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Tag: monitors

Here’s Everything You Can Do With the Ports on Your Monitor

2025-03-222025-03-22 Danie
Close-up of a black HDMI cable connected to a sleek device's HDMI input port, with a VGA port visible nearby.

There is more to life than just HDMI, that’s for sure. It is well worth reading this linked article before buying any new monitor or graphics card. Something interesting I learnt is that with DisplayPort […]

Blogmonitors, technology

You should buy dual monitors instead of an ultrawide for these 4 reasons

2024-02-242024-02-24 Danie
A dark brown desk with two monitors attached to a central stand. On the desk is also a keyboard, pair of headphones on a stand, a mouse, a narrow music keyboard, and a Mac Mini type case.

Single monitor setups once dominated most home and office spaces, but computer users looking to enhance their productivity have consistently turned to larger-screened workstations in recent years. For the most part, there are two main […]

Blogmonitors, technology

Does Your Next Monitor Need a KVM Switch?

2023-12-072023-12-07 Danie
Man sitting at desk with his hands on a keyboard and on a mouse. The screen in front of him is an ultra-wide screen which shows a 50-5- split view with a desktop on the left side, whilst the right side shows a game being played on the same monitor.

I never thought about this before, really for a monitor. I’ve heard about them being used as standalone switches, and still think that may be more flexible. However, if you have one ultra-wide monitor, maybe […]

BlogKVM, KVMswitch, monitors, technology

Large screen monitors are getting very pricey: This guy is using a suitable TV instead

2023-10-192023-10-19 Danie
Man sitting next to a very large screen, with his finger pointing at the screen

This was an interesting watch and brings home the fact that you should just consider what you are needing your screen for. TVs are certainly also getting better, but there is more to it than […]

Blogmonitors, technology

How Many FPS Can the Human Eye See? Read This if You Think Chasing Ever Higher Monitor Refresh Rates is the Best Option

2023-06-042023-06-04 Danie
Monitor Refresh

How many FPS can the human eye see? That’s a tough question because the human eye doesn’t really see in “frames per second,” and everyone’s eyes are different. We’ll talk about the biology, but the […]

Blogmonitors, technology

I did not realise portable monitors were a thing: Best portable monitors in 2023 for laptops, smartphones, or tablets

2023-05-252023-05-25 Danie
Laptop with a second screen connected by a cable

To think, I had a second monitor for my laptop at my own office, and one at each of the two clients I spent time at during the week. Once you get used to working […]

Blogmonitors, productivity, technology

DisplayCAL is a display calibration and profiling solution that works on Windows, macOS and Linux

2023-03-122023-03-13 Danie
DisplayCAL

Calibrate and characterize your display devices using one of many supported measurement instruments, with support for multi-display setups and a variety of available options for advanced users, such as verification and reporting functionality to evaluate […]

Blogcalibration, DisaplyCAL, monitors, opensource, technology

Should You Upgrade From Your 1080p PC Monitor to 1440p (2K) or to 4K?

2022-07-202022-07-20 Danie
Monitors

We’re rapidly reaching the point where 1080p PC gaming is considered “outdated,” and many players are looking to upgrade. Most people likely assume 4K is the natural next step; that was the upgrade path for […]

Blog4k, hardware, monitors, technology
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