From: Paul Khoury (pkhoury_at_loop.com)
Date: Mon Sep 14 1998 - 03:42:46 EDT
On Sun, 13 Sep 1998 10:48:58 -0400 (EDT), Golan Klinger wrote:
>Paul Rubin wrote:
>
>> DINNNGGGG!!! I just heard via a Usenet post that the Thinkpad 770X
>> will be released next month, with a 14", 1280x1024 display with 24 bit
>> color!
>
> While I'm glad to see higher resolution, I'm somewhat surprised
>that IBM (supposedly) chose to go with 1280 x 1024. 640 x 480, 800 x 600,
>and 1024 x 768 all offer a 1:1.33 aspect ratio and that allows screens to
>get bigger without distorting in size (since LCDs aren't as flexible as
>cathode ray tubes in this regard). 1280 x 1024 however has a 1:1.25 ratio
>and it looks, to my eyes, a little weird. I believe that 1152 x 864 would
>have been a better choice and simpler, from a technical standpoint.
>
But not all display drivers would support this resolution, and that could become
a problem. I think that 1280*1024 might be more standard...
> I always get strange looks when I mention this resolution but if
>you're running 1280 x 1024 (on your desktop), switch down and you'll find
>that everything looks a little more familiar and you'll have given up only
>a small amount of real estate.
>
Personally, I like 800*600, and unless I have a 21" CRT, I don't need anything
larger. Aren't the icons on the newer ThinkPads (as well as text) smaller than
the 10.4" LCD's?
> Regardless, it makes me wonder if we've hit the ceiling since we'd
>all agree that 1600 x 1200 on anything under a 19" display is pushing it.
>
And a 19" display on a notebook pushes it up to a portable
desktop. Heck, they might as well make a SPARC-based notebook
if they have 19" displays in notebooks eventually. :)
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