From: Bill Morrow (marrow_at_adelphia.net)
Date: Fri Apr 26 2002 - 10:39:46 EDT
higher pixel counts are intended (usually) to increase the screen
realestate..
rather like a larger desktop upon which large documents like blueprints can
be viewed in their entirety..
characters on a display are usually a fixed cell size, like 12 x 8 or the
like..
in windows, one can increase this to larger character cells and thus reduce
the overall desktop size..
the catch is that some applications don't use the windows character cell
size for their display of text..
your mileage will vary and some people just can not deal with such fine
resolution..
thats why the standard display seems to be 1024x768 rather than 1600x1200 or
1400x1050 etc.
some video chipsets can change resolution and retain most of the sharpness
of their native resolution..
the A3Xp seems to do this very well, BUT the result is NOT as sharp as
native resolution..
better take a look at one in the flesh before making the jusm..
one customer who got an early delivery of the A21p was so disappointed with
the resolution she sold the computer..
if you use glasses for reading you will need them for a computer display..
<------------------------------->
Cordially, :-)
Bill Morrow
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryan Daum" <allied_at_teleport.com>
To: "Bill Morrow" <marrow_at_adelphia.net>
Cc: "David W. Taylor" <davidt_at_detayls.com>; <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 2:07 AM
Subject: Re: Need a ThinkPad with a P4 and a screen with pixels for the over
50's...
> I agree with you, David, I need something I can see...without my reading
> glasses that I use only for fine work. When I heard that the pixel
> count was going up I hoped that it would make things easier to read, not
> harder.
>
> I would think that it would make things more dense like what happened
> with dot matrix printers. Why does better have to mean smaller fonts on
> a tft?
>
>
> Bryan
>
>
> Bill Morrow wrote:
> >
> > david..
> >
> > you can change the font size in windoze.. as you surly know..
> >
> > consider the T30 (due out within a month, i have the first three on
order)
> > with the 1050 x 1400 display..
> > its 14,1 inch rather than 15 inch..
> > and the HDD is a 40gig, most likely the new 40gig 5400RPM drive..
> >
> > or the A31 with the 15inch 1050 x 1400 display..
> > a bit larger than the T30..
> >
> > there is also an A30 with a 15inch 1024 x 768 dipslay..
> >
> > for me, i use the 1200 X 1600 A31p and find it quite readable, but then
i
> > sit close to the machine and wear my glasses..
> >
> > also, you can always spec a model with a larger HDD (the 60gig) or, if
you
> > get one from me, we can swap HDD's easily..
> >
> > <------------------------------->
> > Cordially, :-)
> > Bill Morrow
> > WEB page http://thinkpads.com
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> > or go to thinkpads.com and link from there
> > E-Mail: bill at thinkpads dot com
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David W. Taylor" <davidt_at_detayls.com>
> > To: <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> > Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 11:45 PM
> > Subject: Need a ThinkPad with a P4 and a screen with pixels for the over
> > 50's...
> >
> > > Hi everyone.
> > >
> > > Like a lot of people on this list I am past the 50 milestone and my
> > eyesight
> > > is not as sharp as it was. I need to upgrade to a new Pentium 4-based
> > > ThinkPad but I *really* hate the way Windows looks with "large" fonts.
> > >
> > > This means that I am looking for a screen that can display normal size
> > > pixels and not the 120 pixels per inch or more that the newer screens
> > offer.
> > >
> > > Is there a variant of the A30 or A31(p) series that offers a 15" TFT
> > screen
> > > with 1024x768 resolution that will also support a *separate* external
LCD
> > 17
> > > screen with similarly sized pixels?
> > >
> > > That means that I would like to be able to use the TP on its own, when
out
> > > and about and then have a twin screen machine back in the office.
> > >
> > > Oh, yes, it has to have a killer pixie-dust *fast* hard drive as well!
> > >
> > > Can it be done?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > David
> > > --
> > > David W. Taylor, Detayls
> > >
> > >
>
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