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monitor size

Laurence Lindstr

monitor size

by Laurence Lindstr » Fri, 08 Aug 1997 04:00:00


>Well I haven't seen anyone say anything about Monitor size. When it
>comes to racing does anyone think there is a difference? I mean here
>I'm in my mid 40s and you know what the eye doctors say after you hit
>40 those old eye balls just don't adjust like they use to. So way back
>then I'd got rid of the 14 inch and got a 15 inch. Boy what a
>difference that was. I bet a person with a 21 inch monitor could see
>those little specks of cars a lot better then we poor people with
>small monitor.

   Bigger is better.  I'll be swapping my 17" for a 21" in a month or
so.  My 47 year old eyes are going too, but they seem to be focusing
at the 5 foot distance that I keep my monitor.  

   If you get a larger monitor, the refresh rate is more important.  
Don't go lower than 70 Hz.  

                                                                Larry

Rick Hunt

monitor size

by Rick Hunt » Sun, 10 Aug 1997 04:00:00



>>Well I haven't seen anyone say anything about Monitor size. When it
>>comes to racing does anyone think there is a difference? I mean here
>>I'm in my mid 40s and you know what the eye doctors say after you hit
>>40 those old eye balls just don't adjust like they use to. So way back
>>then I'd got rid of the 14 inch and got a 15 inch. Boy what a
>>difference that was. I bet a person with a 21 inch monitor could see
>>those little specks of cars a lot better then we poor people with
>>small monitor.

>   Bigger is better.  I'll be swapping my 17" for a 21" in a month or
>so.  My 47 year old eyes are going too, but they seem to be focusing
>at the 5 foot distance that I keep my monitor.  

>   If you get a larger monitor, the refresh rate is more important.  
>Don't go lower than 70 Hz.  

I got a 21" at the beginning of this year and WOW!! (I'm only 22 so hopefully my
eyes won't be gone by the 40's :-))

If you have money to burn on your system, a big monitor is the way to go. Geez I
look at my old 15"er & think how did I ever squint & play on that.

The bad side is that VGA only games (ICR1) look bad, but SVGA look super cool.

R

Wallace B

monitor size

by Wallace B » Mon, 11 Aug 1997 04:00:00


>Well I haven't seen anyone say anything about Monitor size. When it
>comes to racing does anyone think there is a difference?
>I bet a person with a 21 inch monitor could see
>those little specks of cars a lot better then we poor people with
>small monitor.

        Sorry.  Those little specks of cars still look like little
specks of cars even on a 21" monitor with 640x480 resolution.  I
hope that NASCAR 3 allows you to use higher resolution if your
machine can handle it.  I'd be willing to fork over the bucks to
get a 400MHz Deschutes with 3D acceleration and AGP if I could
run NASCAR at 1024x768 or higher.

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Bria

monitor size

by Bria » Mon, 11 Aug 1997 04:00:00



> >Well I haven't seen anyone say anything about Monitor size. When it
> >comes to racing does anyone think there is a difference?
> >I bet a person with a 21 inch monitor could see
> >those little specks of cars a lot better then we poor people with
> >small monitor.

>         Sorry.  Those little specks of cars still look like little
> specks of cars even on a 21" monitor with 640x480 resolution.  I
> hope that NASCAR 3 allows you to use higher resolution if your
> machine can handle it.  I'd be willing to fork over the bucks to
> get a 400MHz Deschutes with 3D acceleration and AGP if I could
> run NASCAR at 1024x768 or higher.

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To All:

I have to disagree.  Even a 17" monitor kicks ***compared to a 15" at
equal resolution.  I've played on both 15" and 17", and bigger is
better.  

Recommendation to anyone buying a new computer.  Get the biggest monitor
you can afford or have room for.  It is well worth it.  Every
application is better viewed on large monitors.

For the ultimate sim experience get a hold of an LCD panel/projector.
***NOTHING*** compares to NASCAR Racing on a 7 foot screen.

YEE HAA.

--
XLTBri

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Mark Smi

monitor size

by Mark Smi » Tue, 12 Aug 1997 04:00:00

YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!  The first time I played F1 Grand Prix on a 12' projected
screen I felt I was REALLY THERE!

Ronnie Bigwhi

monitor size

by Ronnie Bigwhi » Tue, 12 Aug 1997 04:00:00

How much does a projector cost????

Kyle Thibodeau

monitor size

by Kyle Thibodeau » Tue, 12 Aug 1997 04:00:00


bigger TV for running the game. It works great for 640 x 480 resolutions.
You can even setup a vcr and video tape your whole race with the in-car
camera.




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