LCD monitor: what resolution for text?

[JoeS]

I want to buy an LCD monitor and have some questions.
What size/resolution is good? I want to have a good size for test files, Openoffice,
and web browsing. Will also watch some video.

Does going to a larger monitor make the print smaller, because of the higher resolution?

Thanks.

[oz]

I want to buy an LCD monitor and have some questions.
What size/resolution is good? I want to have a good size for test files, Openoffice,
and web browsing. Will also watch some video.

Does going to a larger monitor make the print smaller, because of the higher resolution?

Thanks.

i like my 24" widescreen samsung lcd quite well.

it's running at 1920x1200.

you can change your dpi as needed, or the font size.

[devils casper]

I would suggest you to check Monitor's Manual for supported Resolutions and Refresh rates. Set correct values in /etc/X11/xorg.conf file manually or through Display Setup option in Menu.

[JoeS]

you can change your dpi as needed, or the font size.

Isn't there a native resolution for an LCD monitor that it should be
set to? I'm not familiar with dpi; so correct me if I'm wrong, but
don't I set the dpi according to the resolution. Wouldn't that limit
the choice of font size?

[oz]

Yes, each LCD monitor comes with a recommended native resolution, but it is possible to use other resolutions. You can change the font size as needed in your desktop environment (Gnome/KDE/etc) settings. Check this wiki page for some info on DPI settings. It's written for Arch but generally speaking should work for other distros using xorg.