The 22" monitor that I use is 1680 x 1050 with 32 bit color depth. I would not want it any higher in resolution since it would have smaller icons and characters, however, when you use a document on such a wide screen, you can scale the image font sizes up and down as desired with programs such as Open Office. For sight impaired, you can make the fonts quite huge and still manage to not overrun the margins.
73, Rick, KV9U Dave Bernstein wrote: >A critical parameter with monitors in amateur radio applications is >resolution. $160 for a 20" monitor that can't do better than 1024 x >768 would be no bargain. 1280 x 1024 would be reasonable for that >price, but check its reviews for good text readability. You should >also verify that the display adaptor in the system you choose can >support this resolution with reasonable color depth. > >Until recently, my primary display was a Nanao 20" LCD whose >resolution is 1600 x 1200. This many bits is nice for running >multiple applications simultaneously, but I found myself squinting >after long development sessions; 22" or 24" would be a better monitor >size for this resolution. > >When I built a new development system, I upgraded to a 30" Dell LCD >whose resolution is 2560 x 1600. All that room is great, but I wish >it were concave. In hindsight, an angled pair of 22" displays running >1600 x 1200 might have been better. > > 73, > > Dave, AA6YQ > > >
