Then you must be in bad shape. With reading glasses I can read 3/16" high text with ease from 18 " away. Actually, I can read a lot smaller that that , but if you can't read 3/16" text then.....
Well, the sale link in my first post has ended... BUT Dell Small Business now has this monitor going for the same sale price of $299 (Regularly $399). It says the sale ends on 12/2.... Dell 24 Inch Ultra Sharp 2412 Monitor: New Sales link: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=04&kc=6W300&l=en&oc=U2412M&s=bsd