-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Monitor size, resolution and visibilty

  • From: "rudy" <rudylopeznc@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 16:46:50 -0400

Don,
  My vision isn't great but it isn't terrible either. I run native, 
1680x1050 but I have to raise the DPI to the max, 200 and I use extra large 
icons and large text as well. Many times I still have to ctr A a few times 
on websites to enlarge but outlook express looks big.
Rudy
----- Original Message ----- 
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Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 11:38 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Monitor size, resolution and visibilty


>
> My Mom needs a very low resolution on her display to make the items on the 
> screen large enough for her to see clearly.  That makes it difficult to 
> work on her computer and you must constantly scroll left and right to see 
> everything.  That is a real pain when reading text.  (thats the setup for 
> what comes next)
>
> If I have a 17" CRT monitor (4:3 aspect ratio) with the resolution set to 
> 600x480 the icons on the desktop are large.  If I increase the resolution 
> to 800x600 or 1024x768 the icons become medium and small.
>
> If I switch to a 22" widescreen LCD monitor, using the same resolutions 
> will the physical size of the icons be the same as they were on the CRT? 
> Think visibilty here.
>
> In other words:
>
> "The quick brown fox"  is visible without scrolling on the old monitor at 
> 640x480.  Will "The quick brown fox jumped over" be visible on the 
> widescreen without sacrificing visibilty?
>
> "The quick brown fox jumped"  vs "The quick brown fox jumped over the" at 
> 800x600?
>
> "The quick brown fox jumped over the" vs "The quick brown fox jumped over 
> the lazy dog" at 1024x768?
>
> I want to keep the larger physical size of the items on the display to 
> maintain visibilty and at the same time reduce or eliminate the need for 
> scrolling left and right.  Can that be done?
>
> Don
>
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