Got a 2nd Samsung LCD monitor for my lesser computer a while ago and I've never looked back. Portrait mode is fun :)
Unfortunately, they usually have native screen resolutions and look increasingly less attractive on any other resolution. Some screens seem to do strange resolutions better than others, so it's maybe worth playing about with display models in stores if you get the chance. Usually, though, you will want to run that kind of low resolution stuff in windowed mode.
Speaking of screen resolution, does anyone else get driven crazy by the myth that lower screen resolution = more readable text? It makes the text look jagged and blurry; the bigger size is practically a side-effect. The horrible looking text balances out any improvement made by its increased size; it is still an eye-sore, just in a different way.
On any decent operating system that puts an effort into usability, the more commonly used (native GUI) applications will be using the system-wide fonts, whose sizes should be configurable the right way.
Unfortunately, they usually have native screen resolutions and look increasingly less attractive on any other resolution. Some screens seem to do strange resolutions better than others, so it's maybe worth playing about with display models in stores if you get the chance. Usually, though, you will want to run that kind of low resolution stuff in windowed mode.
Speaking of screen resolution, does anyone else get driven crazy by the myth that lower screen resolution = more readable text? It makes the text look jagged and blurry; the bigger size is practically a side-effect. The horrible looking text balances out any improvement made by its increased size; it is still an eye-sore, just in a different way.
On any decent operating system that puts an effort into usability, the more commonly used (native GUI) applications will be using the system-wide fonts, whose sizes should be configurable the right way.