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From: Walter R. on 8 Apr 2008 11:11
It looks like 19" LCD monitors have been replaced by 22" widescreen
monitors. At least I could not find any advertised.

My computer is 6 years old (generic Pentium 4)) and works fine with my
windows XP Pro and my 17" LCD monitor. I would like to upgrade from my 17"
monitor to something bigger. Will my old computer work with one of the new
widescreen monitors (22")? Will it severely distort (stretch) the faces of
people or cause other aberrations?

Thanks for any input.

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From: Pen on 8 Apr 2008 11:30
Walter R. wrote:
> It looks like 19" LCD monitors have been replaced by 22" widescreen
> monitors. At least I could not find any advertised.
>
> My computer is 6 years old (generic Pentium 4)) and works fine with my
> windows XP Pro and my 17" LCD monitor. I would like to upgrade from my 17"
> monitor to something bigger. Will my old computer work with one of the new
> widescreen monitors (22")? Will it severely distort (stretch) the faces of
> people or cause other aberrations?
>
> Thanks for any input.
>
you'll have to post what your video card is to get a meaningful answer.
From: Grinder on 8 Apr 2008 12:59
Walter R. wrote:
> It looks like 19" LCD monitors have been replaced by 22" widescreen
> monitors. At least I could not find any advertised.
>
> My computer is 6 years old (generic Pentium 4)) and works fine with my
> windows XP Pro and my 17" LCD monitor. I would like to upgrade from my 17"
> monitor to something bigger. Will my old computer work with one of the new
> widescreen monitors (22")? Will it severely distort (stretch) the faces of
> people or cause other aberrations?
>
> Thanks for any input.

You can still get 19" "fullscreen" monitors: (mind the url wrap)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010190020+1309821317+1301922115&Configurator=&Subcategory=20&description=&Ntk=&srchInDesc=


From: UCLAN on 8 Apr 2008 16:54
Walter R. wrote:

> It looks like 19" LCD monitors have been replaced by 22" widescreen
> monitors. At least I could not find any advertised.
>
> My computer is 6 years old (generic Pentium 4)) and works fine with my
> windows XP Pro and my 17" LCD monitor. I would like to upgrade from my 17"
> monitor to something bigger. Will my old computer work with one of the new
> widescreen monitors (22")? Will it severely distort (stretch) the faces of
> people or cause other aberrations?
>
> Thanks for any input.

Samsung sells some nice 20" monitors. The 204B is a nice, non-widescreen
monitor. http://tinyurl.com/38omeu

--
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens.
From: John McGaw on 8 Apr 2008 17:18
Walter R. wrote:
> It looks like 19" LCD monitors have been replaced by 22" widescreen
> monitors. At least I could not find any advertised.
>
snip...

Huh? Couldn't find a 19" LCD monitor? Where did you look? Try going to
NewEgg.com and entering 19" LCD into the search. That should turn up scores
of results.

That said, it doesn't take much of a graphics card to successfully drive a
widescreen LCD at full resolution without distortion. At least until you
get ready to start playing a demanding "fast-twitch" game when all bets are
off. My antiquated P4 Shuttle SB65G2 system has an equally antiquated ATI
9600XT video card and it successfully drives a ViewSonic widescreen.


--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com
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