I think thou dost protest too much. Perhaps not so much ace as you claim.
Honestly - I almost never game on my work setup. Heck, most of my game time is on my steamdeck. And for some stuff (space dogfighting in E:D, for ex) VR is the way to go. I hate how low res VR is, but the ability to put my head on a swivel to see around me beats using the hat any day.
Nah, the "little" one is a cheapo 43" TCL. FWIW, the big one does full 4K @ 120Hz w/ HDMI VRR (scaled by the set to the 8K panel) with <6ms input lag. I haven't broken into the ultrawide gaming setting, but I think it just shrinks the 4K space to an U/W (21:9 or 32:9) pixel count given to the OS/GPU so you can game at the game's "full screen" option into a "smaller" panel. They still refresh at 120Hz.
It's a 2x2 grid of 37" 4K monitors, or a 4x4 grid of 18.5" 1080p displays. It would be more productive if the desk were 3-4" further away and the monitor were 4" below the desk instead of 1.5" above it, as the top 10" or so is impractical to use while sitting except as a status area. OTOH, I welded up the custom mount to my lifting desk, so I can stand and raise the desk so that the keyboard is on the actual desk instead of the tray. In that configuration it maximizes my usability of the screen.
I mean, if you had the chance to hop in and game a bit on this in the evening, you'd probably do it - right?
LOL - right? Everyone has to find what works for them. To this day I’ve never figured out how anyone can be productive with a touchpad, for example. 🤷
Well…um…. Ok, it’s Ikea. I used to have a drawer system I built, but I just moved from a 400sf office in my basement to this 100sf room closer to the family. The desktop is ikea, too, on a motorized base. I did have to weld up a custom mount so that the monitor stays at the proper level as I go from seated to standing, so there’s that.
My viewing distance is 36" to the center of the screen and the pixel pitch is only 0.66 arc minutes, or about 1.5x the resolution of 20/20 vision. My vision is (corrected) slightly better than 20/20 and I can't see pixels from where I sit. I can see jaggies in single pixel lines which aren't dithered (i.e. AutoCAD), but I have to look for them. 8K may be useless for couches, but on a monitor it's pretty fucking glorious.
On the contrary, this is my setup for more than a decade. I've tried several mechanicals and haven't really been pleased with them. I thought the Logitech Master MX would be nice compromise but it wasn't durable enough, and the lack of tactile feedback made it feel mushy. Oddly, the moderate pitch and short throw (but with the slight actuation resistance) of the Microsoft Designer keyboard is my Goldilocks keyboard. It may not be obvious, but the keyboard "tray" is 3 feet wide - quite a bit bigger than standard. I made it from 1/4" aluminum plate and put it on full extension slides because I couldn't find a commercial one I liked. It sits right at a neutral wrist position for me (I'm a palm rester) and the mat is a nice 3.5mm neoprene. There's even a tray heater so my mousing hand doesn't get cold on long CAD sessions.
I get that a lot. :-(
I have not loaded a game yet. ED and MSFS would absolutely bring my poor 3070 to its knees; maybe I'll fire up W3:Blood and Wine for a screenshot slideshow. In the end I'm sure I'll just drop back to 4K (or less) and let the TV scale it. OTOH, I'm using it at 8K for CAD and side-by-side large format (architectural) drawing review and it's glorious.
This is the 2023 matchup. You don’t consider Jordan’s performance at UNC when determining their championship status this year. Heck, despite the past damage done, i don’t think. Bezos, for his 2023 tech fuckery, should have made it out of the first round.
By the same metric, Musk easily tops Thiel first 2023 and is the clear shoo-in as champion of the worst.