Post #191,978
1/27/05 1:51:02 PM
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Got new hardware today
Client company had me using an HP desktop and a generic 17 inch monitor. Today, per the team manager wanting everyone to have the same hardware, I was given an IBM X31 Thinkpad with docking station and a 17 inch Flatron L1715S LCD monitor.
I like the extra room the setup gives me on the desk, but the LCD is a disappointment: letters in Word docs and icons are not sharp; they all appear "fuzzy". The Thinkpad's LCD screen is excellent - wish it was bigger.
lincoln
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Post #191,979
1/27/05 1:52:11 PM
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I looked at some Flatrons yesterday.
I was unimpressed with them compared to the ViewSonic and Sony monitors.
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Post #191,981
1/27/05 1:56:02 PM
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Using it dual screen?
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Post #191,986
1/27/05 2:11:10 PM
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Re: Using it dual screen?
You mean as one extra-wide, combined screen? Yes.
The laptop has Win 2K on it, so setting up to use both screens works fine. The Taskbar at the bottom starts on the laptop and extends onto the Flatron, so the Time and system icons are in the Flatron's lower right hand corner, and the 'Start' button is on the laptop's lower left hand corner. We've tried numerous options to keep the Taskbar limited to only one LCD panel - nothing works.
Of course, one of the other contractors has Win XP on his Thinkpad, and his Taskbar fits just right on the laptop's screen while he uses the Flatron to keep open Outlook and MS SQL Server Enterprise Manager. That's the setup we were trying to replicate.
lincoln
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Post #191,988
1/27/05 2:17:49 PM
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Take a look at Ultramon
[link|http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/|http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/]
I mainly used it for the ability to have a dedicated taskbar on each screen. It does a bunch of other stuff too.
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Post #191,991
1/27/05 2:26:04 PM
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Yep
I also second checking into UltraMon.
Checking the resolution is a good suggestion as well. LCD monitors do a much better job of scaling non-native resolutions than they used to, but they will produce a fuzy image if the resolution isn't native.
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Post #192,023
1/27/05 5:57:02 PM
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how do you set dual screen with win2k?
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Post #192,024
1/27/05 6:03:03 PM
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Control Panel -> Display
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Post #191,987
1/27/05 2:15:17 PM
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Check Resolution
The native resolution for that LCD is 1280x1024. It might look fuzzy at other resolutions. If you are running Windows XP, go [link|http://www.microsoft.com/typography/cleartype/tuner/1.htm|here]. and find the setting you like for ClearType anti-aliasing.
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Post #191,994
1/27/05 2:35:39 PM
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REMEMBER THE SUB-PXEL ANTI-ALIASING!!!!!
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Post #192,008
1/27/05 3:41:00 PM
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DRL, is that you? _______________________________________;-)
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Post #192,034
1/27/05 7:36:34 PM
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Thank you. I'll be here all week.
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