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[Guevara]

800x600 pixels on a 17" LCD monitor.

I can't stand the tiny text on 1024x768 pixel screen resolution. Maybe all this programming has affected my vision >_<.

[cragllo]

1024x768 on a crappy old 14" CRT monitor , its the highest it can go, i need it big to see what my websites look like, make sure they fit in an 800x600 res, it would be stupid to design a site for a 1024x760 resolution on an pc with a ares of only 800x600. If i could have it higher, i would, as the higher it is the better it is for you...

[maresan]

cragllo, on Jul 15 2005, 01:08 PM, said:

1024x768 on a crappy old 14" CRT monitor

You are good. I had a 15" monitor and had a lot of eye problems with refresh frequency at 1024*768.

So I got myself a used 17" (I got it almost for nothing:D) And I still have it on 1024*768, but now the refresh rate is 100Hz. Much, much better.

Now if I use a smaller monitor with lower HZs for an hour or so, my eyes feel like exploding...

Even if I had bigger monitor I think I would still stay at 1024*768, it is great for designing websites.

[leiaah]

I have a 15" monitor and when I bought it I had it on an 800 x 600 resolution. Now I set it to 1024 x 768 because I think my screen looks better. When I try setting it back to 800 x 600, everything looks a bit off and weird somehow. My eyes had adjusted to the higher resolution so I'm sticking to it.

[Joshua]

leiaah, on Jul 15 2005, 06:49 AM, said:

I have a 15" monitor and when I bought it I had it on an 800 x 600 resolution.  Now I set it to 1024 x 768 because I think my screen looks better.  When I try setting it back to 800 x 600, everything looks a bit off and weird somehow.  My eyes had adjusted to the higher resolution so I'm sticking to it.

I'm not sure how big this monitor is, it's just a normal sized one that came with the Windows XP computer *shrugs* I do use the 1024 X 768, can't stand the bigger 800 X 600, can't see enough stuff on it.

Someone in another post suggested computers ruin eyesight, but I needed glasses several years ago... And I didn't even start using computers until 9th grade or so, so they couldn't have affected my vision too much. And my eyesight is still borderline good enough to drive, so...

Glasses just give me almost eagle eyesight rather then my slightly below normal eyesight so I can see things most people without glasses can't normally see.

Anyway, I've messed around with other resolutions but don't mess around with them too much since the screen can mess up if you go with certain settings.

[eXtreme]

I have a 17" TFT monitor and i'm using 1280 x 1024 resolution.

My eyes are adjusted with this high resolution so i don't think i'll change it soon..

Though after seeing maresan post about Hz, i've checked mine and the monitor is displaying at 60Hz.. is this too low?

At this resolution it can go up to 75Hz.. but is it safe to change? No problems in going from 60Hz to 75Hz?

[Dragonfly]

My Screen resolution is 1024x780pixels; I can't imagine visiting sites less than 1024x780. My screen is TFT 14.1" as a notebook the screen is clear and comfortable with eyes. If I sit in front of Desktop monitors without LCD screens or flat screen my eyes get hurt easily. But so far I do not have problem with my screen.

Besides many sites are now designed to look good in 1024x780 and they make it look somehow visible in 800x600 because many users are still using this. Specially for designers and programmers I think Screen resolution of more than 1024x780 will be really comfortable.

Guevera is using 17" monitor but is using only 800x600 screen resolution, this must be really huge. In fact, for 17" Screen size 1024x780 pixels is even quite comfortable with eyes and big enough to see everything.

[Nashkwon]

On a 21" CRT monitor, I am using 1600 x 1200. If I had it any lower (well, maybe 1280 x 1024 isn't too bad), text would be way too big. I like it at 1600 x 1200, and I think I'll keep it this way.

[fffanatics]

I currently am running my laptop with dual monitors. One of them is the laptop screen which is at 1920 x 1200 and i love the small resolution. You can see and do so much on it at once. The other screen is set to 1024 x 768 so like you all said i can test what my website looks like on the common resolution along with larger resolutions.

[strawberrie]

Guevara, on Jul 15 2005, 06:38 AM, said:

800x600 pixels on a 17" LCD monitor.

I can't stand the tiny text on 1024x768 pixel screen resolution. Maybe all this programming has affected my vision >_<.

I'm not sure how big my monitor is either (but it's a pretty decent size ). My resolution's 800x600 though. I can't stand 1024x768 resolution either. It literally kills my eyes and I have to squint and move the monitor up close just to read the text on websites. o_o

[rvalkass]

I have an ancient 17" CRT on 1280 by 1024. I recently had a problem with the graphics and dropped to 1024 by 768 and it looks really big. I could go higher, but 1280 x 1024 seems just about right. I am careful to make sure all my sites fit smaller screens using the preview options on various web design packages.

[9thcircleapostles]

My res is 1024x768 on a 3 year old Hewlett Packard mx70 monitor. It's the best part of my compy, sad to say . I use 1024x768 because it's the best res to fit all the crap on my desktop

[fsf-clan]

17" TFT monitor at 1280 x 1024 resolution. don't know how anybody survives lower than 1024 x 780. but what i really want is 1600 x 1200. the higher the resolution the better

[Noonster22]

It is reommended that you run of native-resolution. If you run on anything besides native-resolution, your pixels can become jagged, and completely unreadable.

