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Originally Posted by KCK
aamsel:
Yes, your horizontal pixel density (proportional to 1024/5 = 204.8) is greater than your vertical pixel density (proportional to 768/4 = 192). Since their ratio is 204.8/192 = 1.0666..., the circles are stretched vertically by 6.7%. That is not too much, I guess. As for readability, do you have ClearType on? Further, some video cards are better than others for non-native resolutions on LCD-s. What card are you using? |
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Originally Posted by KCK
aamsel:
Let me address your several issues in some order. I guess you are not worried about your vertical stretching by 6.7%. Still, some combinations of video cards / drivers / external LCD-s might work without any distortions, at the cost of black vertical sidebars. To this end, you could peek at the documention of your LCD (or just enter its on-screen setup), and look in your video driver for features such as "maintain a fixed aspect ratio". I have no idea about which desktop cards do better at non-native. However, most notebook users agree that nVidia does better than ATI. This is not what you would like to hear for your desktop, but it is yet another aspect to burden your notebook options! As for MonitorsDirect's BestView, I guess it just provides another interface for Windows options. Maybe it does more, but if you wish to try it, check your current settings first, since it may not be easy to revert to them afterwards. Let me add that on my C840's UltraSharp UXGA with Windows setting of 120 DPI, everything looks just fine, including fonts, icons, IE on most sites, etc. Hence I have never felt the need for exploring other settings. I just hope it will be the same with my newly-ordered M60's WUXGA, since it sports nVidia Quadro Go1000 (similar to GeForce FX Go5700). |
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Originally Posted by rincewind
you'd think that the advancements in LCD (the larger resolutions) would cater to everyone, but this is a downside to a small segment of people who do not like the small font/pics/words/etc
while it would be nice if the lcd would just turn down the resolution to run at a smaller setting (visually larger) lcd naitive resolution causes this procedure to look fuzzy if it is not in its naitive resolution... however, ive found that if you go into your display settings u can increase the DPI and enlarge font/text so that it IS readable against a large resolution default dpi is 96, but u can increase it to 120 and things become large |
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Originally Posted by Sinner6
aamsel,
Just curious if you are aware of this trick: While viewing a webpage in IE, hold down the control key and give your Mousewheel a spin. Yes, you can dynamically change font sizes in IE on the fly. Firefox also supports this. |
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Originally Posted by MagicRobin
aamsel,
I have been looking forever for a SXGA laptop. I found the Sager 8890, with a 16" SXGA screen, and it was perfect. Unfortunately, the screen itself had banding problems and I had to send it back. So I bought the nc8000 which was exactly what I was looking for, that is to say a 3-spindle design, a known brand in case I have problems and a high-quality build. Now, on to the screen. I currently own a 15" XGA that it extremely comfortable to read, because fonts are so large on it. So I hesitated between the XGA and the SXGA+. I finally took the SXGA+, because it is a better screen by itself (wide angles, more contrast), and also because I believe that XGA is a little outdated especially since future systems and more and more products are adapting to bigger resolutions. I'm still not sure I made the good choice, since I didn't receive the nc8000. I'll be sure to let you know what I think about it once I get it. It's going to be a hard choice, but do not forget that you need to adapt to a bigger resolution. Everything will look small at the very beginning, but once you get used to it, you'll find a lower resolution to be crude-looking. On the other side, if you don't want to try SXGA+, your only choice will be the nc6000/nc8000. |
