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January 28th, 2005 04:00
optimal resolution?
Is there an optimal resolution for a computer?
I know my monitor says it works best at 1280 by 1024. But it seems a bit small. Should I still run at that resolution? Will that cause eyestrain? (I've heard generally the higher the resolution, the better it is for your eyes because it is clearer. But after a length of time working with the PC, I feel some fatigue.)
Conversely, I prefer the large size of an 800 by 600 resolution. Of course, everyone who walks by says a) are you blind? and b) it's so fuzzy! you're going to make yourself blind!
And then there's the one that falls right in the middle: 1024 by 768. It seems most people I know use that one.
Anyone know what the optimal resolution is then? Or is it just personal preference? Thanks!
I know my monitor says it works best at 1280 by 1024. But it seems a bit small. Should I still run at that resolution? Will that cause eyestrain? (I've heard generally the higher the resolution, the better it is for your eyes because it is clearer. But after a length of time working with the PC, I feel some fatigue.)
Conversely, I prefer the large size of an 800 by 600 resolution. Of course, everyone who walks by says a) are you blind? and b) it's so fuzzy! you're going to make yourself blind!
And then there's the one that falls right in the middle: 1024 by 768. It seems most people I know use that one.
Anyone know what the optimal resolution is then? Or is it just personal preference? Thanks!
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January 28th, 2005 09:00
Need to know what monitor you have first. Is it an LCD ? If so, than a 15 inch LCD native resolution is 1024x768 and the 17 inch LCD native resolution is 1280x1024. Anything else will give you a Poor picture. You can enlarge the fonts by either going Display Properties, by right clicking on the desktop, Click on Properties, Click on Appearance in the next box, than click on the arrow on the Font Size box and change it to large or extra large. Click Apply and than OK. See if this helps..Or you can click on Settings in Display Properties, than click on Advanced, than change the DPI from 96 to 120 dpi to enlarge the fonts...
Don't forget to turn of ClearType as well....Display Properties again, Appearance, Effects, than click on " Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts " box and change it from Standard to ClearType. Click OK, than OK again in the next box and you are done...
Get yourself a book on windows xp from the book store and do some reading about the operating system you have and other mags about monitors. These are very helpful
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January 28th, 2005 10:00
I've been through many PC's and many different resolutions. As noted the "optimal" is the resolution the monitor was designed for. When I went from 640 to 800 with CRT monitors I had a "learning curve" but after that the higher resolution seemed "normal". Same way when I got a new PC with an LCD screen and the higher resolution - it took a couple of weeks and then that resolution seemed "normal".
It may be you need glasses or if you have glasses, ones with a "correction" for computer operation. That is a major consideration for those that work with computers all day.
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January 28th, 2005 18:00
I have a 19" LCD and I guess the native resolution of that size LCD monitor is 1280 by 1024 so I guess I'll try to used to it and hopefully, my eyesight won't suffer! haha
again, thanks for all the help!
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January 28th, 2005 23:00