Image clarity

Does small monitor size affect image clarity?

[ortelius]

My website design partner has created a page that uses some nice typographical lettering as a light background (placed roughly at center of page). We're trying to create an effect like a watermark on paper, only using light blue font against cream background. We've been told by client that that the blue background type does not show up on small screens, eg 12-14". We verified this ourselves to some degree on a 12" laptop, where the background image was visible but faint. Question: is there any reason why the smallness of the screen (and that alone) should be reducing the visibility of the background image?
Thanks,
Ortelius

[limbo]

By the sounds of things this is more a reflection on the settings of your clients monitor. Brightnes and contrast differences between monitors can have dramatic effects on the perception of colours on screen. This is one of the one of the differences between print and screen media. Low contrast images such as watermarks will become less or more distinct depending on the monitor settings.

Monitor resolutions will also change the perception of detail. Much like watching a movie on the front row of the cinema or on your TV at home.

System settings for colours will also affect how the site displays.

Not much you can do about it if that is the case.

Ta

Limbo

[Mardi_Gras]

>We verified this ourselves to some degree on a 12" laptop, where the background image was visible but faint.

In my experience background images don't display as well on my laptop as they do on a regular CRT monitor. Display size is not a factor in my case - I have a 16 inch LCD.

[ortelius]

Thanks -- I didn't see how it could simply be a function of the screen size.