# Which monitor fits your desk, your eyes and your work?

> Give the depth of your desk and what you do on it. The selector computes the viewing angle and the sharpness each format would give you from your seat, and keeps the one that fits.

Source: https://monitorselector.com/en/ (Monitor Selector, 2026-11-14)

## How to read the recommendation

The result is a format, not a product: a diagonal, a resolution, a panel technology, a refresh rate. Dozens of monitors share each format, and prices change every week. Once you know that a 27-inch 4K IPS at 100 Hz is what fits your desk, any shop filter gives you the models of the day, and you can compare them on what remains: stand, ports, warranty.

Each recommendation comes with its numbers. The **viewing angle** tells you how much of your visual field the screen fills from your seat; the gauge shows where it falls within the comfortable band. **Sharpness** is given in pixels per degree, the only density figure that takes your distance into account. **Scaling** is the interface setting suited to that density, with the workspace it leaves. The diagram draws your desk from above, to scale, so that you can see the screen on it before buying it.

## What the selector does not do

It does not rank brands and does not know this week's discounts. It does not replace a calibration report for colour work, nor a response-time measurement for competitive gaming: those depend on the individual model, and the handbook explains what to check on a specification sheet. Its job is the decision that comes first and that reviews rarely settle: which size and which resolution, for this desk and these eyes.

If you want to verify a result by hand, the [PPI calculator](https://monitorselector.com/en/ppi-calculator/) gives the same quantities for any screen, and the [format comparison](https://monitorselector.com/en/monitor-size-comparison/) lists them for every size sold in volume. The reasoning behind the weights is laid out in the [method](https://monitorselector.com/en/methodology/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What size monitor should I get for a 60 cm deep desk?

On a 60 cm desk with the monitor on its stand, your eyes are about 55 cm from the panel. A 24-inch screen fills 51 degrees of your field of view at that distance, the upper limit of comfort; a 27-inch fills 57 degrees and makes you turn your head towards the corners. Choose 24 inches in 1440p, or put a 27-inch on an arm to push it back to the rear edge of the desk. The [guide for 60 cm desks](https://monitorselector.com/en/desk-depth-60cm/) details both options.

### Is 4K worth it on a 27-inch monitor?

For text, yes. At 65 cm a 27-inch 4K panel delivers 73 pixels per degree, beyond the 60 at which the eye stops separating pixels, against 49 for 1440p. Used at 150% scaling it shows the same workspace as 1440p with much cleaner characters. For games the answer depends on the graphics card: 4K means 2.25 times more pixels to compute than 1440p.

### How far should I sit from my monitor?

Between 0.9 and 1.2 times the diagonal for a 16:9 screen: 55 to 72 cm for a 24-inch, 60 to 82 cm for a 27-inch, 70 to 96 cm for a 32-inch. Within that band the screen fills 40 to 53 degrees of your horizontal field. The [chapter on viewing distance](https://monitorselector.com/en/monitor-viewing-distance/) explains where these limits come from.

### What does PPD mean and why does the selector use it?

PPD stands for pixels per degree: the number of pixels that fit in one degree of your visual field. Unlike PPI, which describes the panel alone, PPD includes your viewing distance, so it describes what you actually see. 60 PPD corresponds to one pixel per arcminute, the resolving limit of 20/20 vision.

### One ultrawide or two monitors?

An ultrawide gives one uninterrupted surface, ideal for timelines, wide spreadsheets and games. Two monitors give more total pixels for the money and a natural separation between tasks, at the cost of a bezel in the middle and a wider total angle. The [comparison chapter](https://monitorselector.com/en/ultrawide-vs-dual-monitors/) puts numbers on both.

### Does the selector favour the products it links to?

No. The recommendation is computed before any link is added, from the method published on this site, and it names a format, not a product. Shop links, where they exist, are affiliate links to a search for that format. They are marked as sponsored and described on the [method page](https://monitorselector.com/en/methodology/).