This isn't exactly an InDesign question but it stems from a situation that arises when I use InDesign. I'll be happy to move the question, or re-ask it in a different section of the forum, if anyone knows where that ought to be. I didn't see a "hardware" forum listed. I have a two-monitor set-up and have had none of the two-monitor problems I've read about elsewhere. Both are Dell and work in tandem together well. I'm not married to having only Dell monitors. It is just luck of the draw. I had a 27" and when I got the 29", I combined them for a dual desktop (one portrait, one landscape), and it works well. But there is a diff in visibility between the two. On the older monitor, when I use InDesign, the guides, bounding boxes, cursors, etc., are much more distinct -- thicker, darker, brighter in color. On the newer monitor, they are so thin and pale that I constantly have to zoom in to see what I'm doing. I realize there are factors that can affect this sort of thing -- resolution, brightness, etc. -- but I have tried everything I can think of -- I've adjusted and readjusted the settings on the monitor itself, tried different settings in the Nvidia interface, looked at options inside InDesign (and I find very few ... no way to up the point size of a guide, for instance, at least not that I've found), and nothing makes any difference. I'm not really asking for help to fix any of these things (unless someone has more ideas), but really am wondering about a different monitor. Does anyone have any favorites they really like that give very good distinction with these fine-line items? I can't just switch to work on my older monitor -- possibly I'm spoiled by the larger size (those couple inches make a diff), but also my desk is such a tangle of wires, I'd actually rather replace the landscape monitor than go through the hassle of resituating my desk arrangement by switching around the ones I have. (Paint me lazy!). I am on a Windows platform and have NO clue if a monitor from the Apple store would work with a Windows system. I am just clueless re Mac-related items and have never explored this idea. But I'm open to any and all suggestions, raves, recommendations, etc., for monitors preferred by people who use InDesign, on which they have good visibility for guides, bounding boxes, etc. The ones I see on my own screen are hair thin! Very hard to work with. I appreciate any recommendations or suggestions, and thanks very much.
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