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February 18th, 2008, 01:52 PM
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| Eye strain My Mac specs are shown below. I have a Mitsubishi 22" CRT monitor. For years my desktop resolution has been set at 1600 x 1200. At work the resolution on our PCs are pre-set by IT&Info to quantum specifications (i.e. a Hubble telescope is required to read print). Perhaps unsurprisingly, I have been experiencing problems focusing on text for some months now, which may be down to eye strain, albeit my glycaemic index is borderline. Having moaned to Herself about it, she suggested I change the resolution to 1280 x 1024 and move the monitor back 6 inches. It seemed like a retrograde step, but Spaces has made it all worthwhile. Has anyone else had similar problems?
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#2
February 18th, 2008, 05:40 PM
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| Face it, you are a geek growing older. Join the club. 
__________________ PowerMac G5 Dual 1.8(Rev A.), , 7 Gig RAM, Pioneer DVR-110, ATI X800XT, OS X 10.4.11 & 10.5.4, 23'' HD LCD Mac Book Pro Core 2 Duo 2.16Mhz, SuperDrive, ATI X1600, 2GB RAM, OS X 10.5.4 Tibook 400Mhz, DVD drive, 1024 RAM, ATI Rage, OS X 10.4.7 1TB Time Capsule 5g iPod 30Gig White |
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#4
February 19th, 2008, 02:39 AM
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| Have you thought about replacing the CRT with an LCD? I find CRTs more straining even at the same resolution. I know I used to get more headaches when I used CRTs. I do miss the consistency and contrast of CRTs, but I do not miss the eye strain. My eyes are perfectly good, but I still set my browser's minimum font size to 14-15. It makes many sites render improperly, but I don't care; text is made for reading. I use fairly large text for most things, except for programming and Terminal.
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#5
February 19th, 2008, 08:33 AM
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| It's just advancing years. I'm trying to find a monitor that will display resolutions of 256x128 
__________________ I have come before you, O Son of Nut, O Prince of Eternity! I am a follower of Djehuty, rejoicing in all that he has done: he brought the sweet air for your nose, life and vigour to gladden your face and the North Wind that comes from Atum for your nostrils. |
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February 19th, 2008, 12:00 PM
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__________________ Intel Mac Mini 1.83 1GB 10.5.4 PowerMac G4 833Hz 768MB 10.3.9 Education is when you read the fine print - experience is what you get when you don't. Pete Seeger |
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February 19th, 2008, 03:33 PM
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__________________ I have come before you, O Son of Nut, O Prince of Eternity! I am a follower of Djehuty, rejoicing in all that he has done: he brought the sweet air for your nose, life and vigour to gladden your face and the North Wind that comes from Atum for your nostrils. |
