multiple monitors - Relation between LCD best resolution and actual font size (pixel)

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2014-07
  • Stan

    Where can we find a table with LCD size and best resolution? Like this wiki page. It's good, but when I only know the LCD monitor is 22", it's hard to find what exactly resolution should I use.

    Also, I found that under best resolution: 19" for 1280x1024, 20" for 1600x1200, 22"(wide) for 1920x1080. The default windows font size looks biggest in 19" and smallest in 20". So that makes it harder to read in 20" monitor. And even I have choice for 19" or 22", I will go for 19" since the text looks bigger.

    Is there any website/table make this actual font(text) size comparison?

    Any way to adjust the OS-wise font size when using 20" LCD? Thanks!

    • Answers
  • Hello71

    Unlike LCD TVs, LCD computer monitors do not have a standard resolution, even in relation to monitor size. Therefore, there is no way to provide a direct table from screen size > resolution. It's simply not possible.

    You should run your LCD monitor at whatever it's native resolution is. You can figure this out from either the manual, or if you've lost it, then it should be somewhere on the OSD (play around with the monitor buttons).

  • digitxp

    IME, the 19" monitor is therefore worse than the 22" monitor. The probable reason the text looks bigger is because it has a larger dot pitch. The dot pitch is the space between the pixels, and the smaller the pitch, the better, because you have a higher resolution screen for the same screen size. If you're using the same computer to test them, the DPI (dots per inch) probably didn't change when you changed your monitors. If you want the text to be bigger, just adjust the DPI for the screen. Here's a guide to that in Windows or Linux.

  • Stan

    Found this DPI list which is exactly what I was looking for.


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    Have you checked with the monitor manufacturer to see if they have any drivers/ini's for the monitors. If they are available, it will help your video card identify them correctly.