Laptop LCD resolution levels?

[Wayne02]

My new laptop is a Dell consumer level, and has lcd/led, 17" 1400x900 screen. I use this laptop for recreational purposes and rarely have the need for multiple windows open. Having a giant screen with the small font/menus associated with the 1400x900 resolution makes no sense to me. I've tried the various adjustments to increase font size but nothing really scales up everything proportionally and equally. My understanding is these lcd's need to be run in their native resolutions for best clarity.

For this and other reasons I am considering returning it and getting a Dell business class 15" model that offers the same lcd/led screen in three resolutions, 1)can't remember the number but it was really high. 2)1400x900. 3) 1280x800

I'm considering going with the 1280x800 as maybe it would be a little more eye friendly with regards to font/menu size. I currently run 800x600 (CRT) on my desktop and there are some websites I visit that don't fit on the screen and require scrolling right. My concern with choosing the 1280x800 is the same thing will happen in the future where websites won't fit on the screen and require scrolling right to view all.

Is this a valid concern???

Thanks

 

[Wayne02]

My new laptop is a Dell consumer level, and has lcd/led, 17" 1400x900 screen. I use this laptop for recreational purposes and rarely have the need for multiple windows open. Having a giant screen with the small font/menus associated with the 1400x900 resolution makes no sense to me. I've tried the various adjustments to increase font size but nothing really scales up everything proportionally and equally. My understanding is these lcd's need to be run in their native resolutions for best clarity.

For this and other reasons I am considering returning it and getting a Dell business class 15" model that offers the same lcd/led screen in three resolutions, 1)can't remember the number but it was really high. 2)1400x900. 3) 1280x800

I'm considering going with the 1280x800 as maybe it would be a little more eye friendly with regards to font/menu size. I currently run 800x600 (CRT) on my desktop and there are some websites I visit that don't fit on the screen and require scrolling right. My concern with choosing the 1280x800 is the same thing will happen in the future where websites won't fit on the screen and require scrolling right to view all.

Is this a valid concern???

Thanks

 

[Guest]

Wayne;

You're somewhat talking Apples and Oranges right now. The appearance of a website depends more on what Program was used to create it and just who the site is aimed at, than upon your monitor. Also, it depends upon what Browser you are using to view the Internet with. If you are having trouble reading a particular screen because the 'font' is too small then I suggest you hold down the "Ctrl" key and press the "+" key. This will enlarge the entire screen. Holding the "Ctrl" and pressing the "-" key will do the opposite. You can do this for emails as well.

 

[Wayne02]

Originally posted by KKG:
If you are having trouble reading a particular screen because the 'font' is too small then I suggest you hold down the "Ctrl" key and press the "+" key. This will enlarge the entire screen. Holding the "Ctrl" and pressing the "-" key will do the opposite. You can do this for emails as well.

That's true enough, but it doesn't increase the size of the menu bars, scroll bars, icons etc. At least in firefox, I don't know about IE.

I can also of course go into settings and change the resolution which will scale everything up or down proportionally, but with these lcd's once you change from the native resolution of the panel the clarity goes to heck.

 

[Guest]

but with these lcd's once you change from the native resolution of the panel the clarity goes to heck.

Right off hand I'd say you have an LCD with a problem. I am currently using a 19" one and frequently use even larger ones and have not found that changing the resolution to something other than the 'Native' one to cause any problems.