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		_ph_ on July 22, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dell 38 inch UltraSharp monitor I have a 5k iMac myself, but for my work, which is Linux based, I would rather have that wide-screen. The iMac for sure has the way better font rendering, but the real estate is that of a 27" screen. With Linux, HiDpi support isn't quite there yet - so for now the 38" screen gives you the larger desktop.

robotresearcher on July 22, 2017 [–]

> but the real estate is that of a 27" screen

By default. A couple of clicks in Preferences will get you higher or very-high-indeed effective real estate.

_ph_ on July 23, 2017 | [–]

10 years ago, I might have agreed to you :). But at a certain age, you are happy if you can focus on the default size resolution.

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