[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Horst Herb wrote:
If you are not aiming at supporting PDAs, I would say it is a fair assumption
almost all computerized practices likely to buy into new software will use at
least 1024x768 nowadays
I wrote pitifil with a minimum screen resolution of 1024*768 but had to change
it 800*600 after repeated complaints. Old 15" CRO monitors are still very common
in Australian general practice. GPs are really tight when it comes to spending
money on technology. (Eh, Greg?)
The 15" screens are dying out in my area pretty fast now with 17" LCD
monitors costing ~$300. We had a lot of new hardware upgrades last year
which helped in this regard.
17" LCDs bring the new problem that their native resolutions are too
high for most middle-aged GPs. Winding them back to 1024X768 causes many
to be a bit fuzzy. Some work better than others in this regard and the
video card seems to play a role.
I use 1178X864 on my 17" CRTs at home and 1280X1024 on the 19" one. We
have 15" LCDs at the Division which run 1024X768. They used to look very
detailed, but the ready availabilty of big monitors makes them seem just
OK. 15" CRT look tiny
Personally, I don't know how anybody uses MD in 800*600. It's like playing Half
Life and it's only getting worse. As we all know the average age of GPs and
their secretaries is rising and presbyopia is now almost routine in this
population.
Like going on a cruise and viewing the islands through the 6" porthole
in your Z deck cabin. No, they need to get up on the promenade deck.
I've seen lots of GPs 55+ at training not wearing readers using the 15"
CRT monitors at the lab we hire. They don't at their practices either. I
need reading glasses with monitors for my presbyopia.
I've often wondered if this is a factor in the difficulty some have
using their PCs. You'd think a doctor would self-diagnose this one in a
trice, but whenever I've raised the issue with a squinting GP I've
always been told that they can see the screen fine. Unconscious vanity?
Greg
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Greg Twyford
Information Management & Technology Program Officer
Canterbury Division of General Practice
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