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    WXGA, WXGA+ and WSXGA+ on a 15-inch screen

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by taso89, Aug 6, 2007.

  1. taso89

    taso89 Notebook Consultant

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    Depending on the DPI on your monitor, these images may not show up as exactly 15 inches on your screen (they do on mine at 96 DPI). However, they are accurate versions of how 1280x800, 1400x900 and 1680x1050 would look on a 15-inch screen. This is meant to give you a comparison of how the resolution would look at the standard DPI as opposed to the higher-res DPI of the three resolutions offered by Dell for their 15-inch screens :)

    1280x800 (WXGA):
    ORIGINAL:
    http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/6947/myscreenbytinybrqb0.png
    RESIZED TO 15-INCH SCREEN:
    http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/7931/1280800cl8.png

    1440x900 (WXGA+):
    ORIGINAL:
    http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/7139/xpwb6diamondbyyingjunjiqb9.jpg
    RESIZED TO 15-INCH SCREEN:
    http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/480/1440900resizedpp0.png

    1680x1050 (WSXGA+):
    ORIGINAL:
    http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7260/16801050origbg8.png
    RESIZED TO 15-INCH SCREEN:
    http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/8426/1680x1050resizedgf2.png
     
    taso89, Aug 6, 2007
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  2. Cactapus

    Cactapus Notebook Geek

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    Thanks for this. I was worried that the WXGA would have huge icons and text.
     
    Cactapus, Aug 6, 2007
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  3. ATR90

    ATR90 Notebook Evangelist

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    Great post!
     
    ATR90, Aug 6, 2007
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  4. virtuoso015

    virtuoso015 Notebook Guru

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    yeah, man... been a great help, thanx
     
    virtuoso015, Aug 6, 2007
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  5. P_Schneider

    P_Schneider Notebook Consultant

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    They look good to me. Thanks for posting.
    So is it hit or miss if you get one that appears "grainy"? So far I haven't seen any posts with the WXGA screens being the culprit but it's hard to tell if it's just one style/type/options screen.
    I ordered the WXGA anti-glare so I'm hoping for the best.
     
    P_Schneider, Aug 6, 2007
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  6. taso89

    taso89 Notebook Consultant

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    Oh no, these aren't actually screenshots from a Dell screen, any graininess in these can be associated with my image compression :p Basically I found desktop screenshots at 1280x800, 1440x900 and 1680x1050, and then just resized them appropriately.
     
    taso89, Aug 6, 2007
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  7. P_Schneider

    P_Schneider Notebook Consultant

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    Gotcha, thanks for the clarification
     
    P_Schneider, Aug 6, 2007
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  8. Gigamaster89

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    Very nice!
     
    Gigamaster89, Aug 6, 2007
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  9. profanile

    profanile Notebook Enthusiast

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    One thing, monitor sizes are 15.4 inches. Try resizing 1280x800 to 15.4inch and there should be no change.
     
    profanile, Aug 9, 2007
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  10. taso89

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    Yeah that's probably true, I did use 15 inches in all my calculations, but you get the picture.
     
    taso89, Aug 9, 2007
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  11. farelli09

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    yea technically it's a 15.4 inch screen.
     
    farelli09, Aug 9, 2007
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  12. profanile

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    Not really since the difference between a 15" and 15.4" comparison is the blurriness you see in those images, sort of a misconception to onlookers.
     
    profanile, Aug 10, 2007
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  13. redvivi

    redvivi Notebook Enthusiast

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    Very useful topic...thanks !
     
    redvivi, Aug 13, 2007
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  14. mask

    mask Notebook Consultant

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    thanks taso. was just wondering, can you size the 1280x800 to a 14 inch?thanks in advance..
     
    mask, Sep 3, 2007
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  15. McLuvin

    McLuvin Notebook Guru

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    i have 1280x800 on a 14.1", you really don't want anything smaller
     
    McLuvin, Sep 3, 2007
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