On 2008/02/02 12:59 (GMT-0600) Maynard Riley apparently typed:

> My tired old CRT is getting pretty fuzzy and has loss of brightness;
> time to replace it on my MCP2 system with SNAP driver.

> Any pitfalls ahead? Words of wisdom or advice?

> My eyes aren't as good as they were either; I can barely use 1024x768
> on this fuzzy 18" CRT.

> I still do some CAD work but only a small percentage of my viewing
> time, so that's not really a driving force; most use is PMMail,
> browser, and terminal windows; some multi-media.

It's hard to make recommendations without knowing everything that you know
and all about your environment. If you're currently running Snap {at} 1024x768,
you might already be using 120 DPI instead of 96 DPI. To comfortably switch
to the native higher resolution of a modern LCD you'll need to use 120, and
if you're already at 120 now, you might not like the result of staying
similar in screen size while raising resolution. Loading
http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/auth/dpi-screen-window.html in SM or FF will quickly
tell you which it is. If you look at http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/auth/dpi.html
you can see your actual DPI is only 71. More DPI equals smaller screen
objects. The only way today you can get such a low DPI is to stick with a
CRT, or to use a large LCD TV screen instead of a normal computer display.
The advantage of a large LCD TV is obvious, while the advantage of a CRT is
that satisfactory results don't limit you to using the display's native
resolution - CRTs don't have any such thing.

It may be that you can tolerate the higher DPI due to the higher quality
implicit in high DPI. What you'll probably want in a puter LCD display is
either a 19" 1280x1024, or the less common 20" 1400x1050. The
former is 86.3
DPI, the latter 87.5. About the only widescreen you might find in the same
class would be a 20" 1440x900, which is 84.9 DPI. The larger widescreens are
usually 1680x1050 or more. You'll need to check about widescreen modes are
supported on your hardware before considering one. Using a non-native mode on
a LCD does not a happy user make.
http://www.viewsonic.com/products/lcddisplays/graphicseries/vg2021m/ is what
I'm using natively.
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