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Sager 5660 and Dell 8200 - LCD display in native and non-native settings

post #1 of 6
12/30/02 at 1:05pm
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In a review, it was noted that when the Dell 8200 (with Ultrasharp) is set in a setting lower than 1600 x 1200, you lose the use of the whole screen.

"The Inspiron 8200 isn't without flaws of course. For one, it would certainly have earned more favors if it had just not restrict the full viewing screen of the UXGA TFT Display to a resolution of 1600x1200. While some users may be able to live with that, the option of being able to select lower resolutions will be a welcome feature for those who prefer to see "bigger" images and texts. Gamers too, will certainly not want to play their favorite 3D game on a small 800x600 resolution screen (judging from the Benchmark scores, gaming at 1600x1200 is a little bit to taxing on the GeForce4 Go 440). "

http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles...aid=515&page=9

It the Sager 5660 similar? Will running the 5660 in a non-native setting result in loss of some screen space?

Thanks and happy new year.
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post #2 of 6
12/30/02 at 1:29pm
No, lower resolution settings still fill up the whole LCD with the 5660.
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post #3 of 6
12/30/02 at 1:34pm
I don't think the Hardwarezone article is correct in this respect; the screen on the 8200 can be enlargened to fill the entire screen. It's the FN-F7 hotkey if I remember right.


Rob
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post #4 of 6
12/31/02 at 4:29am
Yeah, that makes absolutely no sense, lol. An LCD screen can't be not taken up if I'm not mistaken... you don't have those controls on an LCD that you do on a crt where you can move the display around and change it's width and length, lol. Wonder what they were thinkin?
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post #5 of 6
12/31/02 at 7:42am
Maybe it's just dell ultrasharp?

What's the difference? Ultrasharp vs. UXGA?
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post #6 of 6
12/31/02 at 9:13am
UXGA refers to the 1600x1200 resolution. UltraSHARP UXGA LCD displays have a wider viewing angle compared to normal UXGAs. E.g. the DELL display should be approaching that of a desktop type of LCD when you try viewing the screen from the edges of your eyes.


Rob
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