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    running T61 15.4" at 1440x900?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by jctl, Sep 4, 2008.

  1. jctl

    jctl Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm trying to decide on the final specs for ordering a T61, and one of things I'm having trouble deciding is the screen resolution. I've used a Macbook Pro before, and like their screen resolution, but it's 1440x900, which isn't available on the 15.4" T61. Would I hate a WXGA screen? I do have problems with eyestrain, since I look at computers so much. If the WSXGA+ screen has too high of a resolution, would there be a problem with running at less than its native resolution? I've never done that before, so I don't know if reducing the screen resolution would make the WSXGA+ screen equal to a WXGA+ screen, or if the quality would be inferior somehow, because the resolution isn't the native one.
    Of course, the screen I'm used to is a 4:3 14" running 1024x768, so maybe the WXGA screen would be ok.
     
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    jaredy Notebook Virtuoso

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    "Problems" would just be visual quality. You could always adjust the DPI if you got the higher resolution.
     
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    jctl Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks so much for the quick answer -- just to make sure I'm understanding you -- a WSXGA+ screen running at 1440x900 would look basically identical to a WXGA+ screen, if that were an option that IBM offered? I think in that case, it might be worth the $50...
     
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    A WSXGA+ screen run at WXGA+ resolution will be fuzzy. Things will be smaller cause you have a larger amount of stuff on the same screen size. I think the WXGA screen seems a better option. The pixels per inch in on a 15.4" WXGA screen will be very similar to a 14" XGA. The Dell E6500 does offer a WXGA+ screen if you're looking for alternatives.
     
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    miro_gt Notebook Deity

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    you must run only native resolution on LCD displays

    get the DPI adjusted if you want bigger objects. I run large fonts on mine for example
     
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    I've had 15.4" MacBookPro envy for some years now. What's always held me back from closing the deal and got me to buy my current T61p 15.4-inch WSXGA+Thinkpad instead is the superiority of this Thinkpad's screen.
    This said, I still do envy the additional "nits" of the MacBookPro screen...
     
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    jctl Notebook Enthusiast

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    How about getting the wsxga+ and using vista's ability to increase the dpi? I've heard mixed reports on how good that capability is.
     
    jctl, Sep 5, 2008
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    Vista is better than XP. Some things are hard coded in XP and won't change with the DPI.
     
    ZaZ, Sep 5, 2008
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