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    Changing screen resolution. Quality hit?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by xdrive, Feb 23, 2008.

  1. xdrive

    xdrive Notebook Guru

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    Hi everyone. I opted to go with a 1440x900 (WXGA+) resolution on my 14.1" R61 I recently ordered. I wanted the most pixels I could possibly get because I do web development and real estate matters. But that screen is awfully small for that high of a resolution, no? I don't want to read the text with a microscope if you know what I mean.

    So my question has to do with lowering the screen resolution to 1280x800 temporarily. I assume I can do this the same as I do on my desktops. But I read that doing so will actually look worse (fuzzy or out of focus) because the WXGA+ is natively 1440x900. On my desktops this is not a problem.

    Can anyone confirm if this is true? Thanks.

    :)
     
    xdrive, Feb 23, 2008
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  2. oct

    oct Notebook Evangelist

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    afaik LCD screens have only 1 optimal resolution. in your case is 1440x900

    ps: why did you order 14.1, if the screen size does matter ?
     
    oct, Feb 23, 2008
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  3. Lithus

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    LCDs need to run at native resolution for clarity. Change your font DPI instead.
     
    Lithus, Feb 23, 2008
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  4. xdrive

    xdrive Notebook Guru

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    Three reasons: rollcage (larger models don't have it for the LCD), mobility (campus, etc), and price. I would have had to spend a few hundred dollars out of my budget to go with a bigger screen + rollcage (ie T series).

    Can anyone with 1440x900 on a 14.1" screen comment on whether it's hard to read from? I know I can turn up the font size on sites, but there are some applications where that's not an option.
     
    xdrive, Feb 23, 2008
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    You can change the system's DPI setting in the Control Panel.
     
    Lithus, Feb 23, 2008
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    iv used a 1440x900 12 incher... it was fine (i do have good eyesite fyi, idk if that matters though)
     
    aan310, Feb 23, 2008
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    Sure enough! Thanks for letting me know. Changing DPI won't have a negative affect like lowering resolution right? Thanks again.

    /ashamed I don't know something I should know for my field...
     
    xdrive, Feb 23, 2008
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    1280x800 is the perfect resolution for a 14.1" screen IMO

    If your gonna go higher then i suggest putting Font DPI up or else your gonna have problems reading it
     
    flipfire, Feb 23, 2008
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