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I have used a 24" computer monitor for six years and it has been great. When I lived near Phoenix I had a second monitor, which was especially useful when I wrote my quarterly progress reports. I need to write dozens of them in ten days, while still seeing my clients, writing my session notes, and taking care of my other responsibilities. My clients have up to six goals and for each one I look at the data, put it into Excel to get an average, report on the client's progress on the goal over the quarter, and if I need to modify the goal, I often need to do some research.

I have not felt that I had room for a second monitor, but thought that an extra-wide monitor would fit just fine. Ultrawide is 2,560 x 1,080, one-third wider than full HD. I could fit three programs across the screen, although it would be cramped. I was not convinced that a 30" ultrawide was worth $200 and I could not find any better deals during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. I also found 27" 2,560 x 1,440 monitors for the same price, but I did not see how those would be any better.

What about televisions?

Most 32" TVs are cheap, but they are also usually 720. I could not find anything between 1080 and 4k at 32".

4k 43" televisions weren't much more than FHD 32" sets.

So, after extensive research, I ordered a 43" 4k Samsung television for $230. It is 9" narrower than two 24" monitors would be and I am unsure how I could have fit them.

When I turn on my television the top half shows the HDMI feed, but the bottom half shows movies and stuff that I can watch, which is how I ended up watching "Hancock" on a television instead of just using my computer like normal.

The movie looked amazing and I had zero streaming problems, while I regularly have issues watching YouTube in a window.

So now, each time that I get on my computer to work on a project, I might decide to watch a movie instead.

Who has time for that?!