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<blockquote data-quote="SteveSawyer" data-source="post: 1926164" data-attributes="member: 415609"><p>You're not understanding my problem properly! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I've been running at 1920x1080. The issue of other resolutions only came up because there were some suggestions above asking whether changing the resolution to something other than what is native for this monitor. I don't argue with folks when I'm asking for assistance, I dutifully go off and try the experiment. Unfortunately that just muddies things unless you go back and see my OP. It's becoming obvious that the real issue here is that <strong><em>I'm sitting too close to this monitor</em></strong>. </p><p></p><p>To further clarify (but probably confuse folks coming into this mid-thread) is that I designed this room and designed and built the desk I'm sitting at for a 17" laptop. I then got the bright idea to leave the Dark Side behind and go with a Mac, but then came up against a dearth of monitors to use with a Mac Mini. I can't move back - I have a full keyboard immediately behind me. I can't make the desk any deeper, because the space on the other side of this desk is taken up by a full drum kit, an electronic hand-drum mounted on top of a powered PA speaker. If I tear out this desk I made to make one deeper, something is going to have to get removed from this room! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>I don't need other (lower) resolutions. If I'm going to sit this close to the monitor I need a higher resolution (without getting a <strong><em>still larger</em></strong> monitor) to get an acceptable display quality, OR find some way to knock out a wall to give myself more space!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SteveSawyer, post: 1926164, member: 415609"] You're not understanding my problem properly! :) I've been running at 1920x1080. The issue of other resolutions only came up because there were some suggestions above asking whether changing the resolution to something other than what is native for this monitor. I don't argue with folks when I'm asking for assistance, I dutifully go off and try the experiment. Unfortunately that just muddies things unless you go back and see my OP. It's becoming obvious that the real issue here is that [B][I]I'm sitting too close to this monitor[/I][/B]. To further clarify (but probably confuse folks coming into this mid-thread) is that I designed this room and designed and built the desk I'm sitting at for a 17" laptop. I then got the bright idea to leave the Dark Side behind and go with a Mac, but then came up against a dearth of monitors to use with a Mac Mini. I can't move back - I have a full keyboard immediately behind me. I can't make the desk any deeper, because the space on the other side of this desk is taken up by a full drum kit, an electronic hand-drum mounted on top of a powered PA speaker. If I tear out this desk I made to make one deeper, something is going to have to get removed from this room! :D I don't need other (lower) resolutions. If I'm going to sit this close to the monitor I need a higher resolution (without getting a [B][I]still larger[/I][/B] monitor) to get an acceptable display quality, OR find some way to knock out a wall to give myself more space! [/QUOTE]
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