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post #21 of 24
5/1/08 at 10:52pm
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Ok...so I need to know, by using the 1920 screen at 1440 resolution is it going to look the same as if I bought the 1440 resolution monitor? Hope this makes sense.
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post #22 of 24
5/1/08 at 11:07pm
I have never seen a direct comparison like that, however I think it would look slightly poorer by scaling down the resolution to 1440x900 as compared to one made for that resolution. Not significantly poorer, but a little.
However, if you are to scale it down there is another resolution, you would probably be better off scaling it to 1680x1050 as it is less of a jump and the fonts should still be readable with no tampering.

Allow me to direct you to this thread
http://www.notebookforums.com/thread192591.html

Those pics compare 1280x800, 1680x1050, and 1920x1200. Though the pictures are a little blurry, it should give you a little insight into the resolutions compared to each other.
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post #23 of 24
5/2/08 at 1:01am
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Originally Posted by techadventures View Post
Ok...so I need to know, by using the 1920 screen at 1440 resolution is it going to look the same as if I bought the 1440 resolution monitor? Hope this makes sense.
I've never done a direct comparison b/w 1440 on a "native" 1440 display where that's the max res, and a 1920 display where you're "scaling down." I have the latter, and I know that 1440 does not look great to me. Of course, it is relative to 1920. Maybe it would look entirely fine to me if I'd never experienced 1920.

The point is, if you get a 1920 display, you should never have to scale down. If the text is too small for you to read, you can crank up the font size in Windows. I use the standard "large font" scheme, which I think is 125% of the normal font size. If that's too small for you, then you can try 140% or 160% or whatever. You'll still have all the advantages of the ultra-sharp hi-res along with more readable text.
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post #24 of 24
5/2/08 at 12:14pm
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Well, after all that I called and changed my order to the LED 1440 screen. I think this will be the best screen for me and I appreciate all the help form everybody on this forum
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