I have always been advised to keep the monitor at arms length (20” to 40”) https://www.osha.gov/etools/computer-workstations/components/monitors and adjust the resolution and font size so that I feel comfortable reading it from that distance. My observation is that what feels comfortable will vary greatly amongst people. I’m in the middle of the road for font size at 20”
I got a large (43”) monitor to help with my posture. I tend to sit at a distance where I can fit the entire screen in my field of view without moving my head. The larger the screen, the further back I will sit without thinking about it. With a huge screen, I finally stop leaning forward at my desk.
That’s a large screen. I got a 32” because I wanted to put two windows side by side, and it’s pretty productive for me: I have my email open on my laptop, documentation on one half of the big screen and code on the other half. When I want to split-screen code, I just pull the window really wide.
They’re surprisingly cheap now. About the only time that I have a full-screen window is previewing presentations or video calls. I tend to make quite a lot of use of overlapping windows and spatial memory for switching, which is easier on a big screen where a window can be a useful size and not occlude everything else.
I have always been advised to keep the monitor at arms length (20” to 40”) https://www.osha.gov/etools/computer-workstations/components/monitors and adjust the resolution and font size so that I feel comfortable reading it from that distance. My observation is that what feels comfortable will vary greatly amongst people. I’m in the middle of the road for font size at 20”
I got a large (43”) monitor to help with my posture. I tend to sit at a distance where I can fit the entire screen in my field of view without moving my head. The larger the screen, the further back I will sit without thinking about it. With a huge screen, I finally stop leaning forward at my desk.
That’s a large screen. I got a 32” because I wanted to put two windows side by side, and it’s pretty productive for me: I have my email open on my laptop, documentation on one half of the big screen and code on the other half. When I want to split-screen code, I just pull the window really wide.
They’re surprisingly cheap now. About the only time that I have a full-screen window is previewing presentations or video calls. I tend to make quite a lot of use of overlapping windows and spatial memory for switching, which is easier on a big screen where a window can be a useful size and not occlude everything else.
Are you saying it’s optimal if I can read the smallest one?
I would think that the optimal distance is achieved when adjusting it further doesn’t enhance your ability to read smaller text.