RE: Someone explain resolution vs screen size to me please...
Tomorrow wrote:
"If you compare two monitors with the same resolution - say a 20" and a 22", the larger monitor will have either larger pixels, more space in between them, or both.
A higher resolution can display a sharper picture, reduce eye strain by making text smoother and easier to read, and display more information - regardless of the screen size."
This is a double-edged sword. Higher resolution is not _always_ better.
For older folks (like myself), the new 24" monitors can be difficult to look at, precisely because the pixels are on the small side (generally .0270)
Indeed, a 27" monitor with the same resolution as a 24" monitor will be easier to read, since it has pixels that are .0303. Although that may look "grainy" to the younger folk, it actually looks _clearer_ to older folks (and those with vision problems).
You can take a 24" display and run it at a lower resolution via software, but LCD panels look best at their native resolutions.
I've got a Dell 1905FP (19") with my g4, and my Intel iMac has the 24" panel. Both are great displays (I give the edge to the Dell), but I find the 19" display a bit easier for reading because of the larger pixels (but then, I'm just shy of 60).
The original poster asked about screen "size" vis-a-vis resolution. As mentioned above, different-sized displays can have the _same_ resolution. It's just the pixel size is larger. Thus, a 24" and a 27" LCD will display the same image - it's just that the image on the 27" is [very slightly] "blown up" in size.
It's a very personal thing. You have to look at a bunch of different monitors and decide which size you are most comfortable with.
- John