2 monitors, one 22" wide ?

[Guest Henry Kolesnik]

I just bought a 22" wide screen Acer LCD monitor because I wanted one

when they dropped below $200.00. Acer recommends setting the video card

for 1680 by 1050 which I did. My Samsung 19" LCD is set for 1280 by

1024.

Maybe I'm not experienced enough but I really don't see where the 22"

has any advantage except in displaying graphs from the Active Trader Pro

by Fidelity and on Outlook

Everything is smaller but spread out, so for Outlook Express I can see

the entire contents of the folders, and read all the titles, date and

size.

On IE the print is much smaller even when I set it to largest.

My nVidia PCI card has the option to rotate what's displayed but there's

no swivel and addon cost about $100.00, too much for a retiree.

I must be missing something, what is it?

Thanks

Hank

[Guest Unknown]

Re: 2 monitors, one 22" wide ?

 

Try a lower setting.

"Henry Kolesnik" <kolesnik@nojunksbcglobal.net> wrote in message

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>I just bought a 22" wide screen Acer LCD monitor because I wanted one when

>they dropped below $200.00. Acer recommends setting the video card for

>1680 by 1050 which I did. My Samsung 19" LCD is set for 1280 by 1024.

> Maybe I'm not experienced enough but I really don't see where the 22" has

> any advantage except in displaying graphs from the Active Trader Pro by

> Fidelity and on Outlook

> Everything is smaller but spread out, so for Outlook Express I can see the

> entire contents of the folders, and read all the titles, date and size.

> On IE the print is much smaller even when I set it to largest.

> My nVidia PCI card has the option to rotate what's displayed but there's

> no swivel and addon cost about $100.00, too much for a retiree.

> I must be missing something, what is it?

> Thanks

> Hank

[Guest Henry Kolesnik]

Re: 2 monitors, one 22" wide ?

 

I forgot to mention that I don't play PC video games.

"Henry Kolesnik" <kolesnik@nojunksbcglobal.net> wrote in message

news:H82jk.19204$N87.1408@nlpi068.nbdc.sbc.com...

>I just bought a 22" wide screen Acer LCD monitor because I wanted one

>when they dropped below $200.00. Acer recommends setting the video

>card for 1680 by 1050 which I did. My Samsung 19" LCD is set for 1280

>by 1024.

> Maybe I'm not experienced enough but I really don't see where the 22"

> has any advantage except in displaying graphs from the Active Trader

> Pro by Fidelity and on Outlook

> Everything is smaller but spread out, so for Outlook Express I can see

> the entire contents of the folders, and read all the titles, date and

> size.

> On IE the print is much smaller even when I set it to largest.

> My nVidia PCI card has the option to rotate what's displayed but

> there's no swivel and addon cost about $100.00, too much for a

> retiree.

> I must be missing something, what is it?

> Thanks

> Hank

[Guest dadiOH]

Re: 2 monitors, one 22" wide ?

 

Henry Kolesnik wrote:

> I just bought a 22" wide screen Acer LCD monitor because I wanted one

> when they dropped below $200.00. Acer recommends setting the video

> card for 1680 by 1050 which I did. My Samsung 19" LCD is set for

> 1280 by 1024.

> Maybe I'm not experienced enough but I really don't see where the 22"

> has any advantage except in displaying graphs from the Active Trader

> Pro by Fidelity and on Outlook

> Everything is smaller but spread out, so for Outlook Express I can see

> the entire contents of the folders, and read all the titles, date and

> size.

> On IE the print is much smaller even when I set it to largest.

> My nVidia PCI card has the option to rotate what's displayed but

> there's no swivel and addon cost about $100.00, too much for a

> retiree. I must be missing something, what is it?

> Thanks

> Hank

 

You're missing the fact that a 22" "wide screen" monitor displays things

only slightly larger than a 17" monitor that has the regular 4:3 ratio.

 

"Wide screen" is a joke unless you like to watch wide screen movies on your

computer; otherwise, the benefit is to the manufacturers' profits.

 

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[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: 2 monitors, one 22" wide ?

 

"Henry Kolesnik" <kolesnik@nojunksbcglobal.net> wrote in message

news:H82jk.19204$N87.1408@nlpi068.nbdc.sbc.com...

>I just bought a 22" wide screen Acer LCD monitor because I wanted one when

>they dropped below $200.00. Acer recommends setting the video card for

>1680 by 1050 which I did. My Samsung 19" LCD is set for 1280 by 1024.

