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    Prospective 1080p question

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by pragmobile, Apr 6, 2013.

  1. pragmobile

    pragmobile Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, I'm considering the XPS 13 L322x with full IPS HD
    Just wondering, on Dell's website the screen specs are a bit vague. Many outlet model specs say:
    "13.3 Inch FHD with LED Display " (e.g. on system DDC9VZXC)
    does Dell have a non IPS FHD screen with the new XPS? I thought IPS and LED are alternate technologies. Or is it just how dells calls the IPS FHD?

    Also, I don't really need the 1080p resolution, I just want the IPS quality - view angles and brightness. Will those properties shine through (literally) even if I reduce the display resolution to 720p? or will I get an overall worse quality than an STN 720p Dell?

    Thanks
     
    pragmobile, Apr 6, 2013
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  2. Gloomy

    Gloomy Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes and Yes, but do note that everything will look blurry at 1280x720 on a 1920x1080 display.
     
    Gloomy, Apr 6, 2013
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    ok much obliged..
     
    pragmobile, Apr 7, 2013
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    pragmobile Notebook Enthusiast

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    And how is the older 720p display? half the nits, something like that? so what am I going to do, if all the new laptops coming up will have micro retina resolutions, and I want a 720p (or at most a 1600x900) res screen with 350-400nits and IPS?

    many thanks
     
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    What you want to do is set the DPI higher, not stretch a smaller resolution out. Windows has DPI scaling that'll let you do that. The XPS 12's and 13's come with the scaling set to 125%, but I bumped my XPS 12 up to 150% and it looks pretty great.
     
    Gloomy, Apr 7, 2013
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