A 20-22" monitor with lower resolution

MyPeopleNeedMe

Is it possible to get anything like this?

My eyesight is pretty bad and I can't comfortably read with resolutions like 1600x1200 and higher on a 22" monitor. Another thing is that higher resolution demands better graphics card for games, and honestly, times where you could see pixels (or times where they bothered you) are long gone so whether the game runs in 1366x768 or 1920x1080 makes no esthetic difference to me, but does make a difference for my wallet.

BloodBath

You can edit the size of fonts and items in windows at least. If you windows search font size there will be an option there to edit it. That won't solve the problem for all programs and games that use smaller fonts but it helps.

If you use chrome as a browser you can edit the page size by holding control and using the mouse wheel up or down.

MyPeopleNeedMe

That's what I was doing with my previous 22" LCD and it's something I'd like to avoid. Also adjusting scaling in browsers makes those rescaled pages quite unresponsive, causes stuttering when scrolling etc.

uberpixie

MyPeopleNeedMe wrote: »

That's what I was doing with my previous 22" LCD and it's something I'd like to avoid. Also adjusting scaling in browsers makes those rescaled pages quite unresponsive, causes stuttering when scrolling etc.

Very hard to get low res monitors these days...

http://www.komplett.ie/komplett/product/zkb-04rand/20201296/hp-elitedisplay-e201-20/details.aspx

1600x900

Nearly everything else I see in 1920x1080.

What spec is your pc? ReScaling web pages should really be having that kind of effect...

What web browser do you use? Do you have a SSD installed?

Johnboy1951

Would not setting the display resolution to something lower not do what you wish, if changing the font size is not sufficient?

BloodBath

I rescale my web pages all the time and never encounter stuttering so I'm not sure what's causing it for you.

You can edit the size of web fonts in chrome as well in the advanced settings.

Serephucus

I have the scaling problems with Chrome as well. Certain sites just don't seem to like it. I don't know why. If you force GPU rendering under chrome://flags, that does help a bit.

Depending on the monitor, I usually just use Windows' settings for size increases. If you change DPI from 100% to around 150%, that should help quite a lot.

I'm visually impaired myself, and I find this to be the best solution. (Right-click desktop, Properties, Display [bottom left])

Capt'n Midnight

a 1600 x 1200 monitor should be crisp at 800 x 600 ?


get a mac monitor with really high resolution and set it to 2:1 for pixels.


get a telly that takes DVI / HDMI (or VGA as appropiate)
as it may have lower resolution
HDMI to DVI adaptors
http://dx.com/p/gold-plated-dvi-male-to-hdmi-male-connection-cable-black-golden-100cm-220844
http://dx.com/p/dvi-i-24-5-female-to-hdmi-male-adapter-black-161558
http://dx.com/p/hdmi-f-to-dvi-24-5-m-adapter-8308

Icepick

just use bigger fonts .... and buy stronger glasses

gctest50

http://www.magnifiers.org/links/Download_Software/Screen_Magnifiers/Windows_Freeware_and_shareware/

the_syco

MyPeopleNeedMe wrote: »

Is it possible to get anything like this?

My eyesight is pretty bad and I can't comfortably read with resolutions like 1600x1200 and higher on a 22" monitor.

Have you not just tried setting the resolution at a lower setting? Just because it can go at a higher res, doesn't mean you have to set it at the higher res...

beauf

I find flat screen monitors blurry at non native resolutions. Changing the font size and setting the DPI scaling looks much better. Never noticed a speed issue. There may be formatting issues. The alternative is too pick up an older monitor, from adverts. Especially the larger 4:3 monitors. Like the 20". They tend to have lower resolutions.

You might need to look at aids.
http://www.magnifyingaids.com/TV_Computer_Screen_Magnifier
https://shop.aph.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_ZoomView_1-03919-00P_10001_11051
http://www.independentliving.com/prodinfo.asp?number=454471

I have no experience of such devices, but I have seen people using them.

MyPeopleNeedMe

Yeah flat screens are blurry in non-native resolutions, so in general, you don't want to do that.

Wow, but I've never heared about a magnifying glass for a monitor. Guess it might be the right thing to get!
Thanks everyone.