So when you are shopping for a LCD moniter, take its native-resolution into account. Although the box may state 1028x740, it can also run at 1480 x 1240. (The resolution numbers are rough estimates).

Although it can run at a much better resolution, it becomes blurly, and such. That is why it is always better to run at its native resolution.

I personally like the 1024 x 720 ordeal.

The font is not to big, nor too small. The icons are not minis, nor largies.

[brainless]

My first screen's an 17" CRT running 1280x1024@85Hz, my second screen's an 15" CRT running 800x600@60Hz [unfortunately it can't go higher than 800x600]...

[arcanistherogue]

I have a 17 inch monitor at 1280 x 1024. I'm used to high resolutions, I can't stand anything lower.

My family loves 800 x 600 htough O_o

On my dad's office computer I set the resolution up to 1600 x 1200 sometimes too , its a 19 inch.

[maresan]

eXtreme, on Jul 15 2005, 03:49 PM, said:

I have a 17" TFT monitor and i'm using 1280 x 1024 resolution.

My eyes are adjusted with this high resolution so i don't think i'll change it soon..

Though after seeing maresan post about Hz, i've checked mine and the monitor is displaying at 60Hz.. is this too low?

At this resolution it can go up to 75Hz.. but is it safe to change? No problems in going from 60Hz to 75Hz?

As no one replied to your question, I will.

I suppose it's not such a big issue, but as I said from personal expirience - the higher the refresh frequency, the easier it is to look at the screen for several hours. I usually work from 8 to 12 hours daily and it means a great deal to me. I've also tried 1280 x 1024 at 60, to get a better view at my designs, but I couldn't stand it. There was too much flickering.

You can switch to 75Hz and I believe after time you won't stand 60Hz either. (Higher the frequency -> less flickering -> easier to watch).

And it is completely safe, especially if your monitor supports it - and you say it does.

My monitor is supposed to support max 85 at my resolution (1024 x 780), but I raised it to 100, and have no problems with it .

Also, by changing refresh rate windows should give you a 15 second test mode during which it switches the refresh rate. If you do not see anything, just wait for 15 seconds, and it should go back to the original state.

[snlildude87]

I used to use 1280 * 1024, but my eyesight started to decline because of it, so now I'm back to 1024 * 768. Switch back at first, everything seemed huge, but now I'm used to it.

[ckuehner]

Normally 1024X768 100 Hz on a 19 Inch Monitor. Just makes Web Surfing and basic use a lot easier on the eyes.

On those days when I am working on projects... Sometimes I boost it up to 1600X1200 just so I can fit more things on the desktop.

[guangdian]

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800x600 pixels on a 17" LCD monitor.

Roger? i think 1024X768 is the fitable pixesl on 17 lcd..

but 1027X768 is also can in 17 crt..

[emperor]

I'm the only mad guy here that have a 1152X864 resolution? I have a 17" monitor as other people and i do all things that other people do. Anyway I find this resolution very nice.

[dontmaimyourself]

I've got 1024*786 on a good old 17" CRT monitor, I've never actually tried 800*600 on this monitor because a friend of mine had it like that on 15" CRT and the hugh text everywhere was really annoying, so when I got this computer the first thing I did was check the resolution, (it was 1024*768 by the way) and I've never changed it.

[dastrikers]

I'm running 1024*786 on both computers I have. One is LCD 15" and the second one is CRT also 15". Two years ago I had 800*600 but it's kinda to big (the desktop) and the status bar is just to big and looks bad.

I can assure you that with 1024*786 your computer desktop looks much much better, and if not for other you can have twice times more icons on it and better quallity images for background.

[iwuvcookies]

i have a 17 inch monitor and its not LCD. too poor. lol. I have 1024x768. 800x600 is sorta big for me. And anything larger than my resolution has small fonts and thats just annoying. I think usually people with glasses use the greater resolutions. Its more space but its too small for me.

[epox]

Guevara, on Jul 15 2005, 06:38 AM, said:

800x600 pixels on a 17" LCD monitor.

I can't stand the tiny text on 1024x768 pixel screen resolution. Maybe all this programming has affected my vision >_<.

now i remember when i bought my first personal computer, it was 7 years ago, then lcd and crt monitors were so much expensive, and there were not choi9ces to make, for that time i bought a 14'' crt monitor and yes it had low frecuency and resolution and i always dream to buy a bigger monitor because i can't stay a long time in the computer, and the work space was too litle, but they were to expensive.

a few time ago i buy one new personal computer, and i got surprised when i saw the prices, now you can obtain a flat lcd monitor without expending a lot of money, even if the monitor is big, like 17'' or 19'', and now i'm happy, i have a high resolution panel and working at a high frequence, and i have it configured at 1024*768, i think it is the apropiated resolution for web design without forcing your sight!