wylbur37 <wylbur37nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>I have an old 386 PC that I still use with a CRT monitor.
>
>However, since a CRT monitor is rather heavy and bulky and a nuisance
>to have to move, I'm thinking about having it replaced with one of
>those flat LCD monitors, especially since the price of the smaller
>LCD monitors seems to have dropped to less than $200.
>
>But most LCD monitors these days are designed for newer computers that
>have much higher resolutions than my 386 generates (I think), so I'm
>worried about whether they'd automatically work with my 386.
>Do LCD monitors have an adjustment that allows them to accommodate
>to older, lower resolution monitors?
>
>What specifications should I look for to insure that it'll work with
>my 386 computer?
>
>Are there any brands/models that you have found to work well with a
>386? (and which have you found to be troublesome?)
>
>Thanks for your help.
I suggest that you avoid the wide aspect (16:10) models that are
becoming very common. Look for a "square" model with a 4:3 aspect
ratio and you should have no problems.
A client of mine did this recently for his small store, which uses a
DOS based point-of-sale program, and it worls just fine.
Good luck
Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2008)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."
