Even if it is compatible, you may need to buy an adaptor for the plug, since Macs and PCs use different video connectors. Monitors equipped with a double quadrapole lens helps ensure that pixels appear as circles rather than ellipses, and contribute to a consistently sharp picture. This technology is sometimes described as dynamic bean focus You can expect a monitor to last about 3-5 years. As the monitor grows older, the screen will slowly diminish in brightness. The resolutions a monitor can display gives the best sense for what can be viewed on the screen.
Resolution indicates how much of an image can be seen without scrolling the picture.
To accommodate users who need to view more information at one time, most monitors are capable of displaying super-VGA video standards. Some of the most common resolutions are 800x600, 1024x768 and 1280x1024 pixels. Image quality is also affected by the type of screen used. Spheroid tubes are inexpensive, but can be difficult to view up close, since the center of the screen has a noticeable bulge. Flat-square screens are popular, particularly for larger monitors, because they reduce this curvature.