http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/nativeresolution Questions tagged with 'nativeresolution' at Ask MetaFilter. Sat, 16 Jun 2007 07:28:34 -0800 Sat, 16 Jun 2007 07:28:34 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/64915/What%2Dshould%2Dmy%2Dscreen%2Dresolution%2Dbe I'm having some trouble figuring out what my screen resolution should be. My monitor is the Dell UltraSharp Widescreen 2007WFP... which is a 20 inch widescreen. Its native resolution is 1680 x 1050. At this resolution everything is very clear and normal and good. However, everything is a bit too small for me to read comfortably. The monitor is maybe 2 - 2.5 feet away from my face, which I think is normal, but everything is still just a little on the too small side. Because of this, I've been using a 1280 x 800 resolution with a 96 DPI. Everything is easily and comfortably readable for me like this. The only problem is I lose a lot of screen real estate vs its native resolution, and everything becomes just a slight bit less clear. So, what I'm wondering is, what should my settings be? Thanks in advance for any help. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.64915 Sat, 16 Jun 2007 07:28:34 -0800 monitor monitors nativeresolution resolution screen creative