A couple of years ago I thought I was doing a great thing by upgrading our Finance department from 17 regular screens to 19 inch wide screens. Some people were OK with it, but for most they were disappointed because the size of the text on the 19 inch wide screens at their native resolution (1440 x 900) was noticeably smaller than on the 17 inchers running at 1020 x 768. We were able to make some adjustments using the windows settings to use larger fonts and changing the dpi settings.
However, the text in the main application they use, Sage MAS 90, was unaffected by changing the Windows font size, and changing the dpi settings caused parts of the screen to be off the side of the monitor. After lots of complaints about headaches, eye strain, and back and shoulder pain (presumably from leaning forward all day to read the screen) we ended up getting them new 22 inch widescreens, and a few opted for 19 inch regular screens. Now everyone is happy. ________________________________ From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 12:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Monitor: regular or widescreen Two word docs side by side One word doc and a browser Etc... Having to scroll/move windows to fit full lines left-to-right as you read EACH LINE is a _PAIN_. Scrilling one page up at a time is muuuuch better. But, rarely do I need to have JUST a doc open... a widescreen monitor lets me do that and still have access to other junk on the screen. -sc From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 12:18 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Monitor: regular or widescreen I personally don't see a benefit to the widescreen for typical computer work. You could get a few more spreadsheet columns on a widescreen, or more area to display if you're using a graphics program. If the price is the same or within a few bucks, get the wide. Otherwise, I don't see the value. ________________________________ From: Tom Miller [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 11:03 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Monitor: regular or widescreen Folks, I"m about to start purchasing for our annual PC refresh cycle. I normally purchase 17" monitors (we are a Dell shop) but I see I can get 19" regular and 19" wide screen for just a bit more. Anyone care to comment on the benefit of wide v. regular size? Thanks, Tom Miller Engineer, Information Technology Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board 757-788-0528 Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. Confidentiality Notice: ---------------------------------- This communication, including any attachments, may contain confidential information and is intended only for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Any review, dissemination, or copying of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email, delete and destroy all copies of the original message. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
