Inspiron 6000: Adjusting WUXGA 1900x1200 resolution down to 1680x1050

Looking for feedback from anyone with a Inspiron 6000 w/ WUXGA.

Do you see any major quality drop if you adjust the WUXGA 1900x1200 resolution down to 1680x1050 which is WSXGA+?

Also, does any run their 6000 with the native res? If so, please comment.

Appreciate the feedback. Thanks.

 

Everyone should run in native resolution or you will see a quality drop. Edges will get fuzzy and some graphics will look out of proportion. That's why it's important to do your homewaork before buying to see what fits you best.

 

The D810 and M70 WUXGA screen is the same as th i6000. Once the settings are right it is just wonderful. There have been plenty of posts on how to do this. For a start, have dpi of 120, extra large fonts, and use Firefox or Opera as your browser rather than IE. For each program, adjust fonts or zoom up to the right setting for you. Or try LiquidView from http://personalcomputing.portrait.com/us/products/lv_overview.html.
The one thing you musn't do is to drop the native resolution. These are not CRT's.

 

Appreciate the feedback. Just curious why Firefox/Opera perform better in this area than IE?

 

hi guys, my first post. i just bought an i6000 with the wuxga. im assuming you guys all have received your i6000's, or know more about the display than me. im just wondering if it was worth the extra $175 i paid to upgrade to wuxga from wxga?

just about everywhere(including this thread), im hearing issues regarding clarity and the screen being extremely tough on the eyes... could any of you comment a little more on that? does it have to do with the brightness or is it something else?

 

The ability to adjust font and zoom settings on IE are more limited. i.e. IE is not HD-compliant. Firefox and Opera are. One would expect IE 7, when it comes out, to catch up in that area. Sometimes one has to use IE (IE-only sites), but 95% of time the others are much better on a WUXGA screen.

 

WUXGA is only "tough on the eyes" when using visual settings suited to other resolutions. Once set up properly, it is MUCH easier on the eyes. Images are denser i.e. less pixilation. The worse your eyes the more beneficial a HD screen, as long as it is not set up as though it were WXGA or something like that. Set up is not difficult. And once it is right, you can leave it settings alone, other than for individual program adjustments (zoom or font settings, again).

 

Is there a guide anywhere that shows you how to tweak the settings to make it easier on the eyes? I recently bought an Inspiron 6000 with WUXGA and was thinking about returning it because it was hard to see some things, but if there was a way to adjust things....

 

One way to go is to try someone else's settings for the 15.4" WUXGA. Then experiment from there. These are mine (I have used them for 5 years, with little change). Make a restore point so you can go back!:

display properties:

settings: advanced: 120dpi [also try 100, 110 and 130?]; color quality: 32 bit

appearance: windows classic style, font size "extra large"
effects: cleartype

appearance: advanced:
active title bar font tahoma 14
icon font tahoma 13
inactive title bar tahoma 14
menu tahoma 12
message box tahoma 12
palette title tahoma 10

Microsoft Word default zoom level: 130%

Mozilla Firefox settings:
Tools ptions:general:fonts and colors:
display resolution: 147 dpi
Proportional: Serif: size (pixels): 24
Serif: Times New Roman
Sans Serif: Arial
Monospace: Courier New: size (pixels): 24
Minimum Font Size: 24

Similarly, the e-mail client Mozilla Thunderbird is set for 147 dpi (the native dpi of the 15.4" WUXGA screen), Arial Black Fonts, and a minimum font of 24 pixels.

IE text size is set to "largest".

These are just my settings. They work fine for me. They might help someone?