Scott/all,
I do understand your rec. Unfortunately I do not have the "eagle eyes" I
once did. I tested the various resolutions I have available across the 2
clients and the server that are connected to the new panel via my kvm
switch. Amazed I am that the new panel handles 3 different RES calls w/o
complaint. ATM, I do accept any/all displayed oddities.
When I did try the default 1680x1050 on my main office machine (nVivia
FX5500) the stuff on the desktop presentation was so small I needed a
magnifying glass to read the text. Yes, the text was so very "crisp" it was
almost painful to read!! LOL!!! This machine now requests/drives
1280x960x32. But, I will play some more with this machine............ :)
On my XP test machine, I selected a res of 1440x900x32. It also has an
nVidia FS5500. This test machine has two main apps on it. TR-Anniversary
and TR-Chronicles. Ugh! OK Lame at best. But,
I've gotten much real-time feedback. I am now happy with XP, and its'
propensities.
On my server I have some severe limitations. The video comes from an
on-baord ATI 3D Rage IIC PCI chip. The tallest 32-bit depth it can do is
1152x864, so there it sits now. One day soon, I will find some newer
plug-in PCI video card with better specs. For now, it is all OK.
All three machines look very good. The panel seems to switch/swap back and
forth w/o any grumbles. The brightness came at 75; lowered to 60. The
contrast came maxed out! I backed this off to 65. I'll tweak some more
over the next few days. But, on the whole, this is one sweet panel. If
anyone is considering a >19inch WS, please give this Dell panel a serious
look/see.
And, it JUST fit on my desk where the old 17inch panel was!!! My Sister
got to watch it light up. I may have to order another just to keep peace in
the family!!!! LOL
Best,
Duncan
At 15:37 12/04/2008 -0500, you wrote:
Highly recommend that you run LCD screens at their native resolution
-- in this case 1680x1050. I don't think 1600x1200 will work at all--
panels I've used will magnify, but not shrink. Since the pixels on a
LCD are actual physical things, you have a bit less flexibility in
terms of resolutions than CRTs I guess.
You should just have a normal looking desktop (but wider!), with no
stretching.
Scott
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