What screen size do you use? - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Bill Wood · #1 07-18-2007, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton

I'm blind. I have to use 800 x 600 on a 17" monitor.

I really need to get a 21" so that I can go to 1024 x 768.

Can somebody tell me how they can actually see a 1600 x 1200 resolution? Is the monitor 30????

If font size is a concern then you need to look for a monitor with a larger dot pitch.

Look at the attached chart...
The monitor sizes with the largest dot pitch are 15, 19, 22 and 26.
The 16/10 are widescreen aspect ratio and the 4/3 are normal.
Your 17" monitor has a 0.263 dot pitch. If you buy a 22" you will have a 0.282 dot pitch. A 21" won't help you much.

Brian Carlton · #2 07-19-2007, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Webmaster

If font size is a concern then you need to look for a monitor with a larger dot pitch.

Look at the attached chart...
The monitor sizes with the largest dot pitch are 15, 19, 22 and 26.
The 16/10 are widescreen aspect ratio and the 4/3 are normal.
Your 17" monitor has a 0.263 dot pitch. If you buy a 22" you will have a 0.282 dot pitch. A 21" won't help you much.

If the monitor is 25% larger, could I not go to 1024 x 768 and, effectively, have everything on the screen appear 'approximately' the same size?

The difference between .263 and .282 is insignificant on a percentage basis.

Bill Wood · #3 07-19-2007, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton

If the monitor is 25% larger, could I not go to 1024 x 768 and, effectively, have everything on the screen appear 'approximately' the same size?

The difference between .263 and .282 is insignificant on a percentage basis.

Using an LCD in anything but its "native resolution" is going to give you poor image quality.
I would go with a monitor that has a higher dot pitch and then tweak DPI and font sizes as needed.

View Poll Results: Screen size?
640x480	0	0%
800x600	2	5.88%
1024x768	5	14.71%
1280x1024	12	35.29%
1600x1200	6	17.65%
Other	9	26.47%
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