monitor size

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>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

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>>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

>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. \\|// Wallace J. Bow, ***jock (o o) [link lost in import] ------------oOOo-(_)-oOOo---------------------------------------------- Voice: (505) 275-3969 Data/NASCAR Racing: (505) 291-6417

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> >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. > \\|// Wallace J. Bow, ***jock > (o o) [link lost in import] > ------------oOOo-(_)-oOOo---------------------------------------------- > Voice: (505) 275-3969 > Data/NASCAR Racing: (505) 291-6417

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 SPAM BLOCK: Remove the '6' to reply!

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

How much does a projector cost????

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.