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Apple Cinema HD Display - 20.1 Inches
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But they do work in normal position: you do not mean that they do not work at all, do you?
Also, according to you, what are the chances of getting the pivoting capability to work on OSX anytime soon?
NicoMan
resolution question...
I know this is a dumb question, but I'm dumb when it comes to resolutions and their affect on size, etc. I have a Mac model 1750 CRT 17-inch at 800x600 or close to that resolution.
My question is: With a high resolution on the new 20.1 LCD monitor (it's like 1600x1200?), won't eveything shrink incredibly small on the screen. Things as icons, fonts, the browswer will be tiny...Can you set the resolution to something else so that the size comes up to normal like what I have now?
I wear glasses now and at these high resolutions, the icons and type get so tiny I can bearly read them. I really want to get this new 20.1 LCD but I won't be able to if the resolutions make everything so tiny I can't see it.
Could someone please educate me on this topic? I sure would appreciate it.
ethan
I know this is a dumb question, but I'm dumb when it comes to resolutions and their affect on size, etc. I have a Mac model 1750 CRT 17-inch at 800x600 or close to that resolution.
My question is: With a high resolution on the new 20.1 LCD monitor (it's like 1600x1200?), won't eveything shrink incredibly small on the screen. Things as icons, fonts, the browswer will be tiny...Can you set the resolution to something else so that the size comes up to normal like what I have now?
I wear glasses now and at these high resolutions, the icons and type get so tiny I can bearly read them. I really want to get this new 20.1 LCD but I won't be able to if the resolutions make everything so tiny I can't see it.
Could someone please educate me on this topic? I sure would appreciate it.
ethan
Basically, what you're saying is essentially true. However, the size problem is tempered by the fact that a 20.1 inch LCD screen would have approximately 4 more diagonal inches than your 17" CRT (CRT sizes include parts of the monitor under the plastic shroud around the screen, LCDs do not). This will reduce the "shrink" effect, but not eliminate it completely from your POV.
You can increase the size of icons to fix that part, but fonts are a different matter, in that I don't believe Apple will let you play w/ the font size for OSX (3rd party add-ons might help here).
Of course, if you're using a 17" CRT at 800x600, then there probably isn't too much you can do to completely eliminate the issue. May I recommend different glasses for using your computer? Even my 65 year old father can use his 15"CRT at 800x600 with the right glasses.
If none of that works, the 20.1" LCD could still be useful to you at 1024x768 (or the widescreen equivalent), simply due to the larger screen size.
Follow-up: Apple has actually been very good about preserving a consistent pixel-per-inch number (72, I do believe) across it's monitors. Hence the 22" Cinema display is monolithic, but has a punny 1600x1024 resolution. It keeps the ppi the same as that 15" you could also get, and keeps it legible. The PC world, however, has no such enforcing overlord, so things could be much, much worse. The day 17" CRTs started doing 1600x1200 I was truly worried...
You can increase the size of icons to fix that part, but fonts are a different matter, in that I don't believe Apple will let you play w/ the font size for OSX (3rd party add-ons might help here).
Of course, if you're using a 17" CRT at 800x600, then there probably isn't too much you can do to completely eliminate the issue. May I recommend different glasses for using your computer? Even my 65 year old father can use his 15"CRT at 800x600 with the right glasses.
If none of that works, the 20.1" LCD could still be useful to you at 1024x768 (or the widescreen equivalent), simply due to the larger screen size.
Follow-up: Apple has actually been very good about preserving a consistent pixel-per-inch number (72, I do believe) across it's monitors. Hence the 22" Cinema display is monolithic, but has a punny 1600x1024 resolution. It keeps the ppi the same as that 15" you could also get, and keeps it legible. The PC world, however, has no such enforcing overlord, so things could be much, much worse. The day 17" CRTs started doing 1600x1200 I was truly worried...
Ethan
You should be able to change the resolution, so that it is at least near what youre used to.
This is a guess, but a good guess.
You should be able to change the resolution, so that it is at least near what youre used to.
This is a guess, but a good guess.