what res you run your 22" monitor at?

Zebo

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16x12 is too small for me..i mean text and icon and stuff looks to small.
 
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You can increase the windows text size for most things. Also - you can use windows "cleartype" to help make it more comfortable.
 

ohnnyj

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1600x1200 on my 21" Sony G520. Actually just recently switched from 1280x1024 and I am liking it a lot.
 

yhelothar

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I ran 2048x1536 when I had a 21" CRT.
The trick is to turn up the DPI setting to compensate.
I use a 2001FP now and I use 110dpi at 16x12
 

bytor33

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1280x1024=bad on a crt. It is not the same aspect ratio and things will look silghtly fatter than they really are. 1280x960 is the correct resolution to use. LCD screens that run 1280x1024 are different because their actual physical dimensions are 5:4, not 4:3 which crts are. Sorry but I feel more people need to be informed of this since the 1280x1024 blasphemy is so widespread. Some retard back in the days of 2mb video cards decided to make 1280x1024 a standard since that was the max resolution with a 2mb video card (maybe it was 1 mb can't remember). His logic must have been hey, why do 1280x960 when I can get a whole 64 more vertical scan lines with this awesome 2 mb video card and run 1280x1024!? The moron didn't stop to think about aspect ratios. Thank you and I hope I've enlightened at least a few people.
 

ohnnyj

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You sure have enlightened me, thanks. Looks like I won't be switching back. To think all this time I have been looking at a distorted picture.
 

bytor33

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It's not a real big deal and not something you'll notice unless you know it's there and look for it. I myself used to use 1280x1024 on my crt and didn't notice it until I learned about the aspect ratios. But once you know, there's no going back:cool: