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Personally, I've had two transitions. Sorry about the lengthy post...
First from a dell 27" 2560x1440 to a samsung 49" 5120x1440. It was either that, or two 27" monitors. While the 49" 5120x1440 is a _very_ wide monitor, it is superb for e.g. Visual stuido. 3-4 files open side-by-side, as well as toolboxes. Awesome! Highly recommended! But also more expensive than the two corresponding 27" monitors. Physical screen size is 100% equivalent between those two solutions, it's only a question of having the insanely annoying bracket between the monitors, or not. I prefer the single monitor solution by far, since I otherwise tend to have "two fullscreen monitors", rather than "one huge surface where I can place windows - also in the middle, since there are no annoying brackets". With to monitors I find myself looking directly at one right in front of me, and getting a neck-pain from looking at the other one, located to the left or right. Alternatively, having both located to the side of your "staring straight ahead" line, you have to look either to the left or the right. You're probably used to that now, but after *not* having those brackets down the middle, you don't want to go back.
Regarding physical monitor size and old-eyes problems (I'm getting there, getting closer to 50 now  ). You're used to 1440p vertically on a 24" monitor. Switching to a 1440p on 27" is a huge improvement, since you will get the same number of pixels, but each pixel will be larger, so no change in number of code lines visible, but everything will be larger. Equivalent to moving your eyes closer to your current monitors.
If you switch to 27" 4K you will more or less retain pixel size, but will have more pixels (hence get room for more code lines). Like adding more pixels to your current monitors. In that case, you will have to start scaling in order to get larger text, so thats that... More or less the same, I don't think you will find that the scaled version is significantly better or worse than the non-scaled one. So, either one will probably be fine.
Now, what I didn't think of beforehand - but has come to appreciate a lot later - was the switch from 60 Hz to 120 Hz. The strain on your eyes is really a lot less. 120 Hz is just a lot more "calm" to look at. Not like the difference from - say 30Hz to 60Hz on the old CRT tubes. But it's there. Very much.
Now, the second transition. Due to office re-arrangements, I decided to move the 49" 5120x1440 from the home-office to the office-office, and got a 34" (OLED) 3440x1440 for the home office. That is not a bad middle ground. Monitor takes up a lot less space, vertical pixel size and resolution is identical, but yes, I loose 5120 - 3440 = 1680 pixels horizontally. Turns out that for many actual usages, it doesn't hurt too much. However, you still get that "wide screen, and still no monitor brackets down the middle"-feeling. Also very recommended! Still way better than two individual monitors. This one goes to 165 Hz as far as I recall (not 11...) but I don't think the difference between 120 Hz and 165 Hz is very noticeable. At least not at all like going from 60 to 120!
The only thing I would recommend you think about twice is the OLED tech. It turns out that the way sub-pixels (the individual components/leds that make up the pixels) are arranged on OLEDs causes some "fringing" on high-contrast (horizontal) edges. So imagine a T. You will see the artifacts on the top horizontal line, but not on the vertical one. But only if its a "large" letter. Think "question headlines" on stackoverflow - but not the actual text. It's described here QD-OLED and WOLED Fringing Issues | PC Monitors[^] and it IS an issue. Not for media consumption where the OLED really shines, but for black text on white (or vice versa). I can easily live with it (took a few days to learn to completely ignore it), but I can see it if I start looking for it, an maybe not everybody will be able to ignore it.
So, to summarize:
Get some larger pixels. Those 24" 2560x1440 are tough on the eyes if you over 30.
Two monitors is a cheap(er) solution, but not the most ergonomic and definitely not the most "pleasant" to use. Get one big one instead.
5120x1440 49" will give you the same amount of pixels you have now, but larger. It is sooo nice to work on. But it takes up a lot of desk space.
3440x1440 34" will also give you a lot of pixels, and they will be larger. But less than you have now. I would prefer it to two 27" 2560 x 1440.
Test out an OLED before you buy!
Do you know why it's important to make fast decisions? Because you give yourself more time to correct your mistakes, when you find out that you made the wrong one. Chris Meech on deciding whether to go to his daughters graduation or a Neil Young concert
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Get three of the same. I have 3 27 inch Dell. all the same size and type. makes a huge difference.
