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    TP W510 screen: is HD+ 1600x900 or 1440x900?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by ehyunwoo, Feb 19, 2010.

  1. ehyunwoo

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    ehyunwoo, Feb 19, 2010
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    dansari Notebook Guru

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    It's 1600x900, i.e., a 16:9 ratio as is the FHD screen (1920x1080). 1440x900 is WXGA+, and is 16:10 ratio, what many of us wish were standard instead of 16:9!
     
    dansari, Feb 19, 2010
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    Thanks! that makes it clear! Thank you!
     
    ehyunwoo, Feb 20, 2010
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  4. talean

    talean Notebook Guru

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    So that means that W510 does have 1920x1080 screen resolution because on web page it only says 1440x900.
     
    talean, Feb 22, 2010
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  5. dansari

    dansari Notebook Guru

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    That must be old (they say 16:10 aspect ratio, but W510 displays are all 16:9).

    FHD is 1920x1080; HD+ is 1600x900. Trust me, I have the HD+ and am working on it right now :)
     
    dansari, Feb 22, 2010
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    LYuan Notebook Consultant

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    Also, from some posts on here, it seems like if you call in, you can get the FHD screen for $250 on the W510 (something you can't get on the website).
     
    LYuan, Feb 22, 2010
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    Mutnat Notebook Consultant

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    Anyone that can work in 1920 x 1080 on a 15.6" screen has much better eyes than I do!!
     
    Mutnat, Feb 22, 2010
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    antskip Notebook Deity

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    on the contrary, the poorer your eyes, the better for them the higher the native PPI - assuming one can and does set the software visual settings to suit!... :)
     
    antskip, Feb 22, 2010
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    Except not all programs scale well...
     
    sgogeta4, Feb 22, 2010
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    antskip Notebook Deity

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    very true! there are many programs designed by people who still inhabit pre-HD worlds, unfortunately. i am one of those who are lucky enough not to have to use such programs, and have loved the advent of HD. :)
     
    antskip, Feb 22, 2010
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    This sounds counter-intuitive to me, but I'll take your word for it.
     
    Mutnat, Feb 22, 2010
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    Basically, antskip is talking about increasing the DPI settings in Windows on a higher-resolution display (to, say, 120). Thus, each character will have more pixels making it up than on a lower-resolution display with the default DPI setting (96). This is actually easier on the eyes because the text is more fine and sharp.

    Windows 7 and Windows Vista handle these DPI settings quite well, so if your eyes are not fantastic, bumping up the DPI may help.
     
    MidnightSun, Feb 22, 2010
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