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    Question about R61 14.1" display resolutions

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by drjohn, Feb 7, 2008.

  1. drjohn

    drjohn Notebook Consultant

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    I'm waiting on an R61 14w that should arrive in a couple of weeks and I've got a question about the display resolution. I ordered mine with the standard 14" WXGA screen, because I'll be doing mostly text-based work with it. But after ordering I noticed on Lenovo's ordering site, in one of their "help me decide" dialogs, this description of the WXGA and WXGA+ resolutions:

    • WXGA: Widescreen XGA
    Resolution: 1280x720,1280×800, 1440×900, 1280x768
    • WXGA+: Widescreen Extended Graphics Array Plus
    Resolution: 1440x900

    This makes it look like the WXGA can display at both 1280x800 and 1440x900. What's the deal? Is this a typo? Is the 1280x800 the WXGA's native resolution and therefore the only one you should really use?

    I'd check it out in person, but mine's not suppose to ship for a couple of weeks! Obsessing, obsessing, obsessing....

    TIA, ~john
     
    drjohn, Feb 7, 2008
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  2. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    It's probably a typo, WXGA on laptops maxes out at 1280x800.
     
    SmoothTofu, Feb 7, 2008
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  3. chubbyfatazn

    chubbyfatazn Notebook Evangelist

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    Text looks best at the screen's native resolution, so yes you'd be better off sticking to the screen's 1280x800 resolution.
     
    chubbyfatazn, Feb 7, 2008
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