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    Resolution Problems

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by rickt, May 17, 2006.

  1. rickt

    rickt Notebook Consultant

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    Is there a way to make my resolution larger on the WSXGA+ Truelife screen. Everything just seems so small, but when I go into display and make it larger, everything becomes grainy and hard to read. Is there a way to do this so everything is bigger, but it's not grainy?
     
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  2. USAFdude02

    USAFdude02 NBR Reviewer & Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Well clear type will help...but when you move out of 1440x900 resolution you are going to get distortion.
     
    USAFdude02, May 17, 2006
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  3. drumfu

    drumfu super modfu

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    your native res is 1680x1050. if you run outside of this res, your quality reduces. a fix would be to run at your native res, but increase your DPI to > 96. it's not perfect, but many users use this technique with higher res screens.
     
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  4. MarkMcK

    MarkMcK Notebook Evangelist

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    I've found several options or combination of options that help with this....

    Display Properties: Appearance tab; Font Size drop down menu >> Select Large or Extra Large

    Display Properties: Appearance tab; Effects Button; Check 'Use the following method to smooth...' and Select ClearType in the drop down menu; Also check 'Use large icons'

    Display Properties: Settings Tab; Advanced Button; General Tab; Dpi Setting Drop down menu; Select Large size (120dpi)

    hth

    Mark
     
    MarkMcK, May 17, 2006
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