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by jimrandomh 625 days ago
I tried, and went back to laptop+monitor. In theory it would be great when on the go, but it doesn't really function without a laptop present, which makes it pretty unwieldy as you need two devices. In theory it would be good in a the back seat of a car or when walking around, except the software doesn't allow you to do that (windows are pinned to space outside the car, you can't make them follow you). When I'm at a desk, I guess it would be better than a _bad_ monitor, but I have a nice big 8k screen and it's both better looking and more comfortable.
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What 8k screen are you using? Do you recommend it?
It's an LG 65QNED99UPA. There are a few caveats: using a 65" display up close imposes some requirements on your window manager (you want to treat the sides more like you'd treat a secondary monitor in a multimonitor setup, rather than have windows go all the way edge to edge); and you need to make sure that every GPU, KVM, and cable can handle 8k, in an ecosystem where most don't. If you can handle those two things, it's great.