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    Whats the difference between 15.4 WXSGA+ (1600X1050) and 15.4 WXGA (1280X800)

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by kaizen74, May 17, 2006.

  1. kaizen74

    kaizen74 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Whats the difference between 15.4 WXSGA+ (1600X1050) and 15.4 WXGA
    (1280X800)? :confused:

    The 15.4 WXSGA+ (1600X1050) is Matte Display and the 15.4 WXGA (1280X800) is Glossy Display.
     
    kaizen74, May 17, 2006
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    the difference is that the wsxga+ has 1680 vertical rows of pixels and 1050 horizontal rows of pixels. the wxga has 1280 vertical rows of pixels and 800 horizontal rows of pixels.
     
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    so the WXSGA+ is better
     
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  4. Ervin

    Ervin Notebook Consultant

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    It's not better per se. It might be better for some purposes/people, while the WXGA might be better for others. ;)
     
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    Text will be significantly smaller on WSXGA+ than on WXGA, unless you adjust the DPI settings. If you think you won't like tiny text, go with WXGA.
     
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    is text the only thing that will be different?
     
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    It's enough. With DPI increase, some menus/dialogs will break in applications, some web pages will look bad, some thumbnails will be too small, and your eyes might end up suffering, too.

    You should base your decision on the resolution you are used to, the one you have on your desktop display.
     
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    i have a hp pavilion vx74. i dont know what display it has
     
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    With a higher resolution, everything is scalled to be smaller. So as you increase your resolution, the size of the displayed objects will become smaller. The higher resolution can display more text/images, but they will be smaller like flaken said.
     
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    Right-click on the desktop, click Properties, then Settings. It should say something along "X by Y pixels". That's your current resolution.
     
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    right now its 1024 by 786 pixels
     
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    I guess you have a conventional display, not an LCD, so you can play with the different resolutions without blurring.

    Switch it to 1280x960 and see if you like it. Then go to 1600x1200, and try out that. Also try upping the DPI in the Display Properties > Settings > Advanced, and see if you like the overall look. Try it out for a few days before taking a decision.
     
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    I didn't like 1280x960 and my desktop won't let me go to 1600x1200
     
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    you need to go to a computer store and look at the different resolutions. it's obvious that this is a new area for you. you should know that this is one question you can't answer from forum info; you really have to just go look at the different resolutions in person and see which one you like.
     
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