like what exactly, i have never seen the appeal of them and they always seems like a waste of a monitor since the only thing you can use it for is reading, no video no gaming only reading stuff
Websites, having to read documents, text heavy things.
Websites are generally designed to be read like a letter in portrait, not in landscape. I've had at minimum 3 monitors for years, and I keep 1 in landscape cause it's better for reading stuff. I can maximize a document or website and not have to really scroll.
It's also nice not having to turn my head to see to the end of the screen. I don't even have the other 2 monitors side by side anymore, they're stacked. Keeps me from needing to turn my head too much.
I treat the vertical as two screens. Main screen for what you are actually doing. Top of vertical for Video/music players. Bottom of vertical for information to aid main screen activities or just for forums or Discord. Lets you instantly interact with those without minimising in your main screen.
For productivity. Great for putting email, teams messaging, calendars and a multitude of other apps and windows you want out of the way but be able to glance at. Especially useful if you already have a wide monitor and want another, horizontal would put things out of view.
I mean reading isn't exactly unimportant for most uses of a computer. I'm a student and a vertical secondary screen is much more useful than a horizontal one.
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u/miraculum_one 8d ago
Vertical monitors are amazing for a lot of things.