It's Too Big!
Late last week I decided to upgrade my 24" external monitor to a 27" model. As I mentioned in my previous blog, I got the idea when I saw a 27-incher on sale at Costco. Well, I set it up Saturday, and... it's too big.
The 27" LED display fits on my desk. Physical space isn't really the issue. Though it does stand a tad too high. It would work better on a slightly lower desk designed for a computer keyboard, whereas my desk is designed for writing and sits a few inches higher. Really the problem is that it looks too big.
The proportions are off. When I look from my laptop display over to this monitor, it's like, "Whoaa!" And when I look back, it's like, "Whaaaa?" I didn't have this problem with the 24" model.
I decided to give it another day to see if the larger screen would grow on me. Or rather, shrink on me. ...Which, actually, it did. When I tried working with the monitor on Sunday morning its size seemed less out of place. But still it felt off. Too big.
I also noticed that the colors weren't desirable. Darks were too dark, and no amount of fiddling with the controls could brighten them up a bit without washing out the highlights. As much as anything else that decided it: the monitor would go back to Costco.
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I made the return to Costco after lunch on Sunday. (Yeah, I wasn't going to eat lunch at Costco again after Friday's experience!) The line for returns snaked out the door. As I saw how long it was I thought seriously about just keeping the damn monitor. If my only objection had been its size I probably would have. But the colors issue sealed it. In addition to using the monitor for work at home I also will occasionally use it for editing large images, and for that bad colors are a nonstarter. Plus, the lines at Costco move fast. I was done in about 10 minutes. 10 long minutes waiting in line, but still just 10 minutes.
The 27" LED display fits on my desk. Physical space isn't really the issue. Though it does stand a tad too high. It would work better on a slightly lower desk designed for a computer keyboard, whereas my desk is designed for writing and sits a few inches higher. Really the problem is that it looks too big.
The proportions are off. When I look from my laptop display over to this monitor, it's like, "Whoaa!" And when I look back, it's like, "Whaaaa?" I didn't have this problem with the 24" model.
I decided to give it another day to see if the larger screen would grow on me. Or rather, shrink on me. ...Which, actually, it did. When I tried working with the monitor on Sunday morning its size seemed less out of place. But still it felt off. Too big.
I also noticed that the colors weren't desirable. Darks were too dark, and no amount of fiddling with the controls could brighten them up a bit without washing out the highlights. As much as anything else that decided it: the monitor would go back to Costco.
* * *
I made the return to Costco after lunch on Sunday. (Yeah, I wasn't going to eat lunch at Costco again after Friday's experience!) The line for returns snaked out the door. As I saw how long it was I thought seriously about just keeping the damn monitor. If my only objection had been its size I probably would have. But the colors issue sealed it. In addition to using the monitor for work at home I also will occasionally use it for editing large images, and for that bad colors are a nonstarter. Plus, the lines at Costco move fast. I was done in about 10 minutes. 10 long minutes waiting in line, but still just 10 minutes.