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Making CRT easier to read?
In message , VanguardLH
writes: [] 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. [] 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. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf "He hasn't one redeeming vice." - Oscar Wilde |
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