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cpugeek21

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    cpugeek21 reacted to DaITguy in Creating a standalone homelab network from a Wifi Mesh setup (most cost-effective way possible)   
    Yeah I agree. I’d recommend doing a full unifi setup. I mean technically I can see unifi working with non-unifi stuff (which I have actually done) but you’re gonna get problems so it’s not worth it. 
    The gear you mentioned is about right but I’d add a unifi switch in there too, shop around and see what would suit your needs best/any sales going on from different places. 
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    cpugeek21 reacted to RafaelSoaresP in Heard a loud bang sound coming from my PC. Are any PC components damaged?   
    Had the same issue a couple of weeks ago. New PSU, and all else worked fine. 
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    cpugeek21 got a reaction from Mira Yurizaki in How to run two "separate" setups off the same system, but with different keyboard and mouse?   
    I see...that sounds good too. Thanks!
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    cpugeek21 got a reaction from themctipers in Questions regarding PiP / PbP on ultrawides   
    I see...once again, thanks so much for your time and going out of your way to explain these things to me, really appreciate it!
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    cpugeek21 got a reaction from kirashi in Best monitor size for portrait orientation + advice regarding Dell monitors   
    Also, reading back your comment, I realised that I might not have explained it clearly enough. The horizontal scrolling can be an issue when I am in portrait mode, is that correct? Because there are lesser pixels (1080 vs 1200).
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    cpugeek21 got a reaction from kirashi in Best monitor size for portrait orientation + advice regarding Dell monitors   
    From your last line, seems like you would recommend the u2415 over the u2417h for the extra real-estate? Again, thanks so much for the detailed reply, really appreciate it!
     
    Also, it's not that watching videos makes it deceiving though. Just look at this video. 
     
     
     
    Bezels aside, the extra 120 pixels really seem to make quite a big difference.
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    cpugeek21 got a reaction from kirashi in Best monitor size for portrait orientation + advice regarding Dell monitors   
    Hey, sry for intruding on this thread for a different question, but I think you would be quite qualified considering that you said you've used quite a few Dell monitors over the years. I've posted in a separate thread but I couldn't get an answer. So I'll just post my question here, hope you can help. I'm now considering between u2415 Vs u2417h. What do you think?
     
    So i'm planning to pick up either one but I can't make up my mind. 

    I'm interested in using it for productivity in portrait mode, and also landscape for movies and gaming.

    I cannot really see much difference between the 2. Seems like what the U2415 has going for it is the higher resolution (1920 X 1200) as compared to the U2417H (1920 X 1080).

    Anyone can educate me on what's the difference? The U2415 is only around $30 more expensive so that's not a problem but what I heard is that the pixels make a difference when it comes to productivity tasks, and that it works better for web browsing as well. Apparently, on the U2417H I might have to do horizontal scrolling, which is going to be a pain and I don't want to deal with it.

    I watched some videos and it seems like the screen size of the U2415 is bigger than that of U2417H? I don't know if that is true.

    Also, how does the screen look? I think U2417H has a matte screen, which I don't mind since I'm going to be looking at it for long hours. How about the U2415?

    Sorry for so many questions, really hope someone can help.

    If it matters, i'm probably not going to use this as my main monitor long term, but more of a monitor at the side to do coding (which means it's gonna be in portrait more of the time).

    Any advice? Thanks!
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