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    In need of screenshots

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Rich.Carpenter, Feb 17, 2009.

  1. Rich.Carpenter

    Rich.Carpenter Cranky Bastage

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    I need to see full-sized screenshots of native WXGA and WXGA+ displays from 12.1" notebooks, to get a feel for how well they would work for me. I can simulate this, but not without degrading the image quality through resizing.

    If anyone could post some, I'd appreciate it. Again, they need to be full-sized (1280x900 and 1440x900 respectively). It would also be good if they could depict some mildly text-heavy images like the NBR forums or something.
     
    Rich.Carpenter, Feb 17, 2009
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  2. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    you mean photos right?
     
    tianxia, Feb 17, 2009
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    A screen shot wont do you any good because it will depend on the screen size and resolution that you are viewing it on. A picture of a laptop running each screen would work though.
     
    nizzy1115, Feb 17, 2009
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    ronnieb Representing the Canucks

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    Truthfully, with vista and windows 7 window and text scaling abilities, you'll be fine with any high resolution, as u can just make everything bigger.
     
    ronnieb, Feb 17, 2009
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  5. Rich.Carpenter

    Rich.Carpenter Cranky Bastage

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    Actually I think a screenshot is exactly what I need. If you take the screenshot on a 12.1" screen at WXGA+, then what is produced is a reproduction of what that 1440x900 image looked like on a 12.1" screen. Assuming we're both running Windows at the standard 96DPI, wouldn't that 12.1" image be stay 12.1", regardles of which resolution it's viewed at?

    Maybe I'm off with that, but what I need to end up with is a 12.1" (diagonal of course) picture of both WXGA and WXGA+ resolutions without any distortion - basically just like it looks on the native display. Photos of the actual machine would be helpful, but they don't compare to having the clean, clear image to view at the proper size.

    If someone could post a screenshot taken on native WXGA+ 12.1" and WXGA 12.1" displays, I'd be perfectly ok being proven wrong.
     
    Rich.Carpenter, Feb 17, 2009
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    Rich.Carpenter Cranky Bastage

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    I tinkered with the scaling in Vista, and though it does seem to work a bit better than XP or other previous versions of Windows, the result still looks different than the original - a little out of proportion or something.
     
    Rich.Carpenter, Feb 18, 2009
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    MidnightSun, Feb 18, 2009
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    Rich.Carpenter Cranky Bastage

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    Ok. I stand corrected. I still had to resize them to view them at 12.1". I guess what I need are some high quality photos.

    This one actually depicts the display at very close to 12.1" when viewed at WSXGA+ on my screen:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/xchric/2933641380/sizes/l/
     
    Rich.Carpenter, Feb 18, 2009
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    Morien Notebook Consultant

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    MidnightSun, those are some nice looking desktops. What program are you using for that?

    Also, you don't happen to have any screenshots (1280x800) which show programs open do you? I'm trying to see if the resolution would be good for me (I'm looking at X200(s), though in Australia there is only a WXGA screen).

    Thanks
    Michael

     
    Morien, Feb 18, 2009
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