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    using non-native resolution

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by jtodd939, Jul 26, 2006.

  1. jtodd939

    jtodd939 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I want to get a 15" T60 for the flexview. But 1600 x 1200 is insanely small for 15" screen. Seems to be only offering from Lenovo. Could I set the monitor to something like 1280 x 1024 or something? Or will stuff be blurry and such. Is 1600 the only resolution you can really use on the display?
     
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  2. totono

    totono Notebook Consultant

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    on lcds, if you set them to any other resolution besides their native one it will look blurry/soft. there are ways, however, to increase the size of fonts and icons without changing the native resolution. if this is a big issue for you i would look into other notebooks. sony's offer native resolution of 1200 x 800 on all their notebooks i think.
     
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    SkiBunny Notebook Deity

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    This has got to change... on the employee site you can get 1400x1050 on T60 both 14" and 15".

    Or if you cant wait, look for a good deal on a leftover T43 with 1400x1050, even in flexview. There's good deals out there which will costs you several hundred $$ less
     
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    pbdavey Notebook Consultant

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    800x600 will be perfect on 1600x1200, you just end up with 4(square):1 pixel scaling. Fonts are probably the best way to go. Also, if you resize and use TrueType fonts (tune the TrueType), I don't really notice any problems with an non power of 2 scalings. I use my T60 (14") in native 1400x1050 (comparable to 15" @ 1600x1200) and love it, but I'm not to the reading glasses age (40 it seems).
     
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