[SATLUG] 40" LCD + SuSE 10.0 config

[herb cee]

Brad Knowles wrote:
> On 11/11/07, Alex Bartonek wrote:
>
>> looks great to me. Its temporary until I buy a 22"
>> LCD for the computer.so for now I'll use it as-is and
>> enjoy. As for the distance..i'm sitting about 8'
>> away.
>
> Funny thing is, I was thinking about precisely this same kind of 
> solution for my Dad. He always has a hard time seeing the screen, even 
> though his current screen is a nice 19" or 21" CRT that I bought a few 
> years ago, and it's running at 800x600.
>
> I was thinking that an LCD HDTV screen used as a monitor would 
> actually be a good choice for him, because that close the pixels would 
> be *huge*, and yet he'd still get better resolution than he does today.
>
Brad
I am an elder (77) with poor eyesight and 2yrs ago I went from 17" CRT 
to 17" LCD and I could see the screen a lot better, I dunno why since 
the CRT was not interlaced but there was big improvement just from CRT 
to LCD, I just recently bought a 19" LCD and that was a huge 
improvement. I have it set at 1024x768 and I can see the screen very 
good. I bet a slightly larger LCD for your Dad would be great for him. I 
got the 19" at Geeks for $188 including shipping and I almost went for a 
21 that was only few bucks more but decided not.
Herb