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A day behind, but ..... recently purchased a 21" 'Gateway' (it is actually a
Sony Trinitron, Gateway simply puts there name on it). 21" is ABSOLUTELY
worth it. Get one you'll never go back!
-----Original Message-----
From: Earl Adamy <eadamy@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: RealTraders Discussion Group <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, March 08, 1999 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: 21 inch monitors
>Exactly! A 17" monitor has roughly 140 square inches of viewing area and a
>21" has roughly 220, meaning a 21" monitor has roughly 60% more viewing
>area. For that 60% to be truly efficient, it should buy 60% more pixels.
Put
>simply if a 17" monitor provides sharp viewing at 1024x768 then a 21"
>monitor should provide similar sharp viewing at 1600x1200. Anything less
and
>the manufacturer is simply spreading the pixels over a larger area thereby
>making the picture more coarse.
>
>Earl
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Norman Phair <ericrogers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: RealTraders Discussion Group <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Date: Monday, March 08, 1999 11:33 AM
>Subject: Re: 21 inch monitors
>
>
>>I remember when 21" tv's came out and they were a big improvement from
the
>>smaller sets. A 21" monitor will be great for watching a good tv movie.
>>Big is not necessarily better. If you get over 35 inches on a tv quality
>>suffers. Same may be true with a monitor. Wait for them to improve
>>before you jump in.
>>
>>Norman
>>
>>"Richard C. Fredette" wrote:
>>
>>> I'm in the process of buying a new Dell computer and am interested to
>>> know whether the 21" monitor is superior to the 19". I've heard it is
>>> not as clear as the 19". And then there is the choice of the Trinitron
>>> over the standard Dell model. Also, it was indicated that the 8 megs on
>>> the standard video board is not good enough for the 21" monitor and that
>>> if you upgrade to 16 megs, resolution may be better.
>>>
>>> Anyone out there with a 21" monitor that can give some advice based on
>>> your experience, rather than the hearsay I've been getting? Am I better
>>> off with the tried and true 19" or is it worth it to go with a 21''.
>>> What I intend to use it for primarily is to keep several realtime charts
>>> up and plotting simultaneously using Metastock Pro. Many thanks.
>>>
>>> Dick
>>
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