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Re: Monitor Recommendation

2008-10-19 by Stephen Kobrin

I am reading this on a Dell 24 set to its highest resolution with late
sixties eyes and have no problem whatsoever.  I use the monitor both
for work and PS and really like it.  

Steve

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "scanzzz"
<dougfisher@...> wrote:
>
> > The DellTM  UltraSharpTM  2007WFP 20-inch Flat Panel  
> > Monitor is really well=priced at $269.
> 
> I have a model like this.  The screen is very nice but I cannot
> recommend it.  It will show a beautiful image with great viewing
> angles but the resolution is too high for the screen size.  Text is
> way too small.  Yes, you can adjust the text size but then many
> webpages are not shown/formatted correctly.  Outlook does not display
> many areas with the enlarged font size so the font is so tiny that it
> is hard to read (and proof).  Also, some menus still use the smaller
> native font size even after the increased size is set (at least in XP
> Pro, maybe Vista is better). 
> 
> I would go for a 19" with its lower resolution over a 20" just because
> it is easier to read. Definitely go for a 24" if you are going for a a
> screen larger than 24".  A 26" would be even nicer since it uses the
> same resolution ;)
> 
> My $.02,
> 
> Doug
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