Malcolm, I've found that the key to successfully using a pivoting monitor in portrait mode is to have as wide a vertical viewing angle as possible, which 178° certainly qualifies as. With the monitor rotated, a viewing angle of only 140°-160° means that the screen will appear dim if you aren't sitting right in front of it, and two people looking at a monitor at the same time results in at least one of them having a compromised view. You shouldn't have that problem with a 178°x178° monitor, though.
I've not had any problems using a mix of portrait and landscape monitors, although there is one minor issue of which you should be aware in advance. I have a portrait mode monitor in the middle of two landscape monitors. The bottom edges are aligned (both physically and in Windows) so that when moving the mouse from one monitor to the next along the bottom edge, the cursor stays level. The downside to this is that when the cursor is at the top of the middle monitor, I cannot move to one of the other screens without having to move downward first. It only takes a bit to get used to, after which it is no problem. Every app I've tried works in either monitor orientation, but I like to have e-mail on the left, working code/IDE in the center, and my web browser on the right. I move around other windows, such as documents and Windows Explorer panes, all over depending on the task at hand. The only thing I've noticed about this (and it really only would matter to graphic artists) is that colors on portrait and landscape screens don't quite match perfectly. Not a problem for my work, however. On an added note, I've been very happy with the dozens of Dell P-series monitors we have purchased over the years. I've never seen a dead pixel, and only one monitor has died prematurely (and was replaced by Dell within 48 hours!). Let me know if you have any other questions. Mike -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Malcolm Greene Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 11:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [NF] Recommendations on selecting/using a monitor in portrait mode? I'm looking for tips on using and selecting a monitor that will allow me to rotate it between landscape and portrait views. Portrait views will be used for reviewing long code listings and single page technical drawings. Also curious to hear what your real world experiences are working with monitors in a portrait orientation. In your opinion, what apps work well and what apps should remain on a landscape monitor. Any vertigo issues working with multiple monitors with a mix of landscape and portrait orientations? Background: I'm on a Macbook Pro Retina 15". Here's what I'm considering based on my early research ... Dell P2414H WHXV7 24-Inch Screen IPS LED-Lit Monitor, $220 [1]http://www.amazon.com/Dell-WHXV7-24-Inch-LED-Lit-Monitor/dp/B00EMB4K VI/ My summary: - landscape and portrait - full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution - ultra-wide 178°/178° viewing angle - VGA, Apple display port, DVI-D (requires 2 cables), USB - non-PWM backlight (no backlight flicker) - text optimization mode (not sure if this is real or marketing-speak) Thanks! Mal References 1. http://www.amazon.com/Dell-WHXV7-24-Inch-LED-Lit-Monitor/dp/B00EMB4KVI/ --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/A7D15FBC8E804549A53FD54A64D888CC@Studio17 ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
