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    blurry XGA on SXGA+ screen

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by 2lazy2sleep, Nov 19, 2008.

  1. 2lazy2sleep

    2lazy2sleep Newbie

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    Hello,

    just bought t61 with sxga+ screen and i use only xga resolution because of my weak eyes. xga and other resolutions except sxga+ look blurry and uncomfortable, i think this is because of pixels 'resizing'. is it possible to fix xga resolution to look clear like sxga+ in any way?

    Thank You
     
  2. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    Thats how it works. If you drop the resolution it gets blurry if you reset it to sxga+ it would be crisp.
     
  3. Jstn7477

    Jstn7477 Sam I Am

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    As X2P basically said, if you are not using the native resolution of the LCD, then the pixels do not match 1:1 and the monitor has to "scale" the image to fill in all the pixels.

    -J.B.
     
  4. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Perhaps you should sell your notebook and get something that's a better fit.
     
  5. kittle

    kittle Notebook Enthusiast

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    I find it works better if you go into windows and raise the sizes on everything (fonts and windows).

    Its tedius at first, but once you are done it looks pretty nice.
     
  6. miro_gt

    miro_gt Notebook Deity

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    keep resolution native, i.e. SXGA+

    change the fonts to LARGE, or EXTRA LARGE ... I use large.

    if that doesn't work, return it to normal fonts, but change the DPI from 96 to 120, and try it.
     
  7. jonlumpkin

    jonlumpkin NBR Transmogrifier

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    This is to be expected. LCDs (especially laptop LCDs), have very poor scalers. If you pick anything other than the native resolution, or quarter pixel (700x525 in your case), it will look very bad.

    Set your display to 1400x1050, and adjust font sizes. You can either adjust fonts, DPI, etc. in Windows, or do it on a per application basis ( ctrl & + works in most (or control and mouse wheel if you have one)).

    High resolution screens are great because of the real estate and clarity for photo editing. But they can make fonts unreadable for some people.
     
  8. thomasg_gpm

    thomasg_gpm Notebook Guru

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    Gladly we live in a time beyond typewriters, so font sizes are not fixed.
    Almost any application allows to change the font-size and so on, too, and modern browsers allow to scale the whole website including pictures and so on (use firefox).
    Keep the screen, use the native resolution and change the fontsize.
     
  9. mgh_a1

    mgh_a1 Notebook Evangelist

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    I suggest changing the DPI settings. Revert back to the native resolution first. Then go into display properties and start tweaking the DPI until you find a scale that works for you.

    I've done this before and it works nice. It also effects all your programs so you dont have to try to calibrate each one.