Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
Hardware - Monitor Advice
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I’m using an extra LCD monitor I had lying around to experiment with Magic Mirror. One thing I noticed is that when I look at it from the ‘bottom’ (if it was in landscape orientation), I can barely see what’s on the screen. It’s almost the same effect as a privacy screen. I know this isn’t a settings issue and it is caused by the way the monitor is made. However, I am ignorant to what causes this effect and how to avoid it when selecting a monitor. Thus, I am looking for advice on how to avoid this problem by selecting a monitor based on its specifications. Can anyone tell me how to select a monitor that is visible from all angles?
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@oldrocker no e are visible from all angles. the technology of the pixels determines the angle of view.
each monitor specs should provide that but few do. as monitor is used by person directly in front of it.
TVs will tell you cause viewers do sit at angles, generally not more that 40 degrees off center.
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@sdetweil Thanks. Perhaps a television is what I’m looking for when placing it in a high traffic area.
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@oldrocker I have a 43 Phillips hd tv mounted at the T intersection of 2 hallways. great for images, and has large pixel count. 3840/2048… so lots of room for info. cost me $100 used. and it’s a roku TV, so could put tv broadcast up if I wanted to for some reason.
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@oldrocker
You can consider “Wide viewing angle”.
Usually, an IPS panel is regarded as better than a VA panel or TN panel horizontally, seeing up to ideally 178deg max, but vertically, all panel types would have 30 ~ 40 degrees max.Only for viewing angle, a panel of TV could be slightly better than that of a monitor, but you still have to consider resolutions and readability. (and dimension, weight, construct difficulty, brightness, contrast and color depth, etc, … for your purpose)
