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ChiffoHello, I am from Argentina and I have a 32 1440p monitor since I play Poker several tables simultaneously and I need to see the tables as bigger as possible (bigger window size in pixels). My monitor is getting a little small and I’m a little confused… Should I upgrade to an Ultrawide 34 1440p or a 32-inch 4k? I understand that the Ultrawide is physically larger and has more pixels wide, but not vertically and that would make the tables look landscape which is of no use to me (I want to maintain the aspect ratio, for example a 1100*720 table looks good, but a 1300*720 looks ugly/landscape). On the other hand, the 32 4k has more resolution but the same physical size as my current monitor, and I think I would have to use it with 125% scaling because otherwise everything will look small… What option would be the best then for my case, see the tables and statistics (numbers and letters) as large as possible? Thank you
PCM2Hi Chiffo,
You’re correct that the significant extra vertical pixels and space of the 32″ 3840 x 2160 screen would be more useful to you than a 34″ 3440 x 1440 screen. Even with 125% scaling, you’d be left with an excellent amount of useful space to clearly display the information you need. In terms of pixel real-estate it would be equivalent to 2880 x 1620 (bolding vertical pixel component for emphasis) and more physical height. As for the extra horizontal space of the ultrawide, that’s generally useful if you have a very horizontally focused ‘workflow’, perhaps with 3 windows open side by side or you need to see a horizontal timeline (e.g. movie editing).
ChiffoThanks for the answer… So if I understood correctly, a 32 4k with a 125% scale would be 2880*1620, and currently my monitor are 2560*1440, would it only gain 180 pixels vertically? Or does 4k being scaled to 125% mean that the table size of, for example, 1250*760 will look better/bigger in scaled 4k than in my 2k without scale even though the actual size of the table and the pixels are the same? This point is what I don’t really understand. Thank you
PCM2As explored in our article on the topic, most applications scale ‘cleanly’ and you will benefit from the tighter pixel density (greater clarity), even if the physical size is similar to your current lower resolution 32″ monitor.
ChiffoBut I will win real space compare to my 1440p or only a few pixels? I want to see all bigger and have the Windows more Wide and higher
PCM2Then you need to consider a larger monitor, or you can increase the scaling level which will make everything larger. All else being equal, higher resolutions or lower levels of scaling make elements smaller and more defined (i.e. more information can be present on the screen) – not larger.
ChiffoI can setup the height and width of each table and the font of the stats… Yeah I try scaling 125% and the tables looks good too, but if the same I think because I have less real pixels with the scaling, right? So all is bigger but I have less space. I dont understand if is good to me or not, to scale 125% in my actual setup
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