D&D 5E What's really useful on a DM screen?

Laurefindel

Legend
Nooooo! :(

No matter what gets printed on it, the main use for a DM screen is to clip papers and maps to. Most papers and maps are portrait-oriented, meaning a landscape DM screen is of next to no use for this.

If you're asking for landscape because the typical 3-panel portrait screen is too short from end to end, I hear ya loud and clear. For many years I've used two screens clipped together (so 6 panels in total) for just this reason.
I mostly like landscape screens because it's less of an obstacle between me and the players. That being said, my notes and scribbles are mostly drawn in portrait orientation, and they "fold" much better in a portrait screen.

I like screens because they're quick and handy documents, but oftentimes they lay flat on the table because they're just too high (portrait) or too wide (landscape) for my taste. In the end, I prefer portrait screens because, when they're flat on the table, they open like other books.
 
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