Dell inspiron 9100 screen UXGA 1920x1200

Hi, I am buying a Dell Ispiron 9100 soon. Can somebody help me choose a screen? I would like to get the UXGA(1920x1200). Would this cause eye trouble. My eye's are perfect, so I think I should be o.k.
The UXGA would be perect for viewing a dvd's, or am I wrong?
Thanks.


Hello

 

I have perfect eyes too but I much prefer SXGA to the UXGA. I find UXGA is just too small, and SXGA is perfectly fine for viewing DVDs. IMHO, go with the SXGA and you'll save money and be happier.

 

I would also agree with abaxter....having had a UXGA before, and now owning an SXGA screen, I think it's much easier on the eyes and still looks great.

 

I have an interesting question in reference to this.

Would you guys recommend a 15.4" XGA+ (1280x800) resolution or a 15" SXGA+ (1400x1200)?

I've had a notebook with 15" SXGA+ and a 16.1" UXGA and I agree UXGA is too tiny. But would XGA on a 15.4" widescreen look too large as it does on a 15"?

Lastly, how does UXGA look on a 17" widescreen notebook? Is it tiny as well?

Thanks!

 

I can vouch for the SXGA being the best all-around resolution. It can fit a lot of stuff on screen, but all of the text is large enough to be easily readable.

I'm afraid I can't say anything regarding the 17".


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How does WSXGA+ look? I'll I've seen are the XGA models in best buy [ ] Things didn't look to large, but then again, you can't browse the web on those.

 

I'm using a WSXGA+ and it looks great. In my opinion a good compromise between WXGA and WUXGA.

Personally, I just think having a WXGA really limits your resolution. If one is concerned about WUXGA being too hard on the eyes or too small, then WSXGA is the best compromise.

 

What I was thinking. Shame the Aspire 2025 from Acer is stuck at XGA+ [ !]
Now if that was WSXGA+, I'd definately get that over the Travelmate 8000...but right now I'm somewhat at a loss as which one to go with. I have a feeling gaming at 1024x768 on the aspire will get a little old [ ]

 

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Lozza

 

i love my WUXGA!!!!

i'm a resolution lover... the more the merrier!

why settle for a less accurate image?

yes yes, always the complaint, its sooo small!

well there are options in windos to set the size.. maintaining the same resolution.. up the dpu to 120.. then you get larger everything with in fact MUCH MORE quality!!

Loz

 

well even the characters in word documents etc.. will be more clear, less jaggardness along the rounded edges..

in fact tahts a place where you cant complain about size because you just zoom text to page width or text width, whicever you prefer..

high res will always give you a better image.. or better text for that matter!

i am not sure as i run 96dpi

but i assume it would be like running a resolution down from 1920x1200 sizewise however with the desktop still displayed at full res..

Loz

 

Hi overnite,

Whether to go for the SXGA+ or UXGA seems to be really a personal preference. Some people prefer the SXGA, and some the UXGA (...but don't go for the XGA!). You have to try them out for yourself and see what you prefer.

I have the UXGA myself, and abosolutely love it. Indeed, when you use the laptop out of the box, the fonts are way too small. But if you tweak the font settings in all the software as well as in the operating system and IE6, the font size will look completely normal and you'll have great graphics at the same time. There are previous posts on this forum to tell you just what to do. Also, don't forget to alter the HEX keys for IE6 to shut off autoresizing, and increase the font size.

 

"There are previous posts on this forum to tell you just what to do. Also, don't forget to alter the HEX keys for IE6 to shut off autoresizing, and increase the font size."

under what titles would these be?

what is the HEX keys for IE6?

thanx,

Loz

 

Personally, I like the XGA. The difference in picture quality, graphics etc. is very minor. I doubt you would notice any differences in a piture displayed on a XGA vs a UXGA.
One area where the UXGA does come in handy is if you work on multiple applications at the same time. Because with the extra real estate you are able to place windows side by side so you don't have to overlap them.

 

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Braiot
[brBecause with the extra real estate you are able to place windows side by side so you don't have to overlap them.
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bingo the real estate is great.. i like fitting more stuff on my screens...

the reason why i run quad monitor setup at home ;-)

http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lchi325/DSCF4565.JPG

Loz

 

Now that's an interesting setup. How does that work exactly?

 

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Braiot

 

Lozza,

If you look at previous postings by me and other guys in this forum (the Dell one) it talks about how to set up the fonts and HEX keys etc. The HEX keys are 'hexadecimal keys' in the windows registry settings (basically you just want to turn off autoresizing, increase IE6 font size to medium, adjust windows fonts from display settings, then adjust fonts in text based programs like LATEX etc etc.).

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ok thanx mate

will look into that

Loz