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[Pardus]

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[corkyg]

Don't drop the resolution. Keep it at native, and if you want bigger text, use the LARGE text option or do a custom text size in your advanced monitor settings.

 

[Pardus]

use the LARGE text option or do a custom text size in your advanced monitor settings.

nope, i prefer 1024/x768, using 1600x1200 is way too small for me. so if i drop the resolution the monitor wont display text properly, is that how it works with lcd's? if so, i'll get another tube monitor instead.

 

[corkyg]

Then don't buy such a high res monitor. My 19-in has a native of 1280 x 1024, and when the display is set to large text - it is perfect.

 

[bendixG15]

Suggest that you go to a store and view the text at diferent resolutions and
see for yourself.

My wife has a 15 incher with a 1024 x 768 native resolution and she runs it at 800 x 600
cause she "likes it" that way. Obviously I don't say much... she is happy and believes her eyes more than my explanation of why she is doing the wrong thing.
By the way, the text looks fine at 800x600..no fuzz.

 

[halfadder]

With LCD you really, really want to use the native resolution. If you want a lower pixels-per-inch, then look for a lower resolution / larger physical size monitor, such as a 19" 1280x1024.

However, that said, you will find that higher resolution monitors scale better than lower resolution monitors. 800x600 looks like CRAP on a 1024x768 LCD. But 1024x768 and 1280x1024 don't look too bad on a 1600x1200 LCD.

If you must scale, then get a high quality, high resolution LCD and use DVI.

 

[cmv]

Get a 19" LCD -- same resolution (1280x1024) as a 17" LCD but it's bigger. Personally, I prefer the smaller the better so I brought the 17". I'm looking forward to getting up in the 1600x? range or higher within the next year.

 

[birdpup]

You have more space on a large/wide LCD monitor that requires more pixels both horizontally and vertically. The 1600x1200 is an ideal number of pixels to use up the screen size larger than what you seem to be used to.

 

[shortylickens]

Originally posted by: birdpup
You have more space on a large/wide LCD monitor that requires more pixels both horizontally and vertically. The 1600x1200 is an ideal number of pixels to use up the screen size larger than what you seem to be used to.

Agreed. And if you have to have it really big, 800x600 looks OK on a 1600x1200 screen. Thats because you'll have exactly double the pixels in each direction.
It wont have to stretch.

 

[Pardus]

went to best buy and circuit city, looked at many lcd monitors of all sizes, most notibly was one that was set at 1600x1200 resolutiion, when i dropped it down to 1024x768, the text did get pixelated, i wasnt impressed with it.


since i need a new monitor anyway, i'm prob going to go with a 21" CRT and wont have to worry about text loss.

 

[birdpup]

I find your reasoning for not accepting a 1600x1200 LCD monitor, and instead going for a 21"CRT, to be very worrying. I do not agree with your reasons for your decision. Currently, the only reason to go with a CRT is for high speed gaming. One of the benefits of the 20-21" LCD monitors is the ability to open two documents and see them both at the same time with the text and images being the same size as on a CRT at 1280x1024. It is, of course, your own decision to purchase what you want but I am afraid you just do not understand the benefits of a large LCD monitor.