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    14 WXGA vs. 14 XGA vs. 12 in XGA

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by vk60402, Nov 10, 2007.

  1. vk60402

    vk60402 Notebook Guru

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    Is there a website that shows the difference between text size on these screens? Is it just me, or is 14WXGA smaller than 14XGA (non-wide) screens when it comes to displaying test, webpages, etc..?

    How does the text sise on 14WXGA compare to 12XGA on Xseries?

    Thanks.
     
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  2. philfna

    philfna Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    XGA on the 12.1 inch is pretty large on the 12.1 inch, and so you have little real estate, but I think it is needed given the small form factor.

    Although if mobiliity is not a huge factor I prefer the 15.4 inch T61 or T61P -- gorgeous screen and great resolution. I can lug 6 pounds around when I have to.

    Phil
     
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    dawn Notebook Consultant

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    The answer to your question is the PPI (pixels-per-inch) value of the display, which indicates how many dots are squeezed into one inch of its space. The higher this number, the smaller every on-screen element would appear.

    14" WXGA -> 107 PPI
    12" XGA -> 106 PPI
    14" XGA -> 91 PPI

    So, the text size on 12" XGA and 14" WXGA screens would be about the same (unless you of course alter DPI settings in Windows). There's a handy PPI Calculator, which can be used to calculate PPI for any combination of diagonal size and resolution.
     
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