Do larger monitors help with reading?

I can’t imagine why you wouldn’t want a larger monitor (mine is 22”), but why not go to a Best Buy or OfficeMax and check it out?

It depends on the resolution you set your monitor at. If you set it at it’s highest resolution, you will most likely still have to enlarge things, but if you cut back the resolution settings, it may help. I would go to Best Buy and try it out with the monitors they have on display.

I love mine. It is a 22” and I have it at 125% When I am tired I use 1.5 reading glasses. LOVE IT. No scrolling most of the time because you can adjust the windows. Even have two windows up at the same time. But I would follow the advice of @Austinlad and @Seaofclouds and try them out first at a store.

My eyes need attention, and soon. I use a 24-inch monitor and I have trouble reading anything below about 18 point. For me, the trouble is the text size, not window-hampering screen size. So, depending on your problem, a larger screen may or may not help.

Mom has Macular Degeneration, so we bought her a pretty big monitor (27”, I think). The family computer expert set it up so that the fonts are huge and stay that way.

With LCD monitors if you don’t use the native resolution text isn’t displayed as nicely. While you may not notice it after a while it can make your eyes ache and give you a headache.
Also when buying a larger LCD make sure the resolution is suitable for the screen size. For example a 27” screen may have the same resolution as a 19” screen so it has the same number of pixels but they are just bigger and have more space between them. This can make reading text harder on your eyes too.

Go for the big one. You’ll kick yourself for using the small one for so long.

Whether you choose a new, bigger screen or keep the old…, when you have zoomed the text, in the Opera browser (maybe in others too?) you can push Ctrl + F11.
It will adjust the page you are visiting so you don’t have to scroll sideways.
Although when you zoom it 200% i think even that won’t work.

A Large monitor will help a thousand fold. Snag a 24”+ and you will be a happy camper

@jasonwhite First, I have to see if my teeny IKEA desk is even 24” across :P