Here's the setup. I currently use a 17" Viewsonic (4 yrs old) and run it in 1024 x 768 even though it's native resolution is 1280 x 1024. I don't do any gaming whatsoever.
I want to increase my screen for easier viewing. I was considering a 20.1 inch but the native resolution is 1600x1200 which would defeat my purpose of increasing most objects and text for easier view. I was wondering if running a 20.1" in 1280 x 1024 would still look good? I'm not running my current monitor in it's native resolution and I don't think it looks fuzzy or blurry.
I'm just concerned that so many people here stress only running in the native resolution but are the benefits mainly for gaming? Maybe I'd be better off just getting a 19" and running it natively in 1280 x 1024? I didn't even get into my confusion on the whole 5:4 vs 4:3 aspect ration thing.
I want to increase my screen for easier viewing. I was considering a 20.1 inch but the native resolution is 1600x1200 which would defeat my purpose of increasing most objects and text for easier view. I was wondering if running a 20.1" in 1280 x 1024 would still look good? I'm not running my current monitor in it's native resolution and I don't think it looks fuzzy or blurry.
I'm just concerned that so many people here stress only running in the native resolution but are the benefits mainly for gaming? Maybe I'd be better off just getting a 19" and running it natively in 1280 x 1024? I didn't even get into my confusion on the whole 5:4 vs 4:3 aspect ration thing.