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

From: "Sandy" <sandy.rick@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "PcTechTalk" <PcTechTalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 14:39:54 -0400
I just unchecked the smooth edges for fonts and rebooted and it had no
effect at all.

Sandy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sandy" <sandy.rick@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Monitor size, resolution and visibilty


> I've uploaded a pic, hope it works.  it shows the properties I have set
for
> my display.  I have
> windows Me so it was actually the Effects tab.
>
>
http://s312.photobucket.com/albums/ll350/12Sandy34/?action=view&current=SandysDisplayPropertiesforFonts.jpg
>
> Sandy
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "GuitarMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 5:25 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Monitor size, resolution and visibilty
>
>
> > Sandy,
> >     Do you have ClearType enabled?  Text on LCD screens appear much
> clearer
> > when it's on.
> > To use ClearType for screen fonts:
> >
> >
> >
> > Open Display in Control Panel.
> >
> > On the Appearance tab, click Effects.
> >
> > In the Effects dialog box, select the Use the following method to smooth
> > edges of screen fonts check box.
> >
> > Click ClearType in the list.
> >
> >
> >
> > Notes:
> >
> > To open Display, click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click
> > Display.
> >
> >
> > ClearType is ideal for portable computer and other flat screen monitors.
> > ClearType may appear slightly blurry on desktop computer monitors.
> >
> >
> > Whether you select Standard or ClearType from the list, you must have a
> > video card and monitor that support a color setting of at least 256
> colors.
> > Best results are achieved with High color (24-bit) or Highest color
> (32-bit)
> > support. Click the Settings tab to set Color quality.
> >
> >
> > Peace,
> > Gman
> >
> > "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask."
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Sandy" <sandy.rick@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 7:32 PM
> > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Monitor size, resolution and visibilty
> >
> >
> > >I don't know if it's just me or what, but I use a 19" Samsung
> > >SyncMaster912N
> > > that's an LCD and I love the graphics, they were amazing after the
CRT,
> > > but
> > > I have to say that the fonts "to me" are not nearly as crisp as on a
> CRT.
> > > And if I try to change the resolution, the software doesn't like it
and
> > > the
> > > screen goes black with a message bouncing around telling me I'm not at
> the
> > > "optimal resolution"  I tried just going into my settings and changing
> the
> > > font size and my only choices were small (like is on the 1280 x 1024
> > > optimal
> > > resolution) or large.  I did change it to large and loved it for
email,
> > > but
> > > it made a lot of my programs not view correctly so I put it back to
> small.
> > > I have a hard time putting the cursor between two letters sometimes to
> > > insert a letter that should have been there, especially like with the
> > > letters "i; j; or l" together.
> > >
> > > But that just my opinion.  It has definitely lasted longer than the 2
> > > CRT's
> > > I went thru........even tho one CRT was still under warranty and I got
> it
> > > replaced (after I paid for shipping the darn thing to them).
> > > Make sure you read your warranty so that you don't have to ship
> something
> > > off and pay a fortune in shipping costs!
> > >
> > > Sandy
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > 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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