Anyone feels the same? The screen of X220 is very tough on my eyes. The fonts are tiny. I know I can zoom 5X the fonts in the web browser, but it's inconvenient, and the Windows boxes and menus etc. are tiny, too. When I got my x200s I thought its fonts too small, but x220 is worse. Maybe the next X-series model will require magnifiers.![]()
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The X200s has 124.7 dpi, the X220 has 125.4 dpi. Somehow I doubt that 0,7 dpi more make much of a difference...
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Just found the change dpi text size! That's what I did with x200s.
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that's why i switched to the t410s, which imho is a much better machine.
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The only problem with changing the text size is that some application menus won't display correctly.
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John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator
An alternative is to set the display scaling to 125%. I think that enlarges everything, not just the text.
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I think the x200s is close to 140dpi, so I'm surprised things look smaller on the x220.
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and to think people want even 1400/*** screen, god help your eyes then!!
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Oh man... You're complaining about the characteristics of 1366*768 on a 12.5" display as being too strenuous?
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I just change Chrome's page zoom (options/ under the bonnet) to 120% because most of my reading is done in the browser. I would prefer to keep it at 100% because it looks a bit better but even with reading glasses, it's a strain.
On a side note, I strongly suspect that 6 years of daily computer and internet use (mainly social network sites) has accelerated my age-related long-sightedness (presbyopia). Has it been worth that cost? -
I've no idea how old you are toast but once you get to your mid forties, your eyesight will probably deteriorate and small text will become more difficult to read.
Sometimes in life you have to experience things in order to really understand them -
I'm not saying that your needs shouldn't be accommodated, but it's disappointing that manufacturers pay so much attention to your portion of the bell curve (either consciously, or in coincidence with their own aims).
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My dad got a new X220 last month to replace his old T60, and although his vision is even worse than mine and he's nearly 60, his only compliant about the X220 is the low resolution and low DPI value compared to his old 4:3 1400x1050 14" T60. Definitely a personal preference that doesn't really have a correlation with vision. -
Something that works well for me, in respect to Chrome, or any application really that lets you, I changed all the fonts to Verdana; it is a small change that made a big difference for me and people who get my emails, which are composed with Verdana, note that it is easier to read as well.
FWIW
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Thanks, will try that out!
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Verdana definitely makes everything more readable for me even though the normal DPI is comfortable. I definitely would have trouble with the Vaio Z's 13" 1920 x 1080 screen at standard settings, though it would make everything crisper.
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Btw I just tried google chrome and it is indeed much better than the other browsers. The screen size is relatively larger, too because on the top of the screen the tabs, address bar only take minimum space. -
Have a Magical Day! -
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My guess is, that if the hardware/drivers communicate the physical size of the display to Windows, Windows will calculate the physical DPI and adjust itself to make for a comfortable computing experience. It might end up guessing wrong, but I think for most people this it would work, because they would never bother with DPI settings.
For example my T500 always ends up somewhere near 125% after a clean install. But for my X201i, this does not happen. -
is it just me or did everything just get smaller after switching back to 100%? Darn my curiosity for putting it into 125%...btw that font trick really helped
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Unless I use an external monitor, I find it very nice to have 125% setup. Windows 7 scales icons and everything else, so yes, everything did get smaller when you got back to 100%
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hmmm yeah i find the 125% pretty tight as well. Although i did notice that it was unproportionally smaller than everything else (looking at fonts that is), hence my going back to 100%. @lenardg whats your set up for display? 125% right...and for the fonts in your browser what size do you have them?
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Lately I use a 24" display at home, so I have it set Windows scaling to 100%, otherwise everything is huge on the display
Usually I just change the Windows 7 setting to 125% (or sometimes I just use 120%) if needed. I do not change anything else, so I leave browser font size to default settings. That way I do not have to setup everything again if I change the Windows setting.
But I do increase/decrease browser font size on the fly (Ctrl-+ or Ctrl-- for Chrome, also Ctrl-mousewheel works. Ctrl-0 to reset) -
For that reason, I've only changed the Chrome setting this time around. Scared to mess with Windows. -
Correct.
I have it set for Verdana for both.
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Now that I look at my T42 - it looks 'old'. -
Firefox has a NoSquint addon that lets you override scaling per-site. Useful for those common sites you visit that don't take to a fixed scaling well. Also text color override, but no font override, AFAIK.
X220 tiny fonts hurt the eyes badly
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