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Are There Affordable Low-DPI Large-Screen LCD Monitors?
jtownatpunk.net writes "As time goes by, I find myself supporting a greater number of users moving through their 40s and into their 50s (and beyond!). I notice more and more of them are lowering the resolution of their displays in order to 'make it bigger.' That was fine in the CRT days, but, quite frankly, LCDs look like crap when they're not displaying their native resolution. My solution at home is to hook my computer up to a big, honkin' 1080p HDTV, but that's a bit of a political risk in an office environment. 'Why does Bill get a freakin' big screen TV?!' Plus, it's a waste to be paying for the extra inputs (component, s-video, composite), remote, tuner, etc. that will never be used. And a 37-47" display is a bit large for a desk. So here's my question: Is there a source for 24-27" monitors running at 1366x768 that are affordable and don't have all of the 'TV' stuff? Or is my only choice to just buy 27" HDTVs and admonish the users not to watch TV? (And, no, just giving them big CRTs is not an option. Most people would rather stare at a fuzzy LCD than 'go back' to a CRT.)"
So move to an OS which uses vector icons...
A slashdotter who didn't build his own computer is like a Jedi who didn't build his own lightsaber.
Windows programs can either let Windows handle things like the minimize, maximize, and close buttons or it can do them itself. Microsoft Office applications have ALWAYS done these themselves, rather than let Windows do it. Their reason is to give Office the latest-and-greatest look and feel, even on older versions of Windows. The downside is that older versions of Office have the older look and feel, even on the newest version of Windows. If you understand why they think this is a Good Thing, please post here because it makes little sense to me. Sure sets a poor example for the other Windows developers.
If all this should have a reason, we would be the last to know.
Interesting this (parent) got modded troll but not the one saying how it must suck to have such shitty vision.
Well I can answer that. There's an ongoing campaign by some segment of mods to mod down ever single post of mine. (Thus my .sig) They've been doing it for a month now. Don't take my word for it. Read my comment history. Every single one, regardless of content has been modded down by griefers.
I expect this to be modded down as well. Yet, I still have "excellent" karma.
It's going to take than some punks to drive me off of a website I've read for 11 years.