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    Screen resolutions on a 1420/1400

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by hi2u, Jul 18, 2007.

  1. hi2u

    hi2u Notebook Enthusiast

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    Can someone post pictures of the Inspiron 1420 or Vostro 1400 with the XGA display and XGA+ display? I'm having a tough time choosing between the two. I would like to see if the font on a resolution of 1440x900 is as small as people say it is.
     
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    jkim Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    font on 1440x900 is not small. its perfectly fine. if it bothers you that much, you can change the font size on webpages and what not with ctrl + scroll wheel
     
    jkim, Jul 18, 2007
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  3. Mark

    Mark Desktop Debugger

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    Go to the store and look at a same size screen with that resolution. That will be the best way to see how small it is. Personally, I like high res screens (my lappy is 15.4" with 1680 x 1050). Some people like lower res screens. Best thing to do is see what you like, and go based off of that.
     
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  4. hi2u

    hi2u Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does anyone have pictures?
     
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    please????
     
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    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    You can increase DPI to make fonts look bigger without any ill effects at higher resolutions. For example here are some screen shots of Vista with different DPI settings : Windows Vista DPI scaling
     
    PhoenixFx, Jul 18, 2007
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