Hey guys,

I'm about to get a new monitor but I'm not sure which one I should buy, either a 29' Full HD Ultrawide or a 27' Quad HD.

So, I'd like to ask for a good soul to take a screenshot of 20 Pokerstars tables tiled all together, and if possible tell me how does it feel, are white texts ok to read from a 50-70cm distance irl?

Would help me a lot.


Sorry for my english,
Thanks.

no way you can tile 20 tables on stars on either and understand what's going on
go 40-43" 4k tv - confirmed fits 20 tiles stars tables comfy and it's not expensive, 2-300$. can go for cheapest if you only plan to use it as a monitor. also need some mildly competent gpu

Thanks for your help but that's not what I'm asking. I don't think a 40' TV would be comfy for 8h grind from a 50-70cm distance.

I know a 18' HD is fine with 6 tables and a 24' Full HD is fine with 12 tables, but I need help to know about a Quad HD.

I'm pretty sure a 29' Full HD Ultrawide can handle 15 tables just fine too, but I wanted to see one with 20, or maybe 18.

Thank you anyways.

I sit at ~80-85 cm from my 40" 4k and it's perfectly fine, no need to strain my eyes left and right to see the whole screen
how are you pretty sure 2560 x 1080 can tile 15 tables? I think more like 12 max and even then they tables are really small, forget HUDs
also 1080 vertical pixels is a bit iffy for tiling on stars, 1200+ lets you add at least another row of tables
so if you really must have one of those 2 you mentioned, get the 1440p

Just bought a new monitor myself and went through alot of research for it.

https://www.omnicalculator.com/other/screen-size

I used this calculator in comparison to try and get a feel for screen real estate.

I had been using four monitors with an older 30inch 2560x1600 as my main with some inverted side monitors and one 24" wall mounted on the top.

My new monitor is

Dell 27" 2560x1440 (S2721DGF)

Other monitors I considered were

Gigabyte 27" 2560x1440 (M27Q) - comparable to the one above in value rating, slightly cheaper, but in my opinion stuck with the Dell because trust the brand more.
Gigabyte 32" 2560x1440 (M32Q) - same monitor as above but larger size obviously. Unfortunately they do not offer this monitor in my country.

I'm considering buying another one in eventually months weeks:

Gigabyte Aorus 32" 2560x1440 (FI32Q) -same monitor as the 32" gigabyte listed above basically but with a apr $200 steeper price tag with only a few additions. They do offer it in my country though.

I'm loving the Dell I bought so far. I like it better than my older slightly larger older Dell. All the monitors listed above have IPS panels and run at 165 Hz speeds or greater and from my research I think you are getting much better value from them than some of the 4K monitors around the same size. I know it's spoken about here that the refresh rates don't matter as much for poker but I love this monitor regardless and just want something to keep up with future tech overall. If I add another monitor down the line I think it's going to be a slightly larger monitor like the ones listed above and invert or put this current dell on the side.

Maybe someone with a 4K can speak up for why they think they are better but personally I think the 2560x1440 monitors offering the best bang for your buck on quality and performance.

https://versus.com/en/monitor

https://www.youtube.com/c/Hardwareunboxednow

Agree with this too for what's it's worth. Personally for me anymore than 12 on a monitor ~30" in size gets too small although I guess in 4K the image is sharper so maybe it's slightly more playable. Still think 20 or even 16 on a 27inch and the table sizes are going to be way too small.

I'd be looking for something probably closer to the 40" size if I really wanted to put 20 tables on on one screen and still have them maintain a reasonable playable table size. Just play around with that calculator a bit to see where the monitor heights, widths, etc will be at on your desk/wall whatever.

I remember these could just about tile 20 tables in minimized stars format, but there was no way you were using a hud
and bet sizes were tough to see

Thanks for your detailed post, may I ask you if possible to post a screenshot of 20 tiled Pokerstars tables on that monitor I quoted?

Would help me a lot.

Thanks ionutd for helping aswell, I might consider get a 32", but not sure yet, its been the most difficult thing I had to buy in my life so far, lol.

About HUDs, I'm not using yet since I want that new monitor to test both PT4 and HM3 to see which suits me more. I play Turbos micros SNG so all I need is VPIP and PFR for real, I've seen some screenshots with colours around name which I probably will use to myself, I don't need any more info than that.

I accept suggestions on which HUD would be better for me also. xd

Thanks again guys.

One of those 32's I listed might be better for 20 tables. Also, consider some sort of table management software. StackandTile or IntuitiveTables. Even if you are only playing on PokerStars something like StarsCaption.

At the very least you will be able to remove those spaces in between the tables in your setup to get a little extra size per table. Those programs also offer alot of other multi-tabling function-ability.

Thank you so much for this man, and yes we have some space to adjust screens a bit.

Are white texts ok to read? I'm seeing this in my cel phone right now, will check again later on PC, but since my resolution is different it may be different than what real thing is.

Funny thing, your tables style is just like mine, I just hide chat and table is black, everything else is the same, lol.

Thanks again, helped a lot.

so ye def shoot for >1200 vertical res
starscaption almost a must if you're running a bunch of tables on stars
as far as simple huds go, hand2note has a free version. I haven't used it, but should be fine for some basic preflop stats and such

I didn't know about Hand2note at all, jesus christ. I'll test it tonight.

I started playing poker again back in november, it could have saved me some headaches.

Btw, do you know if PT4 has the "Visual Oponent Feedback" like HM3? Which is basically a ring around players name with colours for VPIP PFR, Like this example here https://cdn.holdemmanager.com/img/features/hud3.png

This is pretty much what I need in future when playing more tables than I do now.

Thanks a lot for those tips.

so stars doesn't allow any sort of "dynamic huds" , i.e. no info that can change on display depending on opp or pos
but you can still have some of this stuff in pop-ups (you have to mouse over or click)

I've always used HM, dunno much about PT, other than Muricans and Brits tend to use it cause it works on mac, Europeans mainly use HM or Hand2Note if they're stat freaks
drivehud another good option with lotta database analysis options
they all got trials, I guess see which one you like

Well, after I downloaded Starscaption I just figured that I can play 12 tables on a normal HD resolution (1280 x 720) on a 18" monitor lol, stuff is smaller than usual obviously but that's not a problem at all. Now I'm 100% sure a QHD 27" will be fine.

Even a Full HD monitor would be able to handle 20 tables using Starscaption.

Just wanna thank you guys again.

Oo how

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If I doubled the number of tables on a 8 years old 18" monitor with normal HD resolution, a 27+ FHD will probably handle 24 using Starscaption table manager option, I'm waiting for a friend to test it for me, if it works I'll probably save some money and buy a 27" FHD one.

Probably not for everyone to play small tables, but it is working perfectly for me.

welp if you really want to save $ and think 1920 x 1080 is ok for you, look for old stock (refurbished) business monitors, should also find plenty of 1920 x 1200 models there, 1200 vertical lets you tile one more row of tables
and they're way cheaper than brand new monitors, esp the ultrawides
where I live, a refurb 24" IPS FHD in good condition and with a 1y warranty is like 50-60$
but you rarely see 27" or larger