tiny font on dv6-6190us

Hi guys,
i just bought hp pavilion dv6-6190us actually it 's a very powerful laptop , but i'm facing weired problem that everything on the screen is tiny specially the font , i hardly can read the web site or anything else , i checked the resolution i found it 1920*1080 ,my eyes began to pop out lool, i dont know how to fix this

 

go to control panel

search "DPI"

make font larger or smaller

choose what you want

 

Thanks Jaguare , the fonts are more comfortable now ,but most of the images lost it resolution, (it looks like when a small image and try to stretch it )

 

anyone know how to switch between the integrated GPU and the Radeon GPU?

 

There is no manual switching. It's automatic. When you start up a DirectX application the Radeon will kick in

 

you can set programs to the amd gpu by putting them on high performance. Just clicking on your desktop and selecting configure switchable graphics.

OpenGl programs dont work however. They will use only the intel gpu, to learn more look at the sticky

 

sshehab,

I was thinking of getting the same laptop, but was curious about the screen. Does it have good vertical viewing angles, or does the color wash out when you move your head a little up or down? Also, is the print really that small that it is hard to read from 2-3 feet away? Is your eyesight good, or is the screen bad? Thanks

 

You must be used to larger or lower resolution screens. Can't you just change the resolution to 1600x900 or 1366x768? Should make everything equally large like a standard laptop display. What resolution and screen size was your last laptop?

 

my last laptop resolution was toshiba a200-10w 1,280 x 800 , i cant find 1600x900 but when i did 1366x768 the font is fine but the colours washed up !!! !! by the way when it's recommended to use 1920x1080 resolution ?

 

Actally the laptop is very powerful and looks elegant too , ya it has a good vertical viewing , the colors are OK , if you made the resolution on 1920x1080 it will be hard to view it from this distance , ya my eyes fine ..

 

I like 1920x1080 because you can fit a lot more on the screen, and it is 1080p for movies/games. There should be a setting for color saturation somewhere, when you turn that up you get your color back big time. Its probably under display settings where brightness or contrast is. Let me know if it works.

 

i found it , and i changed it but still semi washed out

 

Are you happy with the screen or should I skip it and get the Sony,
the screen clarity, viewing angles, and color is very important to me
at 1920x1080 (but not so important that I am going to spend the $$s
on an IPS panel laptop). Has anyone seen the Sony VCPF 226 series
1080p at Best Buy to compare this to the HP display?

 

As far as 1080p screens go, the HP's isn't the greatest. This guy compared it to the Sony Vaio Z and the Sony was better:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-...-order-status-discussion-173.html#post7555962

 

you should be able to set the resolution to 1366x768

 

Comparing this HP budget laptop to a 2000 dollar laptop by Sony is ridiculous. The HP screen is great for its price, but of course not one of the best screen out there.

 

Well I am looking at the HP dv6t 1080p vs Sony F series 1080p.
Both are about $1200, both have same quad 2930, HP has better
gaming with ATI 4770 vs Sony Nvidia 540M, ATI has better battery life and
15" is smaller/lighter. All around the HP is better, but the fact is with
a laptop you will be looking at the screen all the time (and are'nt going to replace it). If people can read 1920x1080 on a 13" Sony display, then 1920x1080 on their 16.3" should be great. I just wish the Sony had a more current gaming GPU. It's a tough decision, and I would hardly call the HP dv6 a budget laptop.

 

P.S. (Looking at 4" phone at 960x800 or something), obviously phones aren't too hard to read, 1920x1080 at 15" shouldn't be a problem if it is a GOOD display, hence Sony (Guaranteed good display). HP panel lottery of LG or AUO, which neither are probably anywhere near the Sony or your cell phone.

 

Okay, first of all, there is no "2930" processor, you're probably thinking of the i7-2630qm or i7-2720qm or i7-2820qm or something.

Second of all, the DV6t doesn't come with the ATI 4770, it comes with the AMD 6770m, AMD bought out ATI a long time ago.

Third of all, if you use the 30% off coupon+5% ebates and don't go overboard with the specs, the DV6tqe should be a lot cheaper than $1200. Not sure about the Sony.

Fourth of all, all of the new 1080p equipped DV6s are shipping with the LG panel. There is no "lottery", the 1080p AUO panels in some older DV6s have been discontinued and is no longer used by HP.

Fifth of all, just because Sony has a good 1080p display for their 13" notebook doesn't mean that the 16" will be good as well. They'll use a different panel for their 16" laptops that may or may not be better. Do some research and find out what particular panel they're using and how it compares to the LG one found in the DV6 before deciding which one is better.

 

Hi , guys
i took a shoot for my screen, some programs when i opened it it's blurred , please see the picture , and some others are OK really i dont know how to deal with this 1920x1080 resolution !!!

 

Thanks, good to know they are all LG panels now.

 

That doesn't look blurry to me...

It's a tradeoff, either you can see stuff at 1080p or you can't, and if you can't you need to up the DPI, but if you up the DPI some things might look blurry. That's life. There's no magic bullet setting that will make it perfect for you.

 

You can try this: Windows ClearType Tuner

I hope this helps. But the whole purpose of 1080p res. screen is that you can fit a lot more windows onto 1 screen without toggling them back and forth. As a programmer, that is so valuable.

 

If i increase DPI everything getter bigger, blurry and out of place.
Did you tried: Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Personalization\Window Color and Appearance and choose advanced ? You can choose what you want to increase.