Curved screen?

[Rob_Royale]

Although my PC is a laptop, I have a 23" monitor plugged into it and a wireless keyboard and mouse. We spotted a 27" inch Samsung curved monitor on sale at Costco today and was wondering if any of you are using a curved screen for writing. If so, what are the pros and cons, in your opinion?

 

[TheLobster]

If you use one, then even your flattest prose will inevitably gain twists and turns.

 

[alohadave]

If you get one, don't get a smooth/glossy screen. You'll see distorted reflections that shift every time you move your head.

 

[Djmac1031]

Usually in the debate over Flat VS Curves I'd go with curves. But in this case I think I'd make an exception.

 

[Erozetta]

Dunno about writing, but in video games it gives me the worst motion sickness ever.

First and only time I threw up from playing a video game that wasn't caused by a game induced migraine.

 

[Nynah]

Curved screens take some getting used to, especially if you've been used to dealing with only flatscreen monitors up until this point. Most will require you to find a "sweet spot" a certain distance away from the screen so that you have the most optimal viewing angle. When you find it, everything does look quite good since you have an expansive field of view that curves naturally along with your eye movements. However, if you fidget a lot and shift around in your seat (like I do), it's fairly easy to drift out of the sweet spot and have the images on the screen warp and disort at sub-optimal viewing angles. Then there are also motion sickness related concerns to consider, as Erozetta pointed out. If you are older and wear a certain level of prescription, your eyes may also not like having to deal with the curvature and could lead to headaches or motion sickness.

Younger folks tend to like curved monitors especially for video gaming; I don't know that it affords writers/coders/people who spend a lot of time looking at text on-screen any advantages. Personally I like my setup with two 27-inch monitors side by side. They're offset at a gentle angle right where they meet in the middle so it gives the illusion of them curving inward while still being flat.

 

[SinclairGroupLLP]

I’ve got one. Doesn’t make an ounce of difference in writing.

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

Although my PC is a laptop, I have a 23" monitor plugged into it and a wireless keyboard and mouse. We spotted a 27" inch Samsung curved monitor on sale at Costco today and was wondering if any of you are using a curved screen for writing. If so, what are the pros and cons, in your opinion?

I'm using two of them, side by side with my laptop as a third. I love them. They fit better in the space I have and the curve makes it easier for me to keep my focus. Of course, most of the time(8-5 workdays) I have all kinds of things up on different screens depending on what I'm working on. I don't know how I ever wrote software one one 14" green screen CRT back in the day.