Carolyn and list,, Thanks so much to you and others here for all your comments. I tend to read everything on this list, and there's always so much to say about how the optacon affects everything we do. I am convinced more and more that this list has some of the brightest and most innovative people on the Internet. It's amazing how long our monitors last these days; your Dell probably cost much less when you got it than when you got a previous monitor. And yes, it's fun to adjust the brightness and contrast; they can really make a difference, and every monitor is different. Sometimes turning up the contrast and turning down the brightness works best; sometimes the opposite works best. You just never know. Mary to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.