Bill, I don't read, at least not enough to mess me up while playing. However, I have hundreds of lyrics files stored that I utilize using MS Word, files that have tabs, which I like much better than the dots. Everything is listed alphabetically by song title, a single click of the mouse and in a fraction of a second, it's on the PC screen.

I use an Acer Aspire1, which has a 9-inch screen and the display is easy for me to read from up to 6 feet away. Not bad considering I'm old and had eye surgery two years ago. Yeah, I still wear bifocals, but I can read the screen without them.

You could do the same thing using the dots with Adobe Acrobat Reader as well, and use the dots. The console unit that sits upon the top tier of my keyboard stand is just an inch above the top of the keyboard, and it serves several purposes. Not only does it make a great platform for the laptop, it also contains all the keyboard power supplies, my TC Helicon Harmony-M, a great surge protector with a built in ground fault indicator, and strip lights that provide a soft light to the top of the keyboard and illuminates a sign on the front of the console. The console is made of 1/8th inch aluminum plate, and I have a Lexan platform on top for the keyboard and strip light. It weights, including the laptop, less than 12 pounds. The laptop is Velcro'd to the top of the console and stay in place all the time. The beauty of the console is that most everything stays plugged in, thus when you arrive at the venue, there is very little to do when setting up other than plug the other ends of the cables into the keyboard and PA.

Hope this helps,

Gary