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post #1 of 32
5/27/05 at 2:46pm
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I just purchased the WUXGA ($175) screen for my Inspiron 6000...was this a bad move? I have been hearing horror stories like the text is blurred or too small.

The purpose of this laptop is to listen to music, watch movies, use word, browse the internet, and play games (WC3, CS 1.6, and Diablo2).

I'm hearing good things about the gaming capabilities and not to worry about that...but, say I'm surfing on the net, will I experience problems concerning the screen? If so, can I call dell and send my laptop back, hoping they'll refund me $50 and change the screen to only the $125 upgrade?

any info would be greatly appreciated!

Btw, Specs:
2.0 GHZ
1 G ram, 2 dimms
60 GB HD
ultra sharp WUXGA screen (the $175 one)
128 MB radeon X300
6 cell lithium battery

Also, another quick question....should I overclock my video card to run the games better? Should O under volt the battery?

Also, if I do send it back, should I get the 9 cell lithium battery?
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post #2 of 32
5/27/05 at 3:41pm
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Originally Posted by ICEstorm
I just purchased the WUXGA ($175) screen for my Inspiron 6000...was this a bad move? I have been hearing horror stories like the text is blurred or too small.

The purpose of this laptop is to listen to music, watch movies, use word, browse the internet, and play games (WC3, CS 1.6, and Diablo2).

I'm hearing good things about the gaming capabilities and not to worry about that...but, say I'm surfing on the net, will I experience problems concerning the screen? If so, can I call dell and send my laptop back, hoping they'll refund me $50 and change the screen to only the $125 upgrade?

any info would be greatly appreciated!

Btw, Specs:
2.0 GHZ
1 G ram, 2 dimms
60 GB HD
ultra sharp WUXGA screen (the $175 one)
128 MB radeon X300
6 cell lithium battery

Also, another quick question....should I overclock my video card to run the games better? Should O under volt the battery?

Also, if I do send it back, should I get the 9 cell lithium battery?
Definitely OC the Video card. I've been using Omega drivers and it plays Doom 3 pretty good. But why don't you get the 9 cell instead of 1 gig of ram. Get the 256 MB for now and upgrade later at cheaper prices.

I don't why I hear alot of things about the standard WXGA screen. I'm using Hydravision from ATI and it definitely makes everything look sharp.
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post #3 of 32
5/27/05 at 5:30pm
I think you will be sorry with the WUXGA screen. It is very sharp and crisp but the text is super tiny! I have sold 3 of these to customers and then end up changing the res to something bigger and they are all unhappy. When they run it at anything other than the "native" resolution of the screen it looks like crap.

If you really don't need this resolution you should stay away from it. In my estimation it would look good on a 17" display but on the 15.4" it is just too small. I have found that even people with excellent eyesight need to have this display pretty close to make it usable.
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post #4 of 32
5/27/05 at 5:49pm
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Shoot!
Can i send it back and replace it with the other resolution then?

Where can I get hydravision?
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post #5 of 32
5/27/05 at 6:51pm
Actually I think you are better off with the higher resolution. You can always bump the DPI up to 120 or even 144 to make text bigger across applications. This provides a much cleaner look than the lower resolution screens.
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post #6 of 32
5/27/05 at 7:00pm
I was having this same problem when i ordered mine. I first ordered it with WUXGA, then i i took my current desktop monitor and set the resolution to 1600 X 1200, which is the same as WUXGA except its not widescreen, and i was like daaammmnnn wayyyy to small. So i cancelled my order and now im getting the WSXGA. Plus if you act soon and cancell and buy again, you'l get the free printer (wooo!!!). its a POS printer but still for 45 or 109 more you can get the dell all in one printers which i got. so if i were you id cancell and order WSXGA and get the free printer (and save $50). plus i heard when you set the DPI windows can look messed up and stuff and i personally dont wanna have to F with that. so yeah thats my extremly valuable $.02
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post #7 of 32
5/27/05 at 7:08pm
The higher DPI can cause issues with some web sites and applications - however they are usually just minor annoyances. There is a huge jump in clarity, in my opinion, from WXGA+ to WUXGA. I tried going with WXGA+ on an i9300 - and had to send it back. Once you get used to WUXGA resolution you can't go back. . . .
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post #8 of 32
5/27/05 at 8:03pm
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Ok, I'm getting my laptop friday....I hope it goes alrite. Thanks for your input you guys.
By the way, where do I go to change DPI?
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post #9 of 32
5/27/05 at 9:00pm
WUXGA is a mistake. On this screen size (15.4") the highest resolution should be 1680x1050 (WSXGA+). Anything over it and you must adjust the DPIs in order to read the text confortably, wich makes your screen a very expensive and flawed (increasing the DPIs causes disortion and it is not consistent) WSXGA+.

