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Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one!

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rhkramer@gmail.com composed on 2016-09-15 07:28 (UTC-0400):

> ...  my only reason for writing is to suggest (to the OP) that he consider
> using a fairly inexpensive digital flat screen tv as his monitor.  I currently
> use a 1080P 32" T that I bought for under $200 (on sale, somewhere, sometime,
> probably either Newegg or TigerDirect).

> It has something like 1920x1280 resolution (which is enough resolution for
> me)--lets me easily set up two large windows side by side on the screen.

> When I installed Wheezy, iirc (some years ago), fonts were pretty good (i.e.,
> plenty big enough) with little or no intervention.  When I recently built a
> Jessie machine I did initially get some very small fonts and I had to do some
> adjustment.

> Things too small on a 32" TV--get a 40 or 48 or even bigger TV (although the
> expense does go up)--again on sale, about 2 years ago I found a 48" TV for
> about $250.

Using a TV is nice idea at least in theory. A virtually blind friend uses a 
42", seated at a pretty typical viewing distance, for Stretch and Leap. It 
takes me a lot of head movement to use. Most screens 20" & up are actually 
just small HDTVs (16:9 panels) with connections made for computers instead of 
TV, omitting any tuner, and commonly omitting speakers. However, larger may 
not be feasible:

1-boss provides hardware, so you get what you get, use it or get fired

2-space may be limited

3-personal field of view may be limited such that a bigger screen 
necessitates a large distance between eyes and screen

4-no money, must use whatever you already have

5-screens are designed for a certain range of viewing distances - 1080p is 
rather grainy when close enough to actually make typical default sizes 
adequate for someone using a big screen in order to make things big rather 
than providing room for more of similarly sized objects
-- 
"The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant
words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation)

  Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks!

Felix Miata  ***  http://fm.no-ip.com/

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Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one! Mayuresh Kathe <mayuresh@kathe.in> - 2016-09-05 18:10 +0200
  Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one! Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2016-09-05 18:40 +0200
  Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one! Stephen Powell <zlinuxman@fastmail.com> - 2016-09-05 18:50 +0200
    Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one! Stephen Powell <zlinuxman@fastmail.com> - 2016-09-08 06:10 +0200
      Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one! Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2016-09-08 10:10 +0200
        Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one! Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2016-09-08 10:10 +0200
          Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one! Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2016-09-08 10:40 +0200
            Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one! Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2016-09-08 10:50 +0200
            Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one! David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-09-08 16:20 +0200
              Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one! Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2016-09-08 19:00 +0200
                Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one! David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-09-13 20:50 +0200
                Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one! Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2016-09-14 11:50 +0200
                Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one! David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-09-15 06:10 +0200
                Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one! Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2016-09-15 11:20 +0200
                Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one! rhkramer@gmail.com - 2016-09-15 13:30 +0200
                Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one! David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-09-15 18:00 +0200
                Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one! Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2016-09-18 08:00 +0200
                Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one! David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-09-15 18:00 +0200
                Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one! Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-09-14 17:20 +0200
                Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one! David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-09-15 06:10 +0200
  Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one! David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-09-05 19:10 +0200
    Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one! Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-05 19:40 +0200
      Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one! Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-09-05 19:50 +0200
        Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one! Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-05 20:10 +0200
      Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one! Mayuresh Kathe <mayuresh@kathe.in> - 2016-09-05 20:30 +0200

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