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4k (1080) is just way too small for me. I don’t see that many 5k or 6k options for a reasonable price. What is a nice setup for a developer? Go with 2x4k screens and you’re looking at bezels dead ahead, 3x4k and you’ll have to move your head a lot, or 1x6k?

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I'm not sure what you mean by 4k(1080), but... I have an LG 38WN95C-W Ultrawide [0]. It's great for coding, great for video (IPS LCD so obv not deep OLED blacks), great for games...

3840x1600 resolution, which is roughly 3/4 of 4K cut horizontally.

[0] https://www.lg.com/uk/monitors/ultrawide/38wn95c-w/

By 4K (1080) I meant that a 4K screen has a typical resolution of 3840x2160, which gives you at 2x scale factor an equivalent screen estate as a 1920x1080. That's too little screen estate for me.

The screen you referenced would be even less than that at 2x scaling factor: 1920x900, which is even fewer screen estate. A 4k ultrawide is not retina, so doesn’t cut it.

I use it with an 1x scaling factor, so 3840x1600.

My question is in spirit with what this article is suggesting: upgrade your displays to get crisp rendered text at 2x scaling factor.

4k Ultra wide?

It needs to be retina as per the article's point.

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