Very good suggestions. Since you mentioned ClearType, it reminded me there
is a "tuner" for the display shown in the left panel under ClearType:
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/...ClearType.mspx Remember, though,
because of the way the red/green/blue pixels are displayed, the real
advantage is seen by tuning for Landscape mode only. In either Portrait
mode or Secondary (upside-down) Landscape, the pixels are displayed sideways
or upside-down, so ClearType loses some of the intended clarity.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
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Associate Expert
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"romy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> I often experience eyestrain after a few hrs. when reading these
documents on my Sony CRT monitor.

You are human. EVERYBODY experiences eye strain after reading a few
hours, no matter what the device. But I have found some things to help.
(I have a Gateway, but I think it wouldn't matter.)
(1) You can read the pages in the PORTRAIT orientation to begin with, then
switch to WIDE and zoom in more, as you need to. Good thing they are
PDFs, which maintain high type clarity.
(2) But I would turn OFF the text smoothing (anti-aliasing), as I think
blurry
text makes the strain worse-- others disagree; but I generally dislike
ClearType and any such attempts to "fix" type edges. There's a setting in
Acrobat prefs itself, as well as the one for the system.
(3) Sometimes I can actually see better with LESS light coming from the
screen, when I'm tired. Try different settings with the backlight
brightness,
and with ambient room lighting.
(4) If it's mostly text, you can take a vision break by letting your system
read
the text to you for a while-- even 15-20 minutes with your eyes closed,
listening, will really help. I'd do that every couple of hours, once you
start to
wear down. The Microsoft voice vocab has some ideosyncratic blips now and
then, but you kind of get used to it.

--romy