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    Higher Resolution vs IPS Flexview

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by skycry1011, Nov 17, 2006.

  1. skycry1011

    skycry1011 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just a question, would you guys prefer higher resolution (like 1600x1200 on 4:3 or Widescree WUXGA) or IPS Flexview with lower resolution (like SXGA+)?
     
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    SXGA+ Flexview is my preference. I got the 15" SXGA+ Flexview, and if there were an option for both a 15" 1600x1200 flexview and 1400x1050 flexview I would still take the 1400x1050. To me, that's the ideal resolution for a 15" screen.
     
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    I'd agree. SXGA+ is fine for me, but IMO higher would make stuff really small.
     
    strikeback03, Nov 17, 2006
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    Maybe UXGA+ on a 17" noteboof, but not a 15" for me anyway. Aren't the UXGA T60s flexview anyway?
     
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    There are no more UXGA T60s.
     
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    But there will be later. Not long ago there were not SXGA+ flexviews, only UXGA. lol
     
    SkiBunny, Nov 18, 2006
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    Well, but not long ago there was also a T60p with a UXGA flexview 15" screen...and there isn't any more.
     
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    Check out the following thread on the 'other' forum:
    http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=31034

    In particular what NathanA has to say about screen resolutions.

    I have absolutely no idea if what he is saying is true or not. I just came across it and think it is relevant to this topic. It also brings up a very interesting point if it is so.

    What do the experts here have to think about what he says?
     
    On The Rocks, Nov 18, 2006
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    dunno either, but I doubt an LCD looks very good if you ask it to scale text so what used to be one pixel wide is now 1.5.

    However, one problem with what he says: " I guess that digital cameras will just have to make leaps in their "megapixel" growth parallel with improvements that happen with display technology. " ( linky) First, a lot of photographers don't want more resolution right now. More pixels on a fixed sensor size means smaller pixels, which leads to less sensitivity and more noise. This is a huge problem for the current 10MP compact cameras, they have to do a ton of noise reduction to keep things even somewhat under control. A lot of people hope the resolution doesn't increase until they find technical solutions to reducing noise besides blurring it away, and taking detail with it. Also, larger images take more bandwidth, and larger images are more useful if stolen. My camera shoots at almost 3500 pixels wide, I usually post to the web at 600 to 800. If I were to put up larger images I would have to throw a copyright right through the middle to discourage unauthorized use.
     
    strikeback03, Nov 18, 2006
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