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\n> Thank you, that's very helpful. It had not occurred to me that the
\n> nVidia zoom tool could be of use. Also, you are dead-on re: head
\n> movement. It is one of the main reasons I am considering a T221:
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> you sit as close as I do (about 6" generally), even going from endof
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> the Samsung to the other is a bit annoying. The idea of gettingmore on
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> my desktop while moving my head less is immensely appealing.pretty
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\n> -b
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\n> On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 01:36:03 -0000, "Carlos de la Puente"
\n> <delapuente.carlos@...> said:
\n> > Very poor eyesight and a T221 at full resolution seems like a
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> > bad match. But maybe not. I guess it depends on what you meanby "poor
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> > eyesight" and how you manage.hard
\n> >
\n> > Since you are craving for higher resolution, I presume you are
\n> > currently running 1920 x 1200. Even on a 24-incher, that would be
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> > to work-with if you have poor eyesight. So, on top of being closeto
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> > the monitor, you probably wear glasses; do you?then
\n> >
\n> > IMHO, If you're ok reading very fine print using reading glasses,
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> > you might be able to work at 3840 x 2400 resolution on a T221. IfI'm
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> > not mistaken, the Samsung 24" has a dot pitch of 0.27mm. The T221the
\n> > display would be a lot sharper at 0.1245mm. Being that close to
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> > Samsung, you can probably make the pixels out. You won't on aT221.
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> >especially
\n> > You may also experience a less head movement on a 22-inch --
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> > if you have your face very close to the monitor.lot
\n> >
\n> > Even if you were to run the T221 at 1920 x 2400, it would look a
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> > sharper than the Samsung, but then you wouldn't be getting thefull
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> > benefit of the T221.only a
\n> >
\n> > FWIW, I use my T221 at 3840 x 2400, but when I'm working with
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> > couple of windows, I usually zoom the desktop. nVidia's DesktopManager
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> > has various options for zooming (I zoom it where the cursor is).I use
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> > a hot-key to do that. It has 2 levels of zooming -- the way I useit.
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> > They are 20% (3072 x 1920) and 40% (2304 x 1440) magnification. Ionly
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> > use 30% when I want to sit back on my reclinable chair, or if Iwant a
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> > close-up. At 20% magnification, I can comfortably work up to 3feet
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> > away from the screen. If I want a real close-up, I have buttonset up
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> > on my mouse that gives me a 300 x 300 window magnified 3x.because my
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\n> > CP
\n> >
\n> > --- In IBM_T2X_LCD@yahoogroups.com, "angryazul" <brian@> wrote:
\n> > >
\n> > > I am considering purchasing a T221 but have some concerns
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> > > eyesight is very poor. I currently use a 24" Samsung monitoron an
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> > > ergo arm that I pull up very close to my face and, since I amused to
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> > > sitting so close to a monitor, I think that the T221 might workokay
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> > > for me (I really want the desktop resolution). Before I committo the
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> > > money and effort however I really want to see what a 22"desktop looks
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> > > like running at 3840x2400. Does anyone know of a T221 ondisplay
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> > > somewhere in the vicinity of Manhattan (downtown preferrably).I know
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> > > there used to be an IBM showroom thing somewhere but I don'tremember
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> > > where or if they would still have a T221.
\n> > >
\n> > > Any help would be appreciated.
\n> > >
\n> > > Thanks.
\n> > >
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\n> Brian Chambers
\n> brian@...
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