[PLUG] LCD Monitor Resolution Question

[Richard C. Steffens]

I'm looking for a flat screen monitor to replace my Mother-in-law's big 
glass box monitor. As I recall, LCD monitors used to come as 
one-resolution-is-all-I-can-do, but that something changed in the last 
couple of years.

Does anyone know just what changed (if I heard this correctly) to allow 
LCD monitors to cleanly display any of the various resolutions available 
for glass monitors? Or, was this just a problem with laptops, and 
doesn't affect stand alone monitors? My Thinkpad has a decent looking 
normal resolution of 800 x 600 and, while it will display 640 x 480, it 
doesn't look very good - especially the fonts (or maybe it's just the 
fonts -- I don't remember which; I just know it's not too good at 640 x 
480).

Mom needs 640 x 480 on a 17" monitor. When I'm over there fixing things 
for her, I usually change the resolution (this is a Win98 box) while I'm 
working on it, but then change it back for her. So, I'm hoping to find 
the combination of things I need to get her the resolution she needs, 
and the flexibility to have the resolution I want.

I'm willing to consider 800 x 600 on a 19" screen and see if that works.

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Regards,

Dick Steffens
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