So I have an existing 24” (23.8”) 1080p monitor. I want to buy a 2nd one. But if I want to buy a 27” (for bigger screen) it’ll need to be 1440p. This means different resolutions powered by my laptop (mainly work and some video watching use case). Is it ok to mix and match resolutions and screen size or should both be the same resolutions and screen size?

Is it practical to use monitors with different resolutions?

My use case is home office, setup powered by my 5 years old i5 laptop.

  • .Donuts@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    5 days ago

    There should be no issue running the two screens, especially for home office use.

    The size difference might be annoying though, depending if you mind such kind of things. There’s also a difference in scaling so if you’d move a window between the two screens they might look a bit different and that could also be annoying, if you get annoyed by that kind of thing.

    So yeah, it might not be the prettiest or most consistent as opposed to the same size screen and/or same resolution, but practically it should work just fine.

    Edit: for more than one screen (not counting the laptop screen) you’re probably going to need a dock that allows multiple screens via HDMI

  • Crashumbc@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    5 days ago

    I run a 4k, a 1440p, and a 1600x1200…

    Off a combination on the Intel GPU in the CPU, and a nividia 4070

    :p

  • adarza@lemmy.caEnglish
    2·
    5 days ago

    you can certainly mix-and-match display sizes and resolutions. the system i am typing on now has 24in 16:9 and 19in 5:4. i am constantly flipping which screen or both (or neither, for that matter–there are other things connected to other inputs on them) is active on this pc