27 vs 32 inch 4K Monitors: Guide for Digital Artists & Graphic Designers

[teohontech]

There's an app called BetterDisplay which will fix MacOS UI scaling problems.

[karmicjustice]

when the majority of the flock was busy comparing 24" and 27'' in 2020, you Sir were a little ahead of time preparing the most thought over comparison today in 2022. GJ brother +

[leviate]

Very helpful! I just decided to buy a 32 inch instead of a 27 inch, you got me to make the decision

[remusb]

You can't possible be working on 32" with that scaling. You'll be squinting a lot of the UI of the application. And the bigger size will make your head move a lot

[stefanwyszynski]

The best review. I love closeups of pixels it shows everything about monitor font clarity ect

[TheFirstRealChewy]

I'm going for 32" 4K. This way I get a bigger screen with a higher pixel density. Right now I use two 24" HD monitors that I've had for about 15 years now. They still get the job done, but display tech has improved in that time. Still using DVI.

[Itsyesfahad]

I went with 4K 28" which is the middle ground and it's just perfect!

[Maurits-PK]

Thank you for this explanation. There will be a new monitor with my Mac Mini M1. This will help to make a better decision as to what display to get. It seems like getting a 27 inch 1440p display is the best bang for your buck. It will tax the system less running at 1440p, and it will be more affordable, but it will probably be a bit more easy to see the pixels. The UI on the 32 inch 4k is quite small so I won't be going for that. I'm surprised at how good Windows handles this.
Nice one. You're so helpful.

[antgo]

I have a 27" 4K monitor, I used it with macOS and Windows 11. Resolution/scaling works perfectly with Windows but it is terrible with macOS. With a 27" 4K screen pixel density is ~160ppi, macOS can only handle standard pixel density of ~100ppi or Retina Display density of ~220ppi

[paulgrwd]

If you had to decide, would you buy a Dell U2722DE or a Dell U2720Q?

[pawehericht]

I am torn between 27' and 32' for programming (backend developer). So far I decided to use 27' and 21' as a second monitor. After seeing this video I think one 32' would be the best option

[skyzsolstice]

I follow your art channel but didn't know you also had a tech channel, this is such a nice surprise

[Johnsmith-muux]

even if you scale 32inch 4k to 1440p you will get same issues as of your other 27inch monitor try it?

[nqamark]

Very helpful, thank you for this demonstration. I will go with a 32 " monitor.

[CamelotX]

Muchas gracias por tu explicación. En muchos otros videos he notado que ponen por las nubes el escalado de MacOS y critican a Windows, pero tras ver tu video me doy cuenta que MacOS no lo hace tan bien y que Windows lo hace mejor, excepto cuando se trata de aplicaciones realmente antiguas, escritas en una época en la que estas resoluciones ni se imaginaban posibles. O sea, que no es un problema realmente de Windows.

Agréguese a eso que el "problema" de Windows se debe a su capacidad de ejecutar programas muy antiguos, mientras que los sistemas Mac han pasado por dos o tres grandes transiciones que prácticamente dejaron obsoletos todos los programas de las versiones anteriores.

[Derrell]

Great video. You kept it informative and educated based on your knowledge and experience. Keep it up!

[davidspez]

Thanks man really appreciate you taking the time to demonstrate.

[shirazigs]

Thanks. As a designer I'd like to see more videos like this.😍

[Mohamedrasvi]

For anybody looking for non content creation work like typing or programming, dual 2560x1440 27 inch monitor is better than a 32inch 4k. Also scaling down a 4k to 2.5k in a 27 inch screen doesn't mean you are not effectively using your monitor. Many apps support sub pixel drawing. They know the actual pixel instead of the scaled down pixel like browser and video players. They will still provide a 1:1 scaling even in scaled mode.

[Z_D]

So basically the sweet spot is 4k 32 inch. 4k 27 inch does not present true 4k from a mac due to scaling and you don’t see the whole page of artwork requiring time spent panning and zooming. Thanks this was well done!