Moderators hazelnut Posted January 3, 2012 Moderators Share Posted January 3, 2012 On my old xp machine the monitor was small and old and I didn't want to spend money on a new one. Yesterday went to the sales and got one for a great price!! It's a 1920 x 1080 last of the line. Things I have found out using xp and a big (to me) monitor. Spider solitaire is unplayable, the cards are too small. (I know Corona will laugh at this) The sizes can be altered in vista and win7 but not xp. So I will have to play it on my Win 7 laptop. Had to find out how to alter desktop icon sizes and web based toolbar font sizes. I still have Outlook Express on the XP machine and after the alterations I can open it and the fonts are now readable, however when I press send/recieve the litlle box which appears showing you the download of the emails and says what it is doing is still the original small size!! Opera is great for altering webpages... totally okay with this. Even IE8 does well. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Unless thats a very large monitor Hazel I would not be able to work at that resolution. Why not change it to give your self a larger image. These are the usual resolutions to screen size 14-15 inch 1024x768 17-19 inch 1280x1024 20-23 inch 1600x1200 24 + inch 1900x1200 17-18 inch Widescreen 1280x800 19 inch Widescreen 1440x900 20-23 inch Widescreen 1680x1050 24-29 inch Widescreen 1920x1080 to 1920x1200 30 + inch Widescreen 1920x1080 to 2560x1600 Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit - IE11 - Nod32 - Mbam pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted January 3, 2012 Author Moderators Share Posted January 3, 2012 I have changed it to 1680x1050 Mike. Coupled with large icons and fonts it's not too bad now Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 You changed a 16:9 monitor to a 16:10 resoution. D:. I have been working off of my 15.6" laptop screen at 1366x768 for the past three weeks, can't wait to get back to my 24" 1920x1080 babies back in my dorm ! winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodles Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 If I remember right, I used to have 22" Samsung 225BW (TN) with 1680x1050 resolution. Now I've 26" LG W2600HP-BF (S-IPS) with 1920x1200 resolution, won't go back! Next monitor might be the same size (or a bit larger) with bigger resolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted January 3, 2012 Author Moderators Share Posted January 3, 2012 I love the bigger screen, it was the small writing and icons I didn't like Alright I guess for those with young eyes !! Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Or glasses! winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom AZ Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Also still using XP and considering a monitor upgrade. Is is pretty much Plug & Play -- or do you need to install drivers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted January 3, 2012 Author Moderators Share Posted January 3, 2012 No drivers, plug in and fire it up Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted January 3, 2012 Moderators Share Posted January 3, 2012 With XP, I'm using what I would describe as a 16-9 screen, which displays everything correctly. I've also got a larger monitor from my sons old desktop which is more or less square (4-3), and using it with my XP looks awful. My daughter has a notebook with a widescreen display, which looks like a 16-9 display stretched to a widescreen one, and that doesn't look very good. I've dabbled very briefly in changing the display settings, but I can't get anything to look right with either the spare 4-3 one or my daughters widescreen. I'm getting old, probably missing the obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 16:9 is wide screen, Dennis. 16:10 is also common, it is more square than rectangular, you see it with resolutions like 1440x900, 1680x1050, etc. winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_B Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 16:9 is wide screen, Dennis. 16:10 is also common, it is more square than rectangular, you see it with resolutions like 1440x900, 1680x1050, etc. Translation :- 16:10 is Square 16:9 is Hip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted January 3, 2012 Author Moderators Share Posted January 3, 2012 Don't care if I'm classed as square Alan as long as I can see the darn thing. Useability has to come before what is classed as 'in' in my book. Anyway.. my monitor... my rules Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted January 3, 2012 Moderators Share Posted January 3, 2012 16:9 is wide screen, Dennis. 16:10 is also common, it is more square than rectangular, you see it with resolutions like 1440x900, 1680x1050, etc. Oh no no no!! I'm a dyed in the wool movie addict, and we're talking "Aspect Ratio". Widescreen is 2:35.1 Anamorphic Widescreen is 16:9 (Can't make it's mind up) Normal or Full Size is 4:3. Movies came before monitors so I'm claiming rights by seniority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodles Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspect_ratio_%28image%29 Both of my screens were/are 16:10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted January 5, 2012 Moderators Share Posted January 5, 2012 It's funny you should mention 16:10, as when I watch live TV here ... http://www.tvcatchup.com/channels.html ... I have to select 16:10 to display what actually looks like 16:9. This is the only place I've ever came across that particular aspect ratio. EDIT: That site isn't actually "Catch Up" as it's called. It streams live only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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