feffrey, it's time for you to get some good computer glasses. Seriously. A 22" WSXGA (1680x1050) has only 90 pixels per inch. You shouldn't have to be squinting at all, and if you are, you will do yourself a HUGE favor by correcting your vision.
And don't try to use progressive lenses. Get single vision lenses designed for the distance you normally sit from the monitor (or would if you weren't squinting and leaning in at at). This is farther out that a typical "reading" prescription, so don't ask your optometrist for reading glasses - give them the actual distance to the monitor in a comfortable sitting position.
I see so many people who have never needed glasses before and don't want to admit that their eyes are aging. I was there once, but getting proper vision correction made all the difference. Now I prefer much higher pixel densities. My ThinkPad has a 15" UXGA (1600x1200) display, with 133 pixels per inch, and it's just perfect.
I also have a nice NEC S-IPS monitor with a 20" 1600x1200 resolution, or 100 pixels per inch - and those pixels seem a bit coarse to me. That's just about the same pixel density as the new Lenovo - at 22" and 1920x1200, it has 103 pixels per inch. With proper vision correction, you should have no problem at all using a display like this.
I actually already have glasses. I have pretty crappy vision as it is. My screen is about 10 inches to 14 inches away from my eyes. (my prescription is up to date also)
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I am already squinting sometimes at 22" at wsxga+, I would need to set this thing in front of my keyboard!
feffrey, it's time for you to get some good computer glasses. Seriously. A 22" WSXGA (1680x1050) has only 90 pixels per inch. You shouldn't have to be squinting at all, and if you are, you will do yourself a HUGE favor by correcting your vision.
And don't try to use progressive lenses. Get single vision lenses designed for the distance you normally sit from the monitor (or would if you weren't squinting and leaning in at at). This is farther out that a typical "reading" prescription, so don't ask your optometrist for reading glasses - give them the actual distance to the monitor in a comfortable sitting position.
I see so many people who have never needed glasses before and don't want to admit that their eyes are aging. I was there once, but getting proper vision correction made all the difference. Now I prefer much higher pixel densities. My ThinkPad has a 15" UXGA (1600x1200) display, with 133 pixels per inch, and it's just perfect.
I also have a nice NEC S-IPS monitor with a 20" 1600x1200 resolution, or 100 pixels per inch - and those pixels seem a bit coarse to me. That's just about the same pixel density as the new Lenovo - at 22" and 1920x1200, it has 103 pixels per inch. With proper vision correction, you should have no problem at all using a display like this.
I actually already have glasses. I have pretty crappy vision as it is. My screen is about 10 inches to 14 inches away from my eyes. (my prescription is up to date also)
Ah, roger that. Yeah, it's key to get what suits your own vision the best - and it sounds like bigger pixels are better for your eyes.