[ale] New monitor discussion

[jkinney at jimkinney.us (Jim Kinney)]

Some things don't scale well. In particular, stupid java remote console screen send pixels not fonts. 

On April 22, 2015 10:49:17 AM EDT, "Beddingfield, Allen" <allen at ua.edu> wrote:
>So, I've decided to get a  new monitor for my primary desktop computer
>at home.  I'm thinking of going with a 27" or so to replace the current
>20".  Now that resolutions over 1920x1080 are becoming more mainstream,
>and approaching the "I can afford it" range, I'm wondering if they are
>worth it.  Anyone using one of these on a Linux system?  I'll be using
>XFCE on openSUSE, BTW.
>Wondering if I should go that route, or just pick up a 27" 1920x1080?
>Thoughts?
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>Allen Beddingfield
>Systems Engineer
>The University of Alabama
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