Conclussion: Dell offers WUXGA because it sounds very sexy, but has very little real world value.
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post #10 of 32
5/27/05 at 9:24pm
i love having small fonts and all. i really like it. and after setting my desktop to both wsxga and wuxga, iv realized that wuxga is just waayyy to small, like ridiculously small, like i was getting pissed at my monitor. wsxga is small as well but i know i can get used to it. anyways u can always test it out and just return it. post your opinions when you figure it out.
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post #11 of 32
5/27/05 at 10:00pm
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Originally Posted by anettis
Actually I think you are better off with the higher resolution. You can always bump the DPI up to 120 or even 144 to make text bigger across applications. This provides a much cleaner look than the lower resolution screens.
I dont think this is true. Just because you are running at a higher resolution doesnt mean things look shaper. Also, it really defeat the purpose of high resolution screen if you have to bump the DPI because most of your pictures will look distort (and there goes your sharpness).

To the original poster: I would stick with the wsxga if I was you
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post #12 of 32
5/27/05 at 10:22pm
The WUXGA screen is very bright and very nice. The text is not too tiny, and I have it on the smallest setting. It is easy to read unless you have bad eyes. Everyone I have showed the screen to have said that it is very nice and easily readable.
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post #13 of 32
5/27/05 at 10:55pm
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Originally Posted by jda
I dont think this is true. Just because you are running at a higher resolution doesnt mean things look shaper. Also, it really defeat the purpose of high resolution screen if you have to bump the DPI because most of your pictures will look distort (and there goes your sharpness).

To the original poster: I would stick with the wsxga if I was you
Pictures don't distort and everything looks MUCH sharper. I have used both WXGA+ and WUXGA - and there is no comparison - the WUXGA is much more crisp. The WXGA+ is so low resolution that you can practically see the individucal pixels that make up fonts - which makes everything seem jagged. With WUXGA text looks like fine print in a published document.
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post #14 of 32
5/28/05 at 1:43am
I'd say WUXGA is not for everyone. I agree with everyone about test size and DPI changes, but when using photoshop CS its a relief to see large TIFF or RAW data on 1920x1200, just more real estate. Well anyway I use an external 22in crt when I'm at home

My opinion is try it out, if you can't live with it or the pros
exceed the cons, return it.

By the way, the DPI changes did make IE distort pictures on websites. I switched to Firefox and that completely changed my life. Plus with firefox I can keep my res with normal size fonts and use the fonts extension to change the font sizes(Ctrl = or -) if it's too small.
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post #15 of 32
5/28/05 at 2:58am
I love my WUXGA, I can fit a lot more onto the screen this way. I do not have a problem reading the text at the smallest setting.
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post #16 of 32
5/28/05 at 3:28am
I have the wsxga+ and while I like the size of everything and the look of text, I have to admit, the look of some web pages or more specifically the smaller pictures and logos and such leave something to be desired. Is there any way to sharpen these up? They just look almost blurry and kind of pixilated. Any suggestions would be helpful....
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post #17 of 32
5/28/05 at 9:50am
Set UseHR = 0 in the registry - that will cleanup jagged images in IE. Do a search on UseHR on these boards to find out more info.
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post #18 of 32
5/28/05 at 12:15pm
The WUXGA is a thing of beauty IMO. I also think it's very much a personal preference though. If you've got substandard eyesight it may not be for you. Me, I've got perfect vision, and I love this screen. I set the font to Large (right mouse click on desktop and go to > properties > appearance and select Large Font. Then go to the "Effect" button under Appearance as well and select "Use Large Icons" and you'll be set. I did nothing to the DPI and have mine set to max resolution, 1920 x 1200.
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post #19 of 32
5/28/05 at 1:03pm
I got the WUXGA and its beautiful. There are many pros to it which have already been listed. The principal con for me is difficulty reading certain web pages; these are mostly pages which have smaller than usual text and a white background. However, the easy fix to this is Firefox, simply press Ctrl + or use mouse gestures and presto BIG TEXT.

One big pro I can see when I'm back in classes is that the small text will prevent people behind me from reading my notes (or MSN messages) while in class.
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post #20 of 32
5/28/05 at 3:29pm
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All right, there has been mixed reviews. I guess i'll just wait till friday and test out my new monitor. If it's a problem, I'll just return it. When I get the new laptop, I'll keep you guys posted.
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