On Thursday 14 December 2006 22:20, Greg Wallace wrote: > On Thursday, December 14, 2006 @ 9:02 PM, Randall Schulz wrote: > >Greg, > > > >On Thursday 14 December 2006 17:57, Greg Wallace wrote: > >> ... > >> > >> Randall: > >> > >> I have a bit of a vision problem and need 1024 X 768. Felix was > >> saying that you need to consider that when buying a LCD monitor > >> because, unlike a CRT, they have an optimal resolution. Would the > >> VP201b work ok at that resolution? > > > >It will work, but not with optimal resolution. Because it must map to a > >higher resolution, the resulting images will be (are) blurry. > > > >However, I think you need to consider more carefully what you need. It's > >not about the number of pixels displayed by the monitor, it's about the > >size of each pixel (or, equivalently, the number of pixels per inch / > >cm.).. So my monitor, the VP201b, has a 100dpi display (thus, its > >viewable area is 16 inches wide and 12 inches wide). Most LCD displays > >have about the same resolution (in the range of 96 to 100 dpi), so you > >might as well buy the biggest display you can afford, since it will > >allow you to either: a) See more information; or: b) Use larger fonts. > > > >> Thanks, > >> Greg Wallace > > > >Randall Schulz > > I'm beginning to wonder if the opposite tack might be worth trying; i. e., > try to find a video card that will work with my old monitor. Just as a > test, I'm going to pull the Radeon 7500 out of my old machine tomorrow and > install it in my new machine, just to see how it works. If it works ok, > then surely I can find a graphics card out there somewhere that will not > give me the problem this new one is giving me. > > Greg Wallace
Be careful about swapping video cards. The newer ones have different operating voltages--3.3, 2.5, 1.8, etc., and are not interchangeable in most machines. I own one I can't plug in anywhere, for instance. Some mobo's will determine the inconsistency and refuse to start at all, which is better than burning something out. --doug -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
