Hi folks,
I have a monitor screen for my computer which measures 26" inches. I’m looking to possibly change my set-up, however the only monitor available to me is that of 24" inches. I have felt, for the past 6 years, that 26" inches is the smallest size I can manage with.
Am I really going to feel the kick should I downsize by 2 inches, please? 
It’s a real shame if this be the case as there’s no way around it.
Many thanks,
Paul
There’s more to a screen than just the size. What’s the resolution? What’s the distance from it you’re ok with? What’s the aspect ratio?
Also, if you have a 26" right now and can get a 24", would that be an addition or a replacement? If you can keep the old one then you can work differently, possibly.
I think you’re the only one who can answer if it’s going to be ok with a 24".
My setup for example is a main 21:9 aspect ratio 3440x1440 34-inch monitor, and my secondary off to the left is a 24-inch 1920x1200. Personally I feel I could use a fair bit more vertical space on my main monitor, but I also do a lot of editing across many tracks (Nuendo, post-production), and not everyone does that.
Thanks very much indeed, Mattias.
I had not considered those points so I appreciate you raising them. I admit my initial post is a little thin on content. I was not expecting anyone to respond as comprehensively as yourself, to be honest.
I’ll reply with the full scenario tomorrow.
Best,
Paul
What does this mean? If you have no choices… well what could we suggest?
I have some 27" monitors with the QHD (2560·1440) resolution. That fits my needs very well.
And depending on the computer system, it is a possible choice, to add a second monitor.
Hi there Sonic/Mattias,
The reason I don’t have a choice is because I have been considering jumping from PC to Mac; the M5 iMac in particular. I will paste, below, the breakdown of which the Apple sales team provided yesterday.
I use (mostly) Sibelius, Cubase, playing music from my HD’s, You Tube, a bit of social-media, and posting on lots of forums. No gaming etc. I’d probably purchase Final Cut and Logic. I’m not required to take the device outside of my home.
Cheers,
Paul
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If you’re buying an iMac, then discussion of monitors is surely moot.
My own opinion is that the sweet spot for Cubase is a 32" monitor with a resolution of 2560x1440.
I use a 49" 5120x1440 monitor.
Why would you not have mentioned this in your first post?
Anyway … I somewhat recently moved up from a 1920x1080 24" to a 2560x1440 27" and there is no way I would ever go smaller. I wanted a 32" with the same resolution, but my current setup just doesn’t have the required space. I think, for most “desktop” single-screen situations, it would be hard to beat the 32" 2560x1440. Of course, if I could magically reinvent my workspace to allow for a super wide monitor, my ideal screen size would certainly change! 
Well, if you end up getting an iMac it is what it is. I have no idea what it’s like working in Sibelius so, I couldn’t say if you’ll be ok with that or not.
For something like Cubase though you could consider how you work with it. In my case I keep my project window on my larger main display, and then I keep metering off to my left on my secondary display. So if you’re used to having more than one window open at the same time you could get an adapter or whatever and connect the display you already have to the iMac as an additional one.
And before I forget, check the resolution of your current monitor. At least the iMac that I can find is 4480x2520. So if your current monitor has lower resolution and is 26", the iMac can possibly actually fit more on the screen despite being a smaller monitor as a whole.
49? It surely can’t be close to you.
somecomposer,
I could not accommodate that, I’m pretty certain. I’m looking at 32".
But was is the purpose of curved, please?
Paul
Hi Mattias,
Many thanks again,
I don’t intend to use two screens, but thanks for pointing this out.
In Cubase, I’m able to toggle between pages of the main screen and meters page (I think it’s “F2” or something).
1,600 x 900 is my current external monitor’s resolution. No idea if that’s any good or not? lol 
Paul
Hi Googly_Shakespeare,
I think the iMac option is deemed far to expensive. So I’m considering the release of the newest Mac Mini, whenever that might be?
Paul
Oh my word Shakespeare,
That’s absolutely gigantic!!! 
As the actress said to the bishop!
It’s the equivalent of two 2560x1440 monitors.
Awesome dude!
Hi Paul, I think I’m the wrong person to ask. I am working on a 24" “normal” screen which sits on the top of my piano. I bought one of these bases to get the screen to be on my eyeline to not strain my neck, as I have been doing this for nearly 15 years, and I have to be super careful about my posture and ergo dynamics in general.
I think 49" would work if it would be mounted to the wall and fairly away from me.
Super cool! But, it is fairly distant to you, which is good, asuming that the keybord is right in front of you, then the desk, and on top of it then the screen.
also, I didn’t relise it was curved, which helps a lot, great stuff!
