"Paul" <> wrote in message
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> I'm having a tough time deciding which screen to go with. Currently I
> have an Inspiron 6400 15.4" screen at 1680x1050 with "normal" size fonts
> in WinXP. I find the screen dimming a bit and having a harder time
> focusing on the smaller fonts, thus I'd like to move up to 17". If Dell
> had a 1680x1050 LED option in 17" size, that would be "just right" for me,
> but I don't see such an option. I'm afraid dropping to 1440 will lose too
> much screen real estate, and going up to 1920 will have painfully small to
> read fonts. I guess I could get the 1920 and jack up the XP font size to
> "large" or "extra large" but sometimes those fonts look a bit clownish to
> me in certain apps (especially the window title bars)
>
> I'm also not 100% sure the 1920 screen is WLED - I've seen it listed with
> and without the "LED" designation depending on how I enter the dell.com
> ordering site and which package is being offered.
>
> I see Micro Center carries the Studio 1735 in WXGA ... I think I'll pop
> over there for a real-life look ...
>
> -- Paul
>
>
With vision/text as prerequisite, I suspect you'll favor the 1440 x 900. I
have 'older eyes' and I find the 1920 x 1200 to be a bit much for me,
personally.
But you're doing the right thing. Go to a local big box and check them both
out first-person.
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