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native 1400 x 1050 screen resolution on T60's 15" LCD is way too impractical to use

post #1 of 16
8/24/06 at 8:37pm
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I was really looking forward to getting my new T60 but the native 1400 x 1050 makes it insanely hard to read anything on the 15" LCD without straining your eyes and getting a headache. I've had the T60 for a week now and showed it to others in my office and they all think it's way too fine of a resolution for a 15" LCD. Of course when you change it to any other resolution the display looks out of focus because the native setting is 1400 x 1050. I've tried changing the font size and everything else but the end result looks lame at best.

I'm bummed because I really like everything else about it, but because I can't read it I'm seriously considering sending it back to IBM. Has anyone else had the same experience?

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post #2 of 16
8/24/06 at 9:54pm
You do have 30 days to return it...

It's all personal preference really, I can't stand xga and need sxga+ regardless of screen size. Just too used to the extra real estate on the desktop and it is better for photoshop'ing. If you call I'm sure you can work something out even without a return but have them credit the difference back to you and have an xga lcd put on the system.
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post #3 of 16
8/24/06 at 10:44pm
My T60P just arrived, and the 1400 x1050 looks absolutely beautiful on the 14" screen. It's really a matter of personal preference.
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post #4 of 16
8/25/06 at 12:09am
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I just compared the T60 side-by-side with my Treo 700p and the Treo has larger print than the T60. I'm only in my 30's and I don't need bifocals yet. I guess I must be an outlier on the bell curve.
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post #5 of 16
8/25/06 at 2:26pm
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Originally Posted by Xymox
I just compared the T60 side-by-side with my Treo 700p and the Treo has larger print than the T60. I'm only in my 30's and I don't need bifocals yet. I guess I must be an outlier on the bell curve.
The native settings on my "p" are 1600x1400 and I use it at 1280x1024 and everything is very clear.
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post #6 of 16
8/25/06 at 2:34pm
yeah windows support for handling hi-res screens and fonts is awful... setting 'large fonts' just messes with the scaling of pictures in IE. i wonder if vista will be any better.

I have a WUXGA and my screen is hodge podge of font sizes where I have been able to adjust them without messing up native resolution of icons and buttons...
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post #7 of 16
8/25/06 at 11:57pm
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Originally Posted by Xymox
I was really looking forward to getting my new T60 but the native 1400 x 1050 makes it insanely hard to read anything on the 15" LCD without straining your eyes and getting a headache. I've had the T60 for a week now and showed it to others in my office and they all think it's way too fine of a resolution for a 15" LCD. Of course when you change it to any other resolution the display looks out of focus because the native setting is 1400 x 1050. I've tried changing the font size and everything else but the end result looks lame at best.

I'm bummed because I really like everything else about it, but because I can't read it I'm seriously considering sending it back to IBM. Has anyone else had the same experience?

Running a laptop (or any LCD for that matter) at anything other than the native resolution will typically result in some degradation in text clarity.

However, you can increase the dpi (dots per inch) setting in Windows to increase the font size and this will NOT reduce the clarity of the text. Although I don't normally like to go as high as the alternate setting of 120, you can select the custom setting and select your own dpi value - typically I think 106 is optimal.

To change the dpi setting, right-click on the desktop, select properties, then click the "Settings" tab, then click the Advanced button.

I have a T60 with the SXGA+ resolution and I find it absolutely excellent... and I wear bifocals. At the office, I use an external LCD (Dell 24" widescreen) that has a resolution of 1920 X 1200 and it seems just a little too small, but that's the native resolution, that's what I use.
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post #8 of 16
8/26/06 at 12:48am
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One of the first things I tried when I got it was adjusting the dpi but I just couldn't get things to look right.

One of the guys in my office switched from Thinkpad to the MacBook Pro and he absolutely loves it. He's running the parallel boot and I have to admit that I'm quite tempted, especially since the screen looks "just right" with the native format. *gasp* I never thought I would consider an Apple laptop... until now.
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post #9 of 16
8/26/06 at 11:54pm
The Macbook Pro uses an unusually large resolution (1440 X 900) for a 15" laptop. Typically, in the PC world, the only laptops that I know of that have this resolution are the Thinkpad Z series and the Dell 620. Both are 14" widescreens.

I'm using a Z61t right now with this resolution and I find it excellent for software development.

If you're just doing email or office work, then a larger resolution is probably more advantageous; however, if you're doing spreadsheet or any kind of software development or graphics work, then the higher the resolution the better.

I've seen the resolution on an Apple and it is very seductive; however, try placing your hand underneath it just below the LCD. Wow, those babies get hot. If there is one thing I can't stand it's a hot running laptop. And from what I hear, the new Merom processors might be even more of problem when it comes to heat dissipation.
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post #10 of 16
8/27/06 at 12:26am
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Originally Posted by Xymox
I was really looking forward to getting my new T60 but the native 1400 x 1050 makes it insanely hard to read anything on the 15" LCD without straining your eyes and getting a headache. I've had the T60 for a week now and showed it to others in my office and they all think it's way too fine of a resolution for a 15" LCD. Of course when you change it to any other resolution the display looks out of focus because the native setting is 1400 x 1050. I've tried changing the font size and everything else but the end result looks lame at best.

I'm bummed because I really like everything else about it, but because I can't read it I'm seriously considering sending it back to IBM. Has anyone else had the same experience?
I disagree. I just got a new T60 with 15" SXGA screen, and the 1400 resolution is very usable (i'm using it right now), even though it's higher res than i use on my 19" desktop monitor. Everyone at my office has 14" laptops and uses 1400X.. resolution as a standard. It's not for everyone, but obviously lots of people use it just fine.
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post #11 of 16
8/27/06 at 12:51am
the 1440 x 900 resolution is very popular with 17 inch notebooks and extremely popular with gaming notebooks.

I'm currently using the 1400 x 1050 on my t60p and find it ot be excellent ( a reivew will be coming shortly). It all really comes down to a matter of prefernce and eyesight. It's really a lovely screen.
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post #12 of 16
8/27/06 at 7:52am
I also have the T60P with the 14" screen set at 1400x1050 with no problems
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post #13 of 16
8/29/06 at 12:22am
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Originally Posted by jjfcpa
I'm using a Z61t right now with this resolution and I find it excellent for software development.

How bad that they refuse to put discrete graphics on them
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post #14 of 16
8/29/06 at 12:57am
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Originally Posted by mikemex
How bad that they refuse to put discrete graphics on them

Doesn't the Z series have an x1300 as well asn an x1400 option?
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post #15 of 16
8/29/06 at 3:48pm
Z & T have Intel 950, X1300 & 1400. Also, "p" models have FireGL cards.
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post #16 of 16
8/29/06 at 10:21pm
I don't think the Z series T has a FireGL card, does it?
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