[artman]

In today's high quality LCD monitors the native resolution which is the recommended resolution to use is very high. The native resolution of my laptop display is 1900 by 1200 which makes the text, etc. extremely small and hard to read.

Is there a solution to this?

Thanks!

This post has been edited by artman: 02 January 2011 - 06:56 PM

[AgentF]

My 15.5" wide-screen laptop's max resolution is 1920x1200 but that's far too small for me. I find 1280x800 much easier on the eyes. I didn't need that much screen space anyway. Instead of enabling accessibility options to increase icon and text size, why not decrease your screen resolution?

Most newer machines I've seen max around 1280x1024 which is more screen space than most people (from what I see) need. It's also a strain on the eyes to look at small objects. Those who need a lot of screen space typically setup multiple monitors anyway.

[artman]

Thanks AgentF - I will reduce my resolution as I don't need the extra space. I thought that when they say the native resolution is recommended that it meant that was the best image/display quality.

Have a great week!

[compnovo]

artman, on 03 January 2011 - 05:28 AM, said:

Thanks AgentF - I will reduce my resolution as I don't need the extra space. I thought that when they say the native resolution is recommended that it meant that was the best image/display quality.Have a great week!

Hi artman,
You're correct about native resolution and image quality. Another option is to increase font size and icon size; the way you do that depends on which OS you're running.
For Windows 7:
http://windows.micro...rger-or-smaller
Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310543

[artman]

Thanks for the links - I have printed the info and will take your suggestion.

[AgentF]

You lose image quality with a smaller resolution because you're using less pixels. With the native resolution, my laptop has a total of 2,304,000 pixels. Changing the resolution to 1280x800 means I only use 1,024,000. The monitor stretches those 1,024,000 pixels the full width and height of the screen. So a pixel that is native 1x1 is now 1.5x1.5 in display size.

If you use your screen's native resolution and create a desktop background that's 1x1 and red, then you change your resolution to something smaller, that red dot gets bigger. The dot is still 1x1, but your monitor made it easier to see. The loss is more total pixels to display.

Edit: Thanks Bill! I hope you have a pleasant week too. =)

This post has been edited by AgentF: 03 January 2011 - 11:31 AM

[artman]

[quote name='AgentF' timestamp='1294082841' post='438741']
You lose image quality with a smaller resolution because you're using less pixels. With the native resolution, my laptop has a total of 2,304,000 pixels. Changing the resolution to 1280x800 means I only use 1,024,000. The monitor stretches those 1,024,000 pixels the full width and height of the screen. So a pixel that is native 1x1 is now 1.5x1.5 in display size.

If you use your screen's native resolution and create a desktop background that's 1x1 and red, then you change your resolution to something smaller, that red dot gets bigger. The dot is still 1x1, but your monitor made it easier to see. The loss is more total pixels to display.

Edit: Thanks Bill! I hope you have a pleasant week too. =)
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Thanks for the additional info!

[mjd420nova]

Regardless of what resolution you use for the display, Windows can be adjusted by changing the size of the icons and fonts from the control panel.