Unlike my personal website where I publish pages that are really in progress — with TODOs floating around, fragmentary thoughts, and much unpolish — any given in progress page on this ministry website is really only in progress insofar as I have not finished writing all the content that I expect to be eventually located on the page. That is to say, everything that is published on the page is already complete, edited, and checked-over for accuracy and correctness, but there is still more planned writing on the page to be completed.
I'm an outliner when I write, so how this plays out in practice is that I will fill in the outline skeleton (as displayed in the table of contents) with content over time, until the whole page is eventually complete.
Essential Features
- OLED
- 4k resolution
- At least a 60 Hz refresh rate
- Capable of of 4:4:4 chroma
- 40+ inches
- Ability to sleep without messing with windows
- Low input lag
Preferable Features
- Curved (to better fill field of vision at close distances)
- Smart TV functionality/has remote
- Modes dependent upon activity (e.g., TV, gaming, etc.). Be able to customize modes.
4k vs Multiple HD Monitors
- Having one large 4k monitor lets you use the monitor as a TV
- It also avoids unecessary bezels in normal computing tasks
- Assuming you have a good tiling window manager, the ease of laying out windows should not be significantly different between the two configurations
Size and Resolution
Increased screen size without matching increases in resolution has diminishing returns. While a bigger screen will make reading easier, it also means more required travel for your eyes: your eyes have to move a greater distance to read an equivalent amount of text.
- For this reason it is probably best to keep 1080p monitors at or under ~27”
The increased readability enables you to put two windows side by side, which can increase work efficiency significantly.
Computer Desktop
- Black saves power with OLED displays: only turn on pixels that are actually being used
- Greatest distinguishability between black background and lighter color foreground windows. (foreground windows will be lighter because light backgrounds make text more legible)
- Worth tradeoff of having picture to remind you of something (e.g., wife, quote, etc.)?