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If you were thinking about the more pricey ones, I wouldn't just because for 2x of those you can get one massive curved one, have no bezel sitting in the middle, and have all the real-estate of two screens.
They tend to be built more for gaming but the higher refresh rates are beneficial to your eyes. I liked the Odyssey G9 so much for fun that the next home (work) purchase was a curved panel. Though not the G9... it was still like $1500 then.
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Yeah I second what Jan said.
"5120x1440 49" - It is sooo nice to work on."
There's also something to be said for one-screen setups just because it is the same picture characteristics/refresh rate meaning your eyes aren't adjusting to different screens with minor variances.
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Joan I just bought a ASUS PA279CRV here in the US it was $446.00 free shipping
I bought direct from ASUS 30 day free return
I am running at 2560 by 1440 It is capable of 3840 by 2160
I came from a 11 year old PA248
I use HDMI and have the Zoom set to 120 and Font 18
Side Note
A long time ago you asked about a good way to store code snippets
I wrote one in VB.Net with the thought of offering the EXE or code to you
via GitHub I am not sure how to DM users here Reply if you like else
I am sure you are way more advanced at coding than I am
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Well, I made the mistake of being too cheap last year when I bought 2 more 27" monitors, the Dell U2722 which is 2K+ with DP and HDMI. I should have bought the one you mentioned, Dell Ultrasharp 27" U2723QE.
That Samsung looks nice with Thunderbolt 4 support, would work nice on my new Mac Mini. Apple wants $2K USD for theirs made by Sony.
Most of these panels are made by the same companies, and OEMs buy them and add a interface package to them, encase them in plastic and offer them for sale.
Consider the video interface first, how your going to hook them up, and your video card and it's ports, like DP over HDMI. And the cables do make a difference, where I found 8K cables to be cheaper than 4K cables, and worth the price. Run a separate DP cable to each monitor, if your card supports it, or you can daisy chain DP with a single card port with the Dells.
I like Dell, and even though I'm a ViewSonic reseller, I haven't bought one yet. PC's seem to lean towards Display Port, and Macs lean towards HDMI, and now Thunderbolt 4. The Samsung looks appealing to me, but no DP ports so I will pass on that one. And high end NVidia cards like DP ports as well.
If it ain't broke don't fix it
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Greetings Kind Regards
I am sorry your vision is no longer ideal. I have of recent investigated treatment and prevention of such per my eye Dr.'s recent diagnosis. From these efforts I have learned of dietary means to limit and in perhaps in some instances reverse. May I inquire are you informed of same.
- Kind Regards
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I recommend a monitor with calibrated colors, for just a bit more money you get really better picture.
It's like going from old CRT to OLED.
Compare side to side in store if possible to see for yourself.
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Joan M wrote: my eyes are not the best now
I found taking my glasses off was the best solution. The progressives do not work because one must hold the head at just the right angle for a single line and it does not work going up and down the page/screen.
Then after that it doesn't matter much what the monitor is doing.
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I have 4 BenQ EL2870 (27.9", 3840 x 2160, built-in speakers), cost $250 each in 2022 from B+H Photo in NY. No problems. Used mostly for coding, occasional photos.
BenQ changes their model numbers frequently, so you may not be able to get this exact model. I have found them to be the least expensive brand with the features I need.
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If you like to read magazines then you might like Skeptic.
And more specifically, in line with other recent discussions, the current issue is focused on AI. Quite a few articles actually.
Skeptic ยป The Magazine ยป Current Issue: Volume 29 Number 1[^]
The article title "Chatbots and the Pursuit of Artificial General Intelligence" is very good general piece on current capabilities.
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Looks like it might be above my reading level. 
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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The "Three Laws of Robotics" suggested by Isaac Asimov is now revealed to have an assumption id est said laws can be programmed w/o error. Other than human error now of course we know the mode of said programming id est LLM results in occasional hallucinations.
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I had to reinstall SQL Server. When I rebooted, window automagically applied a Windows update. Now, my Taskbar in is TRANSPARENT!!!
I quick Google search found this[^]
You really havfe to wonder - does anyone at MS actually test their changes???
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If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
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