Computer Graphics with Photoshop - Re: Widescreen monitors NEW THREAD

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Re: Widescreen monitors NEW THREAD

Jethro

2007-01-10, 6:20 pm

Review of my experiences and understanding:

1) ACER still has not answered my e-mail for help.
2) I did not receive a CD with the monitor.
The manual is printed in China, about 20 small pages long, and
only has 2 pages in English that say practically nothing including
no phone contact or URL.
3) Tiger says ACER would have to supply any CD.
4) This AL2223WD monitor has nothing to download on ACER's site
www.acerpanam.com
5) As I said before,
In Control Panel>Display, I have resolution set to 1600X1200.
I chose that from these available choices:
800X600
1024X768
1152X864
1280X768
1280X960
1280X1024
1600X1200
1792X1344
1800X1440
1856X1392
1920X1080
1920X1200
1920X1440
2048X1536
My video card is a RADEON 9200 PRO SEC.
6) I found one downloadable driver for the video card and installed it
even though I think what I really need are driver(s) for the
monitor, with which news group respondents agree.
7) It added these resolutions to the above:
1280X720
1360X768
1360X1024
8) Every monitor apparently has what they call its 'native
resolution'. Somewhere I got it that the native resolution for
this monitor is 1680X1024. I have not been able to find where I
got that - but I have it written down as a note. Some news group
respondents agree. That spec is NOT in the above list of
resolutions.
9) 800X600 and 1024X768 are holdovers from the early days of 14-15"
VGA monitors. The rest have evolved from the rapid
availability of the present-day larger VGA monitors and LCD's -
plus the wide screens.
10) If I understand things right, these numbers are the pixel combos
(W X H) and their ratios (W / H) are their aspect ratios.
Supposedly the desired ratio for this LCD is 1.6. Only a few of
the above resolutions fit that bill. 1680X1024 does (which I
don't have) , and so does 1280X768 (which I do have). Other 1.6
ratios create a screen too big to fit. Sharpness apparently is
proportional to the number size, so that the larger numbers
should produce better screen images, which would be good for me
what with my old eyes.
11) Of course the larger the resolution numbers, the smaller the
icons, etc, on the screen. Many resolutions with the larger
numbers even produce a screen which is off the screen and
unusable. When I try the larger numbers, I have to use Control
Panel's Settings to enlarge the icons and texts so I can see
them, and that works. I end up with sizes pretty much the same
as what 1280X768 gives me.
12) 1680X1024 then should give me equally good results, but sharper.
But I don't have it. Would that I did.
13) I have settled with 1280X768 for now. I would like to try
1680X1024 one day.
14) One thing about 1.6 - every1.6 resolution I tried seemed to
eliminate my 'circle' (better described as distortion) problem.
That is, I can scan a printed circle - display the result as a
perfect circle - and print it again as a perfect circle. Hence
no more fat faces.

Any comments?

Thanks for everyone's interest and helps.

Jethro

Greg N.

2007-01-10, 6:20 pm

Jethro wrote:

> Somewhere I got it that the native resolution for
> this monitor is 1680 X 1024.

No, the resolution of the AL2223WD, according to
http://www.acerpanam.com/ is 1680 x 1050 !

The monitor AL2216W has the same specifications _and_ it has a driver on
http://www.acerpanam.com/ . Give it a try.

--
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Jethro

2007-01-10, 6:20 pm

On Sun, 07 Jan 2007 17:45:21 +0100, "Greg N." <yodel_dodel@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>Jethro wrote:
>
>
>No, the resolution of the AL2223WD, according to
>http://www.acerpanam.com/ is 1680 x 1050 !

You're right - I wrote it wrong.

>
>The monitor AL2216W has the same specifications _and_ it has a driver on
>http://www.acerpanam.com/ . Give it a try.

As I tried to say earlier today - I did but it didn't install for me.

Thanks

Jethro
On Sun, 07 Jan 2007 17:45:21 +0100, "Greg N." <yodel_dodel@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>Jethro wrote:
>
>
>No, the resolution of the AL2223WD, according to
>http://www.acerpanam.com/ is 1680 x 1050 !

You're right - I wrote it wrong.

>
>The monitor AL2216W has the same specifications _and_ it has a driver on
>http://www.acerpanam.com/ . Give it a try.

As I tried to say earlier today - I did but it didn't install for me.

Thanks

Jethro

Jethro

2007-01-10, 6:20 pm

Correction!

>Review of my experiences and understanding:
>
>1) ACER still has not answered my e-mail for help.
>2) I did not receive a CD with the monitor.
> The manual is printed in China, about 20 small pages long, and
> only has 2 pages in English that say practically nothing including
>no phone contact or URL.
>3) Tiger says ACER would have to supply any CD.
>4) This AL2223WD monitor has nothing to download on ACER's site
>www.acerpanam.com
>5) As I said before,
>In Control Panel>Display, I have resolution set to 1600X1200.
>I chose that from these available choices:
>800X600
>1024X768
>1152X864
>1280X768
>1280X960
>1280X1024
>1600X1200
>1792X1344
>1800X1440
>1856X1392
>1920X1080
>1920X1200
>1920X1440
>2048X1536
>My video card is a RADEON 9200 PRO SEC.
>6) I found one downloadable driver for the video card and installed it
>even though I think what I really need are driver(s) for the
> monitor, with which news group respondents agree.
>7) It added these resolutions to the above:
>1280X720
>1360X768
>1360X1024
>8) Every monitor apparently has what they call its 'native
> resolution'. Somewhere I got it that the native resolution for
>this monitor is
1680X1050. <=================================================
>I have not been able to find where I
> got that - but I have it written down as a note. Some news group
> respondents agree. That spec is NOT in the above list of
> resolutions.
>9) 800X600 and 1024X768 are holdovers from the early days of 14-15"
> VGA monitors. The rest have evolved from the rapid
> availability of the present-day larger VGA monitors and LCD's -
> plus the wide screens.
>10) If I understand things right, these numbers are the pixel combos
> (W X H) and their ratios (W / H) are their aspect ratios.
> Supposedly the desired ratio for this LCD is 1.6. Only a few of
>the above resolutions fit that bill.
1680X1050 <=================================================
> does (which I
> don't have) , and so does 1280X768 (which I do have). Other 1.6
> ratios create a screen too big to fit. Sharpness apparently is
> proportional to the number size, so that the larger numbers
> should produce better screen images, which would be good for me
> what with my old eyes.
>11) Of course the larger the resolution numbers, the smaller the
> icons, etc, on the screen. Many resolutions with the larger
> numbers even produce a screen which is off the screen and
> unusable. When I try the larger numbers, I have to use Control
> Panel's Settings to enlarge the icons and texts so I can see
> them, and that works. I end up with sizes pretty much the same
> as what 1280X768 gives me.
>12)
1680X1050 <==============================================
> then should give me equally good results, but sharper.
> But I don't have it. Would that I did.
>13) I have settled with 1280X768 for now. I would like to try
>
1680X1050 <==============================================
> one day.
>14) One thing about 1.6 - every1.6 resolution I tried seemed to
> eliminate my 'circle' (better described as distortion) problem.
>That is, I can scan a printed circle - display the result as a
>perfect circle - and print it again as a perfect circle. Hence
>no more fat faces.
>
>Any comments?
>
>Thanks for everyone's interest and helps.
>
>Jethro

Senility has taken over on this end I guess

Sorry

Jethro