In message , VanguardLH
writes:
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The Microtek 815c's pixel size is 0.28 mm for an 18" monitor. For
ailing eyesight, you'll want a higher resolution (and bigger) monitor
with smaller pixel size or increased pixel density,

I disagree: he really needs _larger_ pixel size. He'll have difficulty
finding it, though, as they aren't making them (except for pitch-side
and other advertising displays).

and then up the DPI
setting in Windows.

Agreed, that's needed. Doesn't give _much_ range variation, though )-:.

The larger monitor at higher resolution will make
the text characters smaller in size

So _isn't_ what's needed; however, is probably all that's available.

, so you compensate by upping the DPI
(so text uses more pixels).

Indeed. Probably best worth trying - if he hasn't already - on his
existing monitor.
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native resolution of the LCD monitor. Native resolution per specs for
that monitor is 1280 x 1024

If you say so ...

at 75 Hz.

Hmm. Not sure I'd call that a resolution (-:.


If you use a screen resolution
higher or lower, interpolation gets used in painting the screen objects.

Agreed.

If you are using a higher screen resolution in Windows, going to native
resolution of the monitor means the screen will get smaller, and also

Will show a desktop (or whatever) with fewer items on it. I'd normally
call that getting bigger (assuming the monitor's electronics autosize,
which most do), but _in terms of pixel numbers only_, yes, it will get
smaller.

the text characters. Set Windows to use the same resolution for its
screen as the native resolution of the LCD monitor

I think we're all agreed on that one.

, and then use DPI to
up the size of the text.

And that one.

You can do the same if you go to a larger
monitor with higher resolution. The higher resolution will actually
make text get smaller (at the same DPI, the text will still use the same
number of pixels or dots), so to increase the text size you would up the
DPI setting in Windows.

As far as you can. On this (W7) machine, the default choices are only
100% and 125%; if I click "Set custom text size (DPI)", it looks as if
that adds only 150% and 200%; IIRR, XP didn't even have that option.
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