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DTJ:
I'm looking at a new PC in a few months.

I'm thinking about a 31" curved monitor.

Does the slight curve cause any problems when using CAD. I imagine schematics will be fine but I wondered if board layouts look ok or if they cause any issues for you?

CJay:
I've been told by the CAD guys at work who have them that they help reduce eyestrain because the eye doesn't have to keep changing focus as you look from one part of the screen to another.

YMMV of course, it may be a personal taste and as they're Autocad 3D users not PCB designers it may be completely irrelevant

DTJ:
I do a reasonable amount of 3D CAD as well.

I guess if they are using them then they can't be too bad. Looking at board layouts probably isn't a lot different to mech CAD.

 

Domagoj T:

--- Quote from: CJay on November 25, 2020, 01:25:10 pm ---I've been told by the CAD guys at work who have them that they help reduce eyestrain because the eye doesn't have to keep changing focus as you look from one part of the screen to another.

--- End quote ---

That doesn't sound convincing. In everyday life we change focus all the time with no strain to the eyes. Millions of years of evolution took care of that. Thinking about it, having your eyes continually focused at the same spot/depth sounds like it might be more taxing, just like I find standing still in one place for long periods to be more taxing than walking for the same period.
Furthermore, in machine shops, it's mandatory to have uneven, soft padding on the floor in front of the machines you stand by, exactly because it's better to have your muscles move and work than to have them fixed in the same position.

newbrain:
I have a 34", 21:9, curved display provided by my workplace , and a flat, 16:9, 27" one for personal stuff.

I find no real difference in use, after a very brief adaptation period with the curved one.
With respect to overcoming the feeling of looking into a concave screen when I switched from CRT to LCD, I found it a very insignificant change.

Consider a couple of things:

* The curve radius of my display is 190cm, while my normal use distance is 60-80cm, so its effect are limited.
* A quite minor advantage with the curved one, at least for me, is not the decreased need for refocusing (I agree with Domagoj T) but a less distorted  geometry when looking at documents on the far edges.
On a 31" I think the curve is a bit pointless even for a wide display, if it's 16:9 even less so; not something I would actively seek when choosing a display, but not a reason to discard it if it fits all the other requirements (for my personal display they were good colour accuracy without an Eizo price tag).

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