Hi Patrick, If you go for 42" screen you will end up with full HD resolution. While full HD is fine for watching movies, it makes a lousy computer display.
Reason, there aren't enough pixels in full HD resolution to give you the screen real estate improvement you are looking for. *IMO, your best bet would be two of these (or similar WUXGA resolution monitor)* https://smile.amazon.com/Dell-Computer-Ultrasharp-U2415-24-0-Inch/dp/B00NZTKOQI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1488758748&sr=8-2&keywords=dell+24+monitor Whichever you buy, remember to check the resolution. It must not be less than 1920 x 1200 (aka WUXGA). I do not think you need a professional's help. If the monitor does not come with it, you'd need 'thunderbolt' display cables. If you're confused, just email me after you decide on the monitor. The other option is 27" QHD (2560 x 1440 res). This is what I have. However, if I were to do this again, I'd buy 2x24". Here's the reason: a good 27" monitor costs twice as much as a good 24" monitor. As long as you do not have desktop area constraints, two 24" monitors give you more screen real estate for the same price. I think 27" is a good option for folks working on graphics stuff. If you are mostly working with text like me, fonts becomes too small when you cram 2560 pixels horizontally in roughly 60cm width. With 2x24" monitors (WUXGA res) you get 2840 pixels horizontally in 103 centimeters (ie 36 pixels/cm 'density' ) A single 27" QHD monitor gives you 2560 pixels horizontally in roughly 60 centimeters (ie, 42 pixels/cm) Sorry if you are more confused now than before :) Best of luck, -Ash On Sunday, 5 March 2017 11:46:33 UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote: > > I have a 2014 15" Macbook Pro with the Retina screen and the one and only > and single (and proprietary, damn them) USB port; I have an auxiliary 24" > (diagonal) Samsung monitor. Such is the excess of paperwork that I deal > with at once that I often have 6 documents open at once along with 3 Google > screens. > > I'd love to have a single 42" screen, so I could get all of this shit open > at once, but a quick review of monitor costs makes me think a dual 24" > setup, along with the Mac's screen, will be a lot cheaper. > > But I'm as ignorant of computers as the rest of you are ignorant of fixing > flats. > > Can anyone tell me: > > 1. Is there a decent 42" monitor compatible with 2014 MBP for $500 or less? > > 2. If not, what would I need in the way of equipment, besides a second 24" > screen, to hook up this second screen? > > 3. Samsung: anything better for the money? > > 4. What are good places to buy all of these things, either chain stores on > the ground or websites? > > 5. Is this best left to a professional? > > Thanks. I've also got a question about JB Welding a bottle cage boss onto > a st steel rack strut, but I'll save that for another thread. > > PAM > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a > circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and > individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu > > *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the > world revolves.) *Carthusian motto > > *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart > > *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
