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urlwolf · 10-18-2007, 01:18 PM

I found that what really matters for great-quality reading off the screeen is pixel per inch, not the raw amount of pixels.

I have no idea why but if you want the maximum resolution on a stand-alone monitor, you need to get a huge one. which defeats the point since I don't want to do much saccadic movements while reading -i.e., the smaller size the better-.

I currently use a laptop with a UXVGA screen -I think- (1920 x 1200). I place the laptop vertically (i.g., portrait, not landscape).

I have written about reading off the screen here:
Adobe Acrobat as a solution for reading articles off the screen

Reading PDFs off the screen? Advantages

This gets me what I want, a UXVGA screen on a small form factor: best pixel per inch ratio. And it's portable to boot!

They say laptop monitors are not high quality, but I have no qualms with mine.

10-18-2007, 01:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
urlwolf Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 7	I found that what really matters for great-quality reading off the screeen is pixel per inch, not the raw amount of pixels. I have no idea why but if you want the maximum resolution on a stand-alone monitor, you need to get a huge one. which defeats the point since I don't want to do much saccadic movements while reading -i.e., the smaller size the better-. I currently use a laptop with a UXVGA screen -I think- (1920 x 1200). I place the laptop vertically (i.g., portrait, not landscape). I have written about reading off the screen here: Adobe Acrobat as a solution for reading articles off the screen Reading PDFs off the screen? Advantages This gets me what I want, a UXVGA screen on a small form factor: best pixel per inch ratio. And it's portable to boot! They say laptop monitors are not high quality, but I have no qualms with mine.