The monitor is always going to be full screen at any resolution, just like any other monitor. And the aspect ratio is basically 4:3 (technically 5:4 I think, but it's close enough that you don't notice).
However LCD monitors look best at their native resolution. 19" monitors with 1280x1024 resolution are pretty much the best you can get in terms of test not being too small.
If it's still too small, many programs let you increase text size, and it's also possible to play with DPI settings to make system-wide fonts larger.
No LCD is going to look particularly good at 800x600 as the lower resolution is having to be stretched out to fill a higher resolution-it's better to increase text sizes and leave it on the native 1280x1024 resolution.
Message Edited by tigerwolf7 on 02-20-2006 10:57 AM
Sorry, poor choice of words. I have some vision problems and am a little concerned over a digital monitor with its higher aspect ratio vs the traditional 19 inch Dell CRT I'm currently using. The 1907 shows a native resolution of 1280 x 1024 which means that a typical Comcast screen would occupy only part of the real estate with smaller character size than my current CRT . But I see that it also has an Analog interface as well as the DVI-D. I guess my question concerns whether the Analog interface would translate to the 4.3 of a standard CRT and allow 600 x 800 without distortion.. I think the answer is that native mode (1280 x 1024) is almost mandatory but I wanted to get a better understanding from an experienced user. Thanks for the response.
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What do you mean, "full mode"? I mean, every monitor can fill the screen.
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However LCD monitors look best at their native resolution. 19" monitors with 1280x1024 resolution are pretty much the best you can get in terms of test not being too small.
If it's still too small, many programs let you increase text size, and it's also possible to play with DPI settings to make system-wide fonts larger.
No LCD is going to look particularly good at 800x600 as the lower resolution is having to be stretched out to fill a higher resolution-it's better to increase text sizes and leave it on the native 1280x1024 resolution.
Message Edited by tigerwolf7 on 02-20-2006 10:57 AM
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February 20th, 2006 14:00
Sorry, poor choice of words. I have some vision problems and am a little concerned over a digital monitor with its higher aspect ratio vs the traditional 19 inch Dell CRT I'm currently using. The 1907 shows a native resolution of 1280 x 1024 which means that a typical Comcast screen would occupy only part of the real estate with smaller character size than my current CRT . But I see that it also has an Analog interface as well as the DVI-D. I guess my question concerns whether the Analog interface would translate to the 4.3 of a standard CRT and allow 600 x 800 without distortion.. I think the answer is that native mode (1280 x 1024) is almost mandatory but I wanted to get a better understanding from an experienced user. Thanks for the response.
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February 20th, 2006 18:00