Survey Results - On what size displays do you typically read technical material?

personally, i read many books at the beginning of my programming career - at awhile, i read most bits/pieces from the internet. haven't bought any book (software in particular) for ages.

dev

I didnt choose my screen sizes, have double monitors and 24.5 inch

If it's a technical tutorial or similar I'll typically use one of my three monitors whilst implementing the tutorial in another; if it's proper reading material, 9 times out of 10 I'll print it out as I can read it better, also I can highlight it/make notes, screen highlighting and fake sticky notes don't do it for me.

agree

Give me the 8 1/2" x 11 " printout.

In e-ink?

Cheers,
AT

Cogito ergo sum

Yes, nothing like scribbling notes and remarks at the sides or the bottom and applying generous doses of text markers in all possible colors.

I hate the former (1680x1050 is a lower resolution than the CRT I bought as an impoverished college student a over dozen years ago); but can't convince work to buy the 2560x1600 display I lust for in the office and love at home. Cry | :((

Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius

Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt

Screen size Dosn't matters.

One 19" for the technical doc, another 19" for the software I'm applying it too.

"Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence."

<< please vote!! >>

About 19" to 23", but I don't see how... Oh wait, you were talking about monitors? Poke tongue | ;-P

It's an OO world.

C#

public class Naerling : Lazy<Person>{
    public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
}

I only read technical stuff at work. Smile | :)

I feel little discomfort Cry | :((

to read in smaller displays. So i Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

prefer bigger displays. $Shucks | :-\$

Thanks and Regards,

RK_PRABAKAR

Same here, I find it annoying to read on smaller displays.

Cheers buddy.....!!!

Thanks and Regards,

RK_PRABAKAR

size matters! Poke tongue | ;-P

Can you tell my wife!

I don't speak Idiot - please talk slowly and clearly

"I have sexdaily. I mean dyslexia. Fcuk!"

Driven to the arms of Heineken by the wife

.. when you tell mine! Big Grin | :-D

Option	Votes	%
Smartphone	193	11.75
8" (or smaller) tablet	80	4.87
11" (or smaller) tablet	151	9.19
11" (or smaller) PC or laptop display	33	2.01
13" (or smaller) PC or laptop display	101	6.15
15" - 17" PC or laptop display	585	35.61
19" - 23" display	736	44.80
greater than 23" display	328	19.96
Other (screen reader, Braille, HTML enabled feature phone etc)	30	1.83
Responses	1,643
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%