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System Name | The Workhorse |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen R9 5900X |
Motherboard | Gigabyte Aorus B550 Pro |
Cooling | CPU - Noctua NH-D15S Case - 3 Noctua NF-A14 PWM at the bottom, 2 Fractal Design 180mm at the front |
Memory | GSkill Trident Z 3200CL14 |
Video Card(s) | NVidia GTX 1070 MSI QuickSilver |
Storage | Adata SX8200Pro |
Display(s) | LG 32GK850G |
Case | Fractal Design Torrent |
Audio Device(s) | FiiO E-10K DAC/Amp, Samson Meteorite USB Microphone |
Power Supply | Corsair RMx850 (2018) |
Mouse | Razer Viper (Original) |
Keyboard | Cooler Master QuickFire Rapid TKL keyboard (Cherry MX Black) |
Software | Windows 11 Pro (23H2) |
In front of you, obviously. There, got the joke out of the way.
Anyway, I’ve been getting a bit OCD about my display height recently. For years I set all my monitors up just based on whatever kinda feels right, but I’m not getting any younger and slight neck stiffness made me consider ergonomics again. So I went trawling for guidelines and they seem all over the place. A lot of them advocate for eyes lined up with the top of the monitor. That seems a bit odd with modern larger displays like my 32-incher. Some are more vague and go for “around the top third”. Some, weirdly, even suggest center of the screen. Another rule of thumb was sitting back at an appropriate chair height, stretching ones arm horizontally and then the middle finger should be roughly at center of the screen and that would indicate proper monitor height (eyes would be around upper fourth like that, I suppose).
Another thing is tilt. I saw recommendations anywhere from completely flat, no tilt, to around 10-15 degrees away from you. I usually tilt just a bit, around 5-7 degrees, so that also raised an eyebrow.
I didn’t make this a poll since there are so many options and I really just wanted to hear some opinions and experiences on the matter. Hell, maybe someone worked at a place with regular ergonomic evacuations (or was even involved in those) and got some wisdom to share.
Anyway, I’ve been getting a bit OCD about my display height recently. For years I set all my monitors up just based on whatever kinda feels right, but I’m not getting any younger and slight neck stiffness made me consider ergonomics again. So I went trawling for guidelines and they seem all over the place. A lot of them advocate for eyes lined up with the top of the monitor. That seems a bit odd with modern larger displays like my 32-incher. Some are more vague and go for “around the top third”. Some, weirdly, even suggest center of the screen. Another rule of thumb was sitting back at an appropriate chair height, stretching ones arm horizontally and then the middle finger should be roughly at center of the screen and that would indicate proper monitor height (eyes would be around upper fourth like that, I suppose).
Another thing is tilt. I saw recommendations anywhere from completely flat, no tilt, to around 10-15 degrees away from you. I usually tilt just a bit, around 5-7 degrees, so that also raised an eyebrow.
I didn’t make this a poll since there are so many options and I really just wanted to hear some opinions and experiences on the matter. Hell, maybe someone worked at a place with regular ergonomic evacuations (or was even involved in those) and got some wisdom to share.