On Tue, 2003-01-21 at 10:12, Anthony Campbell wrote: > On 20 Jan 2003, Nathan E Norman wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 03:10:20PM -0800, Osamu Aoki wrote: > > > On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 03:39:29PM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote: > > > > On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 01:50:45PM -0600, will trillich wrote: > > > > > all i can get is 800x600 which ain't much. :( > > > > > > > > > > i've googled for MEMOREX-TELEX (CDS-4583) and haven't found much > > > > > in the way of answers for horiz/vert refresh or clock speeds. > > > > > anybody know of a site somewhere that's got a collection of that > > > > > kind of info? > > > > > > > > CDS-4583 is P/N 955313-003 which is a '14" SVGA monitor'. My > > > > recollection of Super-VGA is that you could do 1024x768 at some crappy > > > > refresh rate like 60Hz ... but anything better than that is a long > > > > shot. > > > > > > Good google :) but SVGA is Super-VGA and only 800 x 720 ! > > > > > > CGA: 640 X 200 (8*8 font, 80chars * 25 lines) > > > DCGA: 640 X 400 (8*16 font, 80chars * 25 lines) > > > VGA: 640 x 480 > > > SVGA: 800 x 720 > > > XGA: 1024 x 768 > > > SXGA 1280 x1024 > > > UXGA: 1600 x1440 > > > > [snip] > > On a slightly different note, is there much point in going to the higher > resolutions even if they are available? My monitor will go up to > 1600x1440 but in practice I don't find any use in going above 1024x768. > I know the argument is that you can have more windows open but this > means you have to squint at small type. If you make the type larger you > are back where you started. > > I therefore leave mine at 1024x768 and (in icewm) have 9 desktops with > different apps on each. This seems to me more sensible, or am I missing > something? > > AC > -- > ac@acampbell.org.uk || http://www.acampbell.org.uk > using Linux GNU/Debian || for book reviews, electronic > Windows-free zone || books and skeptical articles I would say that it depends on how large of a monitor you are using - two low of a resolution on too large of a monitor is nearly as difficult to view (a former employer thought that they were doing a great thing over a decade ago by buying a 19" monitor for the machine they had me doing graphic design on, and then installed it set to 640x480.) I run 1280x1024 with 10 pt text and anti-aliased fonts on a 17" monitor, but that is because I am accustomed to that after years of typesetting. If I was running a larger monitor, I'd want a higher resolution (like when I replace this with a wide screen :)) ) but it is a question of individual comfort and eyesight ability (aka YMMV) -- Mark L. Kahnt, FLMI/M, ALHC, HIA, AIAA, ACS, MHP ML Kahnt New Markets Consulting Tel: (613) 531-8684 / (613) 539-0935 Email: kahnt@hosehead.dyndns.org
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