> Maybe I'm not experienced enough but I really don't see where the 22" has

> any advantage except in displaying graphs from the Active Trader Pro by

> Fidelity and on Outlook

> Everything is smaller but spread out, so for Outlook Express I can see the

> entire contents of the folders, and read all the titles, date and size.

> On IE the print is much smaller even when I set it to largest.

> My nVidia PCI card has the option to rotate what's displayed but there's

> no swivel and addon cost about $100.00, too much for a retiree.

> I must be missing something, what is it?

> Thanks

> Hank

 

You don't have to use the default resolution. You can set it lower at the

video card settings, then on the monitor itself - use the buttons on the

monitor - turn OFF the resolution notice that will appear at power-on. You

might want to check the monitor manual for this, but it shouldn't be hard to

find.

 

I use the same setup on my desktop PC, a 19" and a 22". I generally use

the wider screen for things like audio waveform images, and also to have

multiple windows open at once and in the foreground.

 

HTH

-pk

[Guest Leythos]

Re: 2 monitors, one 22" wide ?

 

In article <H82jk.19204$N87.1408@nlpi068.nbdc.sbc.com>,

kolesnik@nojunksbcglobal.net says...

> I just bought a 22" wide screen Acer LCD monitor because I wanted one

> when they dropped below $200.00. Acer recommends setting the video card

> for 1680 by 1050 which I did. My Samsung 19" LCD is set for 1280 by

> 1024.

> Maybe I'm not experienced enough but I really don't see where the 22"

> has any advantage except in displaying graphs from the Active Trader Pro

> by Fidelity and on Outlook

> Everything is smaller but spread out, so for Outlook Express I can see

> the entire contents of the folders, and read all the titles, date and

> size.

> On IE the print is much smaller even when I set it to largest.

> My nVidia PCI card has the option to rotate what's displayed but there's

> no swivel and addon cost about $100.00, too much for a retiree.

> I must be missing something, what is it?

 

I have Dual Acer 22" 1680x1050 LCD panels on this computer, I use the

left side for email and other things, the right side for browsing, IM,

and other things that I do at the same time.

 

When it comes time to process invoices, I keep the accounting package on

the left screen and the time/tracking package on the right screen so

that I can validate between them.

 

As for Small fonts - yes, that's a drawback to using hi-res settings,

but with 22" screens, for me, the 1680x1050 is reasonable and easy to

read.

 

Change your screen to a multiple of 1680/1050 and it should be clear,

off resolutions look like crap on LCD panels. So, a 1680x1050 is a 1.6:1

ratio, you want to use something with that ratio (1024x768 is a 1.3:1

ratio and would not look clear).

 

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[Guest Leythos]

Re: 2 monitors, one 22" wide ?

 

In article <uPI5AFB8IHA.3724@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>, dadiOH@invalid.com

says...

> You're missing the fact that a 22" "wide screen" monitor displays things

> only slightly larger than a 17" monitor that has the regular 4:3 ratio.

>

> "Wide screen" is a joke unless you like to watch wide screen movies on your

> computer; otherwise, the benefit is to the manufacturers' profits.

 

And you're missing the fact that it's 1680 wide, with is about 656

pixels of are you can put other things on the screen without covering

them.

 

Not everyone runs apps FULL SCREEN, so you could have your email client

open and your Usenet client or web browser open at the SAME time and not

have one blocked, or at least have both mostly fully visible.

 

Many people that don't run apps full screen find they get a lot more

work done by placing apps where they can see them both.

 

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[Guest Henry Kolesnik]

Re: 2 monitors, one 22" wide ?

 

Hey guys, thanks for all the tips, at least now I know I wasn't doing

something wrong. I like the monitor so I guess I'll have to find a good

res compromise or live with it at 1680. It's a lot brighter than my

Samsung SyncMaster 914V which may be 2 years old by now. Every year or

so I buy the next bigger size when it goes below $200.00 I started with

13, then 15, then 17 now I have 19 and 22. In th epast I sold the

smaller ones but I think I like having 2 monitors and may keep both.

Mine is a Acer AL2216W and I wonder if anyone knows if Acer makes a

"plugin" swivel stand for this one that doesn't take a lot of space or

have to be clamped to the desk edge?

Thanks

Hank

"Leythos" <void@nowhere.lan> wrote in message

news:1217191780_204194@news.usenet.com...

> In article <H82jk.19204$N87.1408@nlpi068.nbdc.sbc.com>,

> kolesnik@nojunksbcglobal.net says...

