Sirluke99 Posted November 24 Posted November 24 This is a 40" MSI being sold at COSTCO for $289 right now on sale. Say IPS and Anti- Glare, UWQHD, 3440 x 1440. Anything say don't do it?
Sirluke99 Posted Friday at 07:53 PM Author Posted Friday at 07:53 PM Ok, I went on and got this one about 3 weeks ago. ended up having to get it from Micro Center for same price and was in stock. Long 16x9 flat screen. So far so good. I like the real estate for a single screen as I can open multiple windows on one screen and all windows are readable. Previous setup was , 27" screen left and a 32" in the middle on a elevated platform about 7 inches up from the desk and one 27" in Portrait mode on the desk and to the right. With the 40" now centered and a 27" in Portrait mode on the left and both on the elevated shelf, I have a good view and can open most things on the 40". Usually have web page or email open in Portrait on the 27". One of the things I found out after opening it and setting up is the lack of adjustability. Only has a Tilt adj -5 to 20 degree tilt. no Swivel, Pivot, or Height adjustments. At first it was rather concerning but after going back to Micro Center and looking at other large monitors and even flat screen TV's, I found that those also don't really have those type adjustments due to their large size and what can happen by changing how the weight is distributed on a larger screen. Running it at 3440 x 1440 and all windows are readable from my seat. Next thing to do this weekend is to Calibrate it with my Color Checker Display Pro. will report back on that later.
Brian Posted Friday at 07:57 PM Posted Friday at 07:57 PM 3 minutes ago, Sirluke99 said: Next thing to do this weekend is to Calibrate it with my Color Checker Display Pro. will report back on that later. That's the real key; you need to have "Realistic Expectations." It's really-really-really tough to get screens perfectly matching, even if they are the same make/model. So make sure that the screen you primarily edit on matches a set of physical prints, and use the other monitor for Tool Windows / Boxes / E-mail / Spotify / Web Browsers, whatever.
Sirluke99 Posted Friday at 09:53 PM Author Posted Friday at 09:53 PM Calibration was a success. no problems. Test prints matched pretty good. 1st time the RGB numbers were right on point without adjustments. 2
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