{"id":205,"date":"2026-02-28T15:21:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T23:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zekaric.com\/bw1\/?p=205"},"modified":"2026-02-28T15:21:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T23:21:44","slug":"scatter-brained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zekaric.com\/bw1\/archives\/205","title":{"rendered":"Scatter brained."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Upgraded the computers.  Actually got that massive Samsung Neo G9 screen as well.  Buying direct from Samsung gave a trade up discount.  Gave up one of my old 1440p monitors.  The process wasn&#8217;t exactly seamless.  The delivery guy was suppose to take the old monitor but he said they only did that for TVs.  He took it anyway.  Seems like Samsung didn&#8217;t really work out all the kinks in that process.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monitor is He-Yuge!  But quite nice to work with.  Only gripes I have is that the picture in picture setting can&#8217;t be changed if the monitor doesn&#8217;t detect any signals.  My work laptop can only drive the full wide screen at 1440p resolution instead of the full 2560p resolution.  A bit annoying but it can drive the monitor using it&#8217;s picture in picture feature and treat the monitor as 2 4k displays.  So still ok.  Just a slight annoyance having to futz with the menu every time I switch from the work laptop to my home desktop machine.  A few games\/programs aren&#8217;t exactly on board with the super wide display.  Although Elite Dangerous looks pretty nice on it.  I do see a weird artifact with &#8216;point&#8217; light sources.  You see a sort of 3&#215;3 square pattern for the bloom of a bright point.  It&#8217;s a bit weird.  The provided power and video cables are ridiculously short.  I get the signal needs to be excellent for 2x 4K over one cable but, come on!  It&#8217;s barely long enough to have the computer right next to the monitor.  At any rate, no bezels is such a nice experience.  Now windows or whatever OS, needs to have better window management.  Snapping a window to the corners or sides or the whole screen is a bit much for this monitor.  I need to look into software that allows for more screen segmentation options.  Instead of 2&#215;2, maybe 2&#215;3 or 2&#215;4 segmentations.  Win 11 does have something now, sort of, but it needs a bit more work IMO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Been home for a good year now from being in Alabama for my wife&#8217;s Ph.D. studies.  Still feel a bit all over the place though.  Gradually, I&#8217;m feeling back to normal.  Getting back into a regular rhythm and routine.  Picking up some things that I was starting before her Ph.D. started.  The Ph.D. is still going though, so there still some chaos still going on.  But at least my programming\/gaming sanctuary is back.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upgraded the computers. Actually got that massive Samsung Neo G9 screen as well. 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