[dba-Tech] Widescreen Monitor

The usual way that an LCD display displays lower screen resolutions is to do
processing to interpolate values and build up a resulting picture in the new
lower resolution. Actually the processing is done in the video card I think.
The results are usually fuzzy but usable.  OTOH the native resolution may be
so high that the characters are tiny etc.  One way to get around this is to
look for an lcd screen that natively supports the maximum resolution that
you can stand to look at.  When I bought my laptop, it had two different
screens I could have purchased.  I chose the lower (1440 x 900) rather than
the 1800 x something or other simply because the higher resolution was imply
unusable for me and I didn't want the resulting fuzzies that I would get by
interpolating.

Go look at the monitor, set various resolutions and look at the results.
You will see what I mean and can decide whether it will work for you.

John W. Colby
Colby Consulting
www.ColbyConsulting.com 
-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at
Beach Access Software
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 2:01 PM
To: List
Subject: [dba-Tech] Widescreen Monitor

Went to Fry's the other day and picked up an external Maxtor 300GB for $100.
Needed it.  Also looked at a widescreen monitor but couldn't decide how it
would do. It was only $150.  But I passed on it.

Today they're selling a 19" widescreen w/ analog and digital interfaces for
$120 (they throw in a Canon ip1800 printer as well, but that's beside the
point).

What I'm wondering is how this thing works.  I develop in 800x600 (also old
man's eyes - big is good). And I sue the adh Screen Resizing code.

Now on this wide screen will it stretch the maximized form distorting it?
Or do I end up with two black bars on either side and my current aspect
ratio Will it stretch my desktop?  OR will I just get more real estate?  

Should I grab this puppy?  I'm using a conventional 19 now - it's lovely. So
'need' is not part of the equation.

MTIA

Rocky

	

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