||
+ | • Des bandes noires autour des vidéos. | ||
+ | • Vous débrouiller avec les résolutions et leurs limitations suivant votre dispositif d' | ||
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+ | **Do you have any questions or comments that I haven’t mentioned in this article? Let me know by sending me an email at lswest34+fcm@gmail.com. Similarly, if you have any requests for things I should cover, please let me know and I’ll do my best to cover them in the coming months.** | ||
- | Do you have any questions | + | Avez-vous des questions |
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