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    Sony Z1 1080p to 900p change

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by michibahn, Sep 23, 2011.

  1. michibahn

    michibahn Notebook Consultant

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    as the title says, is it easy to change from 1080p to 900p screen? i think i can't handle 1080p anymore. i have sony z117 Asian version. tia!
     
    michibahn, Sep 23, 2011
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    Achusaysblessyou eecs geek ftw :D

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    Achusaysblessyou, Sep 24, 2011
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    anytimer Notebook Virtuoso

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    Sigh! If you were in Delhi, we could swap.
     
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  4. pyr0

    pyr0 100% laptop dynamite

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    Why don't you crank up the DPI settings in windows? I use 125% and it is perfect for me. You retain sharpness and your text becomes larger for easier reading. Here is how to do it:

    DPI Display Size Settings - Change - Windows 7 Forums

    For browsing, use firefox and the NoSquint addon. That applies a zoom for each page individually and/or as a global setting. It also scales flash and images so IMO, offers the best browsing experience on high-res, small screens.

    Just try it, it just takes 5 minutes.
     
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    i tried this already and i find it not nice. the fonts are not scaled since it is in its native resolution.
     
    michibahn, Sep 24, 2011
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    pyr0 100% laptop dynamite

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    Thats not true. If you properly set the DPI scaling to 125%, you get the system interface look almost exactly like how it would look on the 1600x900 panel. Some badly written software is incompatible tho, that's right. But for most applications that I use (Windows, Office, Firefox, Adobe Acrobat, Visual Studio etc.) it works just brilliant. Love the sharpness and the ability to chose between plenty of screen real estate or easy readability.
     
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  7. michibahn

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    but you will not get exactly the look of a 1600x900 screen at 100% DPI. I have a VGN-Z with 1600x900 screen and it is not comparable to my VPC-Z1 1080p at 125% DPI
     
    michibahn, Sep 24, 2011
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