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On Wed Jul01'26 03:01:32PM, Community Support for Fedora Users wrote: > From: Tim via users <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:01:32 +0930 > To: Community support for Fedora users <[email protected]> > Cc: Ranjan Maitra <[email protected]>, Tim <[email protected]> > Reply-To: Community support for Fedora users <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: OT: recommendations for a 2880x1800 external monitor? > > On Tue, 2026-06-30 at 16:12 -0500, Ranjan Maitra via users wrote: > > Right, it seems to me that I should not waste space on the laptop > > because it is already smaller, so therefore the monitor can have some > > space around it (to waste). > > > > I cam up with this: > > https://www.amazon.com/BenQ-RD280U-Programming-Fine-Coated-Eco-Friendly/dp/B0D2PDYHD9?th=1 > > > > It has a 3840x2560 resolution. How can I tell if this will work? > > Well, first approach would be to look up what modes your graphics card > supports. I am sorry, but do I figure this out? > Looking at the page, having a mains input is a godsend, you don't have > some specialist external powersupply to contend with (often with a too- > short cable). A headphone socket is good, too, it can be less of a > fight to hear something without fighting with audio out configurations. > > I favour monitors with in-built speakers, too. They rarely sound good, > but are useful enough to be able to listen to something without having > to add more clutter to the set-up. True, I was planning on using the laptop speaker itself for listening, and add a microphone to it. > > > Also, there are a few terminals with the 16:10 ratio, notably > > 1920x1200. Would these work? I presume that the resolution would be > > awful since the laptop screen is itself 2880 x 1800. > > That's going to depend on what you're looking at. My monitors are just > 1920 by 1080 (same as ordinary hi-def TV), my eyesight probably isn't > going to notice much better. And I keep my displays arm's length away. > > > There are a few 3840x2400 resolution monitors too, but they seem to > > all be in the 16-17" range. > > Traditionally the very high resolution screens were used by graphics > designers, with large screens. The travelling worker was expected to > make do with their laptop, as it was. These days it's gamers pushing > the high-resolution market. Again, with large screens. > > I don't think you mentioned what size screen you were looking for. Oh, I am probably looking for something that is 27" or so. While I do watch videos, I largely use my computer for programming and LaTeX (and reading). So, I think 27" or so would be helpful. I do not know how to tell whether the graphics card can drive a given display. The laptop is a Dell Pro 14 Premium PA14250. The blurb said it has a "Integrated Intel® Arc™ graphics for Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 268V vPro® processor, 32 GB LPDDR5x memory" but I am not sure what to make out of it. Many thanks again, and best wishes, Ranjan -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] Do not reply to spam, report it: https://forge.fedoraproject.org/infra/tickets/issues/new
