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What this post looks like on a 40" 4k screen (which btw is an awesome investment for productivity):

https://i.imgur.com/gPHT5hI.png

To solve the wide-screen, narrow text problem, I once threw together a demo with a hacked up Chromium/WebKit to create a flowing, multi column view mode that created a long virtual scroll surface and scrolled it like newspaper columns: https://vimeo.com/59463521.

It wasn't super intuitive, but wish a modern browser had this.

I'm kinda sure I saw a pre-chromium Opera browser build do this back in like 2010 or so (maybe it was just a mockup), but like you say, it's not super intuitive. And the scrolling feels weird when you have 2-3 columns moving.

This is a nice feature that I often wish every text editor supported natively.

How is life browsing fullscreen on a 40"?

The reason I picked a 4k giant monitor is to be able to place 3-4 browser windows, terminals, apps next to each other :)

I mean, I'm not browsing in full-screen mode. Just used that to easily hide private stuff like the bookmarks bar and other tabs.

Full-width browsing: It's generally surprisingly good. The vast majority of sites have learned to use margins and to center content.

And sure, when actually doing work you want to tile your windows just the right way.

CTRL+mousewheel, my friend

That just means you have to move your chair away from the desk...

Why does a browser window need to take up an entire 40" screen for general browsing?

Adjust window size, place it in the center or wherever it's more comfortable, increase text size as needed. That's what I do :D

Optimal line length is ~75 characters which actually makes this layout "modern" again!

Which model did you go with?

I've generally gone with Philips 40-43 inch displays. I'm on my third one because of office moves etc. They keep changing the models, but they only have one in this size at a time.

Edit: The one I'm currently using is still on sale: BDM4350UC.

I'm using an LG 43UD79-B 43" monitor and enjoying it as well. I don't like swiping between workspaces so having lots of extra space around the main viewing area makes it easy to see and access lots of paned or overlapping windows.

For gaming I use the center 2560x1440 area 1:1 pixel mode--only does 30/59/60 Hz so not for the serious.

The reason behind my downgrade to 1080p. The Internet is just not ready.

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