GADGET GURU
T3’swide-brained genius shows off more of his tech knowledge
You may have misunderstood the concept of ‘split screen’ somewhat...
ILLUSTRATIONS:STEPHEN KELLY
Q TODD FORD, CIRENCESTER
Do I go ultrawide or opt for a pair of monitors?
A Guru is staring at his mismatched desk asking much the same question, reader; regular disciples will have spotted his drool-soaked yearning for finer screens in his previous editions of these pages. Realistically he is not prepared to give you a definitive answer, given that his own coin keeps landing on its side. But there are factors to consider.
Ultrawides trend towards the expensive, even when compared to buying two traditional monitors, and tend not to offer the same pixel density. It’s very, very rare to find anything above a 1440 pixel vertical, and far more common to find a (spit) 1080 pixel equivalent. They also mean twisting your neck more often. Delineating a primary and secondary monitor is probably a solid idea ergonomics-wise if you’re trying to focus on work in the same way that Guru doesn’t.
There’s an inherent futuristic sexiness to ultrawides that individual screens can never hope to attain