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    Is WXGA+ hard to read text on?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by BNHabs, Nov 6, 2008.

  1. BNHabs

    BNHabs Notebook Deity

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    Does anyone with a WXGA+ screen need to increase the text size?
     
    BNHabs, Nov 6, 2008
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    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    lol I have to increase the text at 800x600...

    normal people usually fine WXGA+ to be the sweet spot. not to small, yet there is still a decent amount of screen real estate
     
    yuio, Nov 6, 2008
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    WXGA+ is fine for 14"

    For smaller size screens you might need to up the text size.
     
    flipfire, Nov 6, 2008
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  4. BNHabs

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    Is WXGA fine also?
     
    BNHabs, Nov 6, 2008
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    In my opinion, WXGA is the perfect resolution for a 14" but thats what my eyes prefer.
     
    flipfire, Nov 6, 2008
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  6. BNHabs

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    Well I agree with you lol.
     
    BNHabs, Nov 6, 2008
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    Xseries4ever Notebook Geek

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    Well, IMO the higher the resolution is, the better (pictures are sharper). You can always change the font size to large or extra large in the display properties.
     
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    allfiredup Notebook Virtuoso

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    I love WXGA+ (1440x900 resolution) on 14.1 and 15.4" notebooks. WXGA (1280x800) is fine on a 14.1", but text and icons are almost TOO big on a 15.4 WXGA.

    I recently sold my ThinkPad R61 14.1" and it had the WXGA+ display. I had no trouble with the text and font sizes most of the time. Once in a while, I'd visit a site with text that was a bit tough to read, but Firefox makes it easy to enlarge it using CTRL with the + or - keys.

    I use Excel constantly throughout the day and the WXGA+ made it so much easier to work with larger spreadsheets! WXGA+ actually gives you about 26% more visible area than WXGA, which is what makes it so awesome!

    Beware of WUXGA (1920x1080) 15.4" displays, though. They cost a lot and and the text and icons are microscopic!

    Hope this helps!
     
    allfiredup, Nov 6, 2008
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  9. Zeratul

    Zeratul Notebook Guru

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    Personal matter, yes.

    I would be fine with 140 DPI (x200s). Same (actually, 5% bigger) as a 15,4" wuxga I used for a month in 2005, which tops at 147 DPI. It just happens that I prefer high resolution screens, even if I need to increase the text size.
     
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    I normally run native resolutions, but when it comes to smaller screens i have have a hard time reading text.

    NBR views great on WXGA+
     
    flipfire, Nov 6, 2008
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  11. Matt

    Matt Notebook Deity

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    Man... I don't think I could stand that. WAY too low of a resolution for me. :p

    I'd want WSXGA+ on a 14.1" Widescreen. :D (Currently have SXGA+ on a 14.1" Standard.)
     
    Matt, Nov 6, 2008
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