A typical textbook gives me around an 11x17 display area with better than retina resolution and a refresh limited only by the speed of my optic nerve.
That’s about the usable area of a 27” monitor after all the UI trash has taken its share of space.
And of course, it leaves my monitor free for practicing whatever it is I’m trying to learn from the book. Alt tabbing is a terrible experience comparatively. Glancing at the text takes the time of a saccade and uses visual memory, leaving my short term memory free for concepts and working memory.
Obviously get a good book holder that you can stand next to your monitor(s).
That’s about the usable area of a 27” monitor after all the UI trash has taken its share of space.
And of course, it leaves my monitor free for practicing whatever it is I’m trying to learn from the book. Alt tabbing is a terrible experience comparatively. Glancing at the text takes the time of a saccade and uses visual memory, leaving my short term memory free for concepts and working memory.
Obviously get a good book holder that you can stand next to your monitor(s).