Re: Looking for New Monitor this Season

meant to say the really new ones have *hdmi* or something called display
ports and you may have trouble connecting these to your current computer...

"Christopher Muto" <muto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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you made no mention of the size of your current monitor.
if you have a 17" square then a 21" or 22" wide will be roughly the same
height.
if you have a 19" square then a 24" wide will be roughly the same height.
basic 24" monitors can be had for $200 if you watch sale prices (which are
often).
some of today's monitors are the glossy high contrast type that are great
for viewing photos or movies, but are also highly reflective so can be
annoying in certain settings as the mirrow what is behind you.
be aware that not all monitors have all type of ports on them. your
current one is probably analog with a 15 pin connector. your computer may
have a video card with both a 15pin analog conenctor and a digital dvi
connector. check what your current computer can support and make sure your
new monitor has that same kind of port (of course it could have additional
ports for future use). the really new one have dvi ports or what are
called display ports and you may have trouble connecting these to your
current computer.
the monitor size and capable resolution is seperate and distinct from font
size. sure a monitor set at a high resolution can display very small text
or icons sharp and clearly, but it could also display that same text
large. windows allows you to change the size of the general text and icon
size in display properties. other applications also let you adjust the
size of the text within that application (internet explorer, word, excel,
etc).

"Von Fourche" <khonakong@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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My computer is a Dell E510. I"m using the monitor that came with it -
flat screen but square. It seems all the web pages and even programs I
use are too large horizontally and vertically to fit the screen. I'm
ready for one of those wide screen monitors.

So, what are my choices this Christmas? Are they all now LCD? I read
that some good deals on black Friday will be monitors.

So, I want a monitor. What's a good to go after? I want a big one. My
current monitor is 19 inches diagonally. I don't know how you measure
those new LCD monitors. But I want my new one to be at least 19 - the
bigger the better.

Also, I want to make sure I get a monitor where all the letters on the
screen are large. My current monitor I have to run at 800X600. When I
use my new National Geographic DVD's program, I can't see all the program
on the screen, so I have to change it to 1024x768. The program looks
fine but when I'm done all my desk top icons are small. I don't want
that anymore.

My price range is around $400. Under would be better.

I really haven't had time to do my own looking because of work. If I can
get a good deal on black Friday then I want to jump on it.

Thanks!





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