How is your screen setup organized on your desk? This week, as part of the Sunday question, there are questions about panel type, number of pixels and monitor mount for a second time, building on the big software and hardware survey at the turn of the year. Has the proportion of OLED panels increased in the past 15 months?
It has now become a tradition at ComputerBase that at the end of the year the editorial team compiles in a large survey article how the software and hardware base of the huge community in the forum is set up. There were also some questions about the monitor situation in December, but with a wide range of topics it is always important not to go beyond the scope.
These surveys don’t necessarily go into detail, which is why a first Sunday question on the subject of PC screens in January 2023 met with great interest. And since many models of interest to gamers have come onto the market in the past 15 months, the time is ripe for a new edition.
New old questions about PC screens
Readers who did not take part in the 2023 community survey should not be denied the included surveys on the subject of screens. Although they are all over, the results are still interesting.
One – 57.0%, 58.3%, 56.8%, 54.1%, 51.7%, 50.7%
Two – 35.1%, 34.9%, 35.6%, 37.9%, 38.8%, 39.4%
More than two – 7.8%, 6.8%, 7.6%, 8.0%, 9.5%, 9.9%
1280×720 – 0.6%, 0.3%, 0.2%, 0.2%, 0.1%, 0.1%
1920 x 1080 – 49.7%, 42.7%, 35.8%, 27.4%, 20.7%, 16.2%
1,920 x 1,200 – /, /, /, /, 3.3%, 2.9%
2,560 x 1,080 – 3.1%, 3.0%, 3.0%, 2.8%, 1.9%, 1.6%
2,560 x 1,440 – 23.4%, 28.7%, 34.7%, 38.1%, 40.5%, 39.4%
3,440 x 1,440 – /, /, /, 11.0%, 13.3%, 14.5%
3840 x 2160 – 9.4%, 10.9%, 12.8%, 13.7%, 14.8%, 19.1%
5,120 x 1,440 – /, /, /, /, 2.4%, 2.7%
Another – 13.8%, 13.4%, 13.5%, 6.8%, 3.1%, 3.4%
60 Hertz – /, /, /, 35.7%, 30.1%, 25.8%
75 Hertz – /, /, /, 8.6%, 7.2%, 6.4%
100 Hertz – /, /, /, 4.8%, 4.3%, 3.7%
120 Hertz – /, /, /, 5.5%, 6.3%, 7.7%
144 Hertz – /, /, /, 35.3%, 35.9%, 35.9%
165 Hertz – /, /, /, 7.6%, 12.4%, 15.8%
240 Hertz – /, /, /, 1.9%, 3.3%, 4.1%
360 Hertz – /, /, /, 0.1%, 0.1% 0.2%
Another frequency – /, /, /, 0.6%, 0.4%, 0.4%
There was also a question about the size or diagonal of the PC monitor, but this remained quite superficial in favor of direct comparison with previous community surveys. Therefore, I would like to ask in more detail at this point: How big is your primary screen on your PC? If you have a screen whose screen diagonal is not exactly given in the following answer options, please select the option that comes closest.
Around 21 inches or smaller – previous year: 1.1%
Around 24 inches – 11.6%
Around 27 inches – 37.9%
Around 32 inches – 29.2%
Around 38 inches – 7.7%
Around 42 inches – 4.5%
Around 48 inches or larger – 7.9%
Out of the question, but particularly interesting, was the question about the installed panel. In recent years, more and more PC screens with OLED displays have become available and 2024 is set to bring a few dozen more OLED models.
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It can be assumed that the proportion of community members with OLED screens has increased compared to the survey 15 months ago – right?
TN panel – previous year: 9.1%
VA/PVA/MVA panel – 21.4%
IPS panel – 54.1%
OLED panel – 15.5%
How many pixels does your setup offer and does it run with HDR?
The following is about how many pixels are moved back and forth per second. The resolution of your primary screen and the total number of monitors connected to the PC were only collected in the aforementioned community survey, but how many pixels do all the monitors that are permanently connected to your primary PC offer? For orientation: A Full HD screen with 1,920 × 1,080 pixels has almost 2.1 million pixels, a WQHD panel with 2,560 × 1,440 pixels has almost 3.7 million pixels and a UHD screen with 3,840 × 2,160 pixels even to around 8.3 million pixels.
Under 2 million – previous year: 1.1%
2-4 million – 22.9%
4-8 million – 37.4%
8-12 million – 23.4%
12-16 million – 6.5%
16-20 million – 4.5%
20-24 million – 1.2%
More than 24 million – 3.0%
Anyone who is not afraid of another calculation task is now invited to actually calculate how many pixels per second their own graphics card or iGPU has to calculate (in theory) based on the refresh rates of the screens used and please share the result in the comments.
The question about the proportion of community members who use HDR content on their own PC is interesting and easier to answer. Screens are increasingly being specified according to corresponding standards; for example, VESA DisplayHDR 400, 600 and 1000 as well as HDR10 are often found, but Dolby Vision also occasionally makes it into monitors.
Yes, always – previous year: 11.4%
Yes, sometimes – 15.8%
No, although my screen supports HDR – 28.4%
No, my screen does not support HDR – 44.4%
How is your screen set up?
The question of how you set up your primary screen goes in a different direction. With the included stand on the table? Or is that too low for you and have you found a suitable coaster? An elegant solution is mounting using a VESA mount, for example on a rigid monitor frame, a flexible and swiveling arm or the wall behind the desk.
My screen is on its stand – previous year: 60.4%
My screen is on its stand and there are books, a wooden frame or something similar underneath – 4.3%
My screen is attached to an aftermarket static monitor mount – 4.6%
My screen is attached to an aftermarket moving monitor arm – 24.5%
My screen is mounted on the wall – 6.2%
Do you have RGB on both sides of the screen?
There is a completely new question at the end: Do you have a monitor model that has lighting on the back that dynamically displays what is happening on the front? And if not, have you perhaps retrofitted this function in one way or another?
Yes, my screen has built-in RGB LEDs on the back.
Yes, I have retrofitted dynamic ambient light, for example via LED strips.
No – my screen does have LEDs, but I turned them off.
No, I don’t have anything like that.
At the end, there is an open question for the comments in the forum: Is there the perfect PC screen for you personally and what sets it apart? Is it perhaps in front of you, is it available in stores or just in your dreams? The editorial team looks forward to relevant explanations.
Participation is expressly desired
As always, the editorial team is happy to receive well-founded and detailed reasons for your decisions in the comments on the current Sunday question. If you personally have completely different views that are not covered by the answer options given in the surveys in the article, you can also report them in the forum. Ideas and suggestions for adding content to current or future surveys are also welcome.
Readers who have not yet taken part in the previous Sunday questions are welcome to do so, as the surveys always run for a period of 30 days. The only requirement to participate is a free ComputerBase account. There are often still exciting discussions going on in the forum, especially regarding the last Sunday questions.
The last ten Sunday questions at a glance
Motivation and data use
The data collected as part of the Sunday Questions serves the sole purpose of making the mood within the community and the hardware and software preferences of readers and their development more visible. There is no financial or advertising background and there is no evaluation for market research purposes or the data being transmitted to third parties.