TE
TechEcho
Home24h TopNewestBestAskShowJobs
GitHubTwitter
Home

TechEcho

A tech news platform built with Next.js, providing global tech news and discussions.

GitHubTwitter

Home

HomeNewestBestAskShowJobs

Resources

HackerNews APIOriginal HackerNewsNext.js

© 2025 TechEcho. All rights reserved.

Ask HN: Recommended monitor for a small desk

1 pointsby msencenb7 months ago
Most reviews I find are for massive monitors, but my desk doubles as my bedside table in our small house, so I&#x27;m looking for something that is compact but still lovely. I&#x27;ll be using a newer MacBook Pro (M3&#x2F;M4) on it, primarily for software engineering.<p>Anyone in a similar situation that likes their current setup? At the moment I just prop the laptop up on a travel stand, but that&#x27;s getting a bit cramped.

2 comments

colund7 months ago
There are reports of blurry text on monitors with resolutions around 1440p or less than UHD. macOS doesn&#x27;t always scale fonts optimally on these, which can make coding feel straining over time. My recommendation is to look into a 4k or higher monitor for sharper text rendering on macOS, even on a smaller screen size.
评论 #41989466 未加载
评论 #41989645 未加载
sksxihve7 months ago
I don&#x27;t have a recommendation for, but against BenQ monitors, the one I have looks nice but sometimes the refresh gets out of sync (best way I can describe it) and it causes a migraine inducing flicker in the screen that isn&#x27;t fixed by power cycling the monitor. Dark backgrounds seem to set it off more too.