I’m going to be completely honest with you, when the lovely folks over at Samsung got in touch about trying out their 34 inch curved monitor my initial thought was, “what about my aesthetically pleasing home office?!”. Jules is always trying to convince me that function trumps form and in this instance I have happily acknowledged that this monitor makes my every day work so much easier and more pleasurable and because it is a sleek flat screen it fits right in. As soon as the monitor arrived, I quickly figured out its functions and I am now completely hooked. I don’t think I will be able to go back to a small laptop screen (and lucky for me, the monitor is staying!).
Let me tell you a bit about how I use it and why it’s made such a difference. I’m not going to use any technical jargon as I don’t understand that stuff but you can find out all of those details here.
Firstly, this screen is huge at 34 inches so I can have multiple screens in one. As you can see below, I can have my emails, social media, blog, Photoshop and whatever else not only open at the same time but viewable so I can can work on different things simultaneously and keep an eye out for social media updates and so on. I hook my lap top up to the monitor, which sits in front of it, and work on blog posts and I can see the post developing on the monitor, rather than having to constantly hop between tabs. This is a revelation.
Another major benefit of this screen is that it is curved, which makes it so much more immersive than a flat screen and perusing a site such as Pinterest becomes a completely new experience. The photographs are wonderfully large and clear and I can get lost in a world of beauty.
The last thing that I have discovered about the curved monitor, which is amazing, is that you can split the screen in two. One side can be hooked up to my laptop and one side can be hooked up to someone else’s laptop. This is going to make collaborative work so much easier and more enjoyable – perfect for my big desk, too, as two of us can sit side by side. Anyone fancy a joint project?!
I’m sure there is much more to discover about this new addition to my working life. I’m totally sold (and Jules is totally jealous!).
Katy x
*This post was written in collaboration with Samsung.
Wow. I’ve never heard of a curved screen. I’ve seen plenty people work from two screens at once, but this looks so much neater. I work with a MacBook Air and I now have screen envy…
Definitely doesn’t mess with your work space aesthetics – still looks awesome.
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I think #screenenvy should become a hashtag – a couple of other people said that over on Instagram!! Thanks for the comment, Alison x
yeah, ok…want one! #screenenvy x
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Ha! I thought you’d say that 😉 x
wow I didn’t realise I needed this..but I totally do! It looks amazing, my laptop screen suddenly feels very small! x
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Right? Don’t think I will ever be able to go back to a lap top screen now! X
Wow, that’s a thing of beauty. I’ve worked in Technology for 20 years and it still never ceases to amaze me.
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I have to be honest – I had no idea anything like this existed! Still can’t get over that I can split it in half and someone else work with me on it x
ooooo super cool, very CSI 🙂 I can image it’d keep everything so organised, it’s great.
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Yes, very organised. Don’t miss anything on social media either as I can see each page x
I’m definitely not showing this to my husband or he’ll really want one! x
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Ha! Mine is so, so jealous! X
Wow! Your office is so beautiful. I feel like I’d be so much more productive there than here! We have a huge monitor because my husband is a designer. I must admit I enjoy it too.
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Makes a real difference, especially when dealing with images all day. I love it x
Wow this looks AMAZING!! I’ve recently upgraded from a laptop to a fairly large monitor but this looks so good! x
Wowzers this computer screen looks amazing! I would absolutely love to have something like that to work on from home…your workspace looks beautiful too! x
Erm hello pinterest!! How do you ever leave teh screen?! this looks so good, especially with our line of work and love the multiple screen option. I bet Jules is in heaven! x
It looks amazing! I’m thinking of getting a screen to make working off my laptop easier. I can’t see the laptop in your photos though? Does it usually sit in front of your screen? I worry about the laptop getting in the way of screen so just wondered how that worked for you?
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Basically, the lap top sits in front of the screen and you can raise the monitor up to eye-level, so the lap-top doesn’t block it. Or, you can just use the monitor and set the lap-top to the side. x