>> I just bought a 22" wide screen Acer LCD monitor because I wanted one

>> when they dropped below $200.00. Acer recommends setting the video

>> card

>> for 1680 by 1050 which I did. My Samsung 19" LCD is set for 1280 by

>> 1024.

>> Maybe I'm not experienced enough but I really don't see where the 22"

>> has any advantage except in displaying graphs from the Active Trader

>> Pro

>> by Fidelity and on Outlook

>> Everything is smaller but spread out, so for Outlook Express I can

>> see

>> the entire contents of the folders, and read all the titles, date and

>> size.

>> On IE the print is much smaller even when I set it to largest.

>> My nVidia PCI card has the option to rotate what's displayed but

>> there's

>> no swivel and addon cost about $100.00, too much for a retiree.

>> I must be missing something, what is it?

>

> I have Dual Acer 22" 1680x1050 LCD panels on this computer, I use the

> left side for email and other things, the right side for browsing, IM,

> and other things that I do at the same time.

>

> When it comes time to process invoices, I keep the accounting package

> on

> the left screen and the time/tracking package on the right screen so

> that I can validate between them.

>

> As for Small fonts - yes, that's a drawback to using hi-res settings,

> but with 22" screens, for me, the 1680x1050 is reasonable and easy to

> read.

>

> Change your screen to a multiple of 1680/1050 and it should be clear,

> off resolutions look like crap on LCD panels. So, a 1680x1050 is a

> 1.6:1

> ratio, you want to use something with that ratio (1024x768 is a 1.3:1

> ratio and would not look clear).

>

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[Guest Leythos]

Re: 2 monitors, one 22" wide ?

 

In article <kM3jk.19216$N87.9089@nlpi068.nbdc.sbc.com>,

kolesnik@nojunksbcglobal.net says...

> Hey guys, thanks for all the tips, at least now I know I wasn't doing

> something wrong. I like the monitor so I guess I'll have to find a good

> res compromise or live with it at 1680. It's a lot brighter than my

> Samsung SyncMaster 914V which may be 2 years old by now. Every year or

> so I buy the next bigger size when it goes below $200.00 I started with

> 13, then 15, then 17 now I have 19 and 22. In th epast I sold the

> smaller ones but I think I like having 2 monitors and may keep both.

> Mine is a Acer AL2216W and I wonder if anyone knows if Acer makes a

> "plugin" swivel stand for this one that doesn't take a lot of space or

> have to be clamped to the desk edge?

>

 

Henry, the back of the display is a standard VESA mount, not sure if

it's a 75mm or 100mm mount, but it is VESA.

 

Many places sell VEST mounts that you can put on a Wall or other. We use

a lot of double screen setups for Medical facilities and mount them the

the walls of cubicals, side by side, and the bracket costs about $35,

but these are not user adjustable - they need an allen wrench (which we

don't leave for the users).

 

Open a google search and type in "VESA 75 swivel mount" without the

quotes, you'll see all different types of mounts for LCD panels.

 

I've used about 200 of the Vantage Point Wl01-B Lcd Mount With Tilt

(Black) units at $35 each, but thise are just a wall mount, not a stand.

 

This place (I have never used them and don't have any connection to

them) has a buch of designs that can give you and idea:

 

http://www.ergomart.com/lcd_monitor_stands/lcd_monitor_stand.htm

 

 

 

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[Guest dadiOH]

Re: 2 monitors, one 22" wide ?

 

Leythos wrote:

> In article <uPI5AFB8IHA.3724@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>, dadiOH@invalid.com

> says...

>> You're missing the fact that a 22" "wide screen" monitor displays

>> things only slightly larger than a 17" monitor that has the regular

>> 4:3 ratio.

>>

>> "Wide screen" is a joke unless you like to watch wide screen movies

>> on your computer; otherwise, the benefit is to the manufacturers'

>> profits.

>

> And you're missing the fact that it's 1680 wide, with is about 656

> pixels of are you can put other things on the screen without covering

> them.

>

> Not everyone runs apps FULL SCREEN, so you could have your email

> client open and your Usenet client or web browser open at the SAME

> time and not have one blocked, or at least have both mostly fully

> visible.

>

> Many people that don't run apps full screen find they get a lot more

> work done by placing apps where they can see them both.

 

Mine are never full screen. If one is "too covered" to click it active I

just Alt Tab.

 

I can see the usefulness of having more width available when multi-tasking.

My only beef is because the way monitors are measured - diagonally - leads

people to think that "upgrading" from, for example, a 17" 4:3 ratio monitor

to a 22" 16:9 one is going to get them a nice big image.

 

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