T42 1.8 SXGA+ 1400 x 1050

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bpsss · #1 Post by **bpsss** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 6:20 pm

I have been doing a lot of reading on the T42 on this forum, and have found a lot of people who have gone for the T42 in SXGA+ after concerns that the screen would be too small for them. This is the position that I am in, and it seems 100% of people recomend taking the SXGA+ over the cheaper XGA 1024 x 768 model.

I will be using this notebook for around 10 hrs per day, and don't want to go blind with eye strain.....so does any one have any good things to say about the XGA - or is the SXGA+ the only way to go (bearing in mind that here in UK the model is around the $3500 - and that's not incl VAT!)??

Maybe someone can recomend cheaper retailers in the UK other than Insight.com etc?

Thanks

Skywing · #2 Post by **Skywing** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 6:39 pm

SXGA+ is only way to go, the added real estate is a joy

#3 Post by **BillMorrow** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 6:42 pm

how are your eyes..?
what is your primary use..?

the XGA is a good model but most opt for the SXGA+..

i can only suggest that you find someone with each display and take a look, then make your decision..

and, yes, i ship internationally..

gcchatel · #4 Post by **gcchatel** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 7:39 pm

People often complain about SXGA+ on other notebooks or CRTs saying they can't read such a high resolution because everything is so small. If I run my CRT monitor at that resolution I will have a headache after about 5 minutes, however my thinkpad sxga+ on the 14" screen is incredibly crisp and clean. I love it and I use it all day with no eye strain.

Gael

BccKiller · #5 Post by **BccKiller** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 8:08 pm

I am using T42 SXGA+ on 15". I love it. I used to have 15" with UXGA. The fonts are very small. Before i get my 15" SXGA+, i considered to get 14" SXGA+ because of the notebook size. Then i worried that the fonts will be too small like my 15" UXGA. I ended up ordering SXGA+ on 15". Everything works perfectly. The fonts are not too big or too small.

If you like the small fonts, go with 14" SXGA+ else 15" SXGA+ (Flexview Screen).

Uncletoad · #6 Post by **Uncletoad** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 9:25 pm

I'll weigh in on this too. I had an SXGA+ on a 14" T42 for a couple weeks. Right out of the box I couldn't read a thing. I tweaked a bunch of things suggested here on the forum like DPI to 125, using "large fonts" where I could, changing IE settings and using Firefox. That helped each in their own way but caused other issues in the changes. I started to loose the clarity and formating of some stuff. I was always tweaking something each time I used different applications. In the end I got tired of fighting it and swapped for an XGA 14".

While the screen was super nice on the SXGA and brighter and clearer than the XGA, I've become used to the look and don't miss it. Most of all I stopped fighting and started using the T42 for what it was meant to do for me.

This XGA screen looks fine to me now. It seems much more true than my colleages with HP's and Gateways and Toshibas.

It did send me to the eye doctor again and I am now awaiting trifocal lenses as I have realized I've got much more trouble focusing than I had ever noticed.

So it goes.

CChoi83 · #7 Post by **CChoi83** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 11:49 pm

All I have to say is: I love my 15" FlexView...

I also have an old Dell I8100 with 15" UXGA and THAT thing is TINY but very sharp. The viewing angle, both horizontal and vertical absolutely sucks though.

rocketman · #8 Post by **rocketman** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 11:54 pm

My T42 2379R9U has an amazingly sharp clear display. I also thought the 1400x1050 resolution might have been a problem but this is not your ordinary display. I'm loving it!

Plinkerton · #9 Post by **Plinkerton** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 1:08 am

22 years old, good eyesight, and I love my SXGA+ 14 inch T42. It's the 2378-FVU.

bpsss · #10 Post by **bpsss** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 5:43 am

Can you comfortably work 10 hrs a day though on 14" SXGA"?

lfeagan · #11 Post by **lfeagan** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 8:47 am

bpsss wrote:Can you comfortably work 10 hrs a day though on 14" SXGA"?

Absolutely. Have been doing it now for the past few weeks. I easily work that much on it. It goes with me everywhere and I sit down and use it all the time.

My mother has similiar issues to ones you worry about with my old notebook, 15" 1400x1050, that I gave her and I was not able to merely adjust the font sizes to make it acceptable. Largely because the main program she uses for practice management does not use the Windows specified fonts (Grrr...). Just thought I would mention this type of issue as it might be something easily overlooked. Its rare that software has this issue, but its something that might crop up if you use some odd-ball piece of software thats a bit antiquated.

bpsss · #12 Post by **bpsss** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 9:53 am

Well, my dealer just done me a deal....on ThinkPad T42 2373 - Pentium M 745 1.8 GHz UC2M1UK.

This is the SXGA+......I hope I don't regret it....!

http://uk.insight.com/apps/productprese ... =IBYAUC2M1

Isaac000 · #13 Post by **Isaac000** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 1:36 am

Oh PLEASE! Not this again!

If you think the font size is too small. CHANGE THE [censored] FONT SIZE!
You can do this with the OS or almost any decent application.

Get the 14" 1400x1050. I use it all day no problems. The extra clarity and space is totally worth it.

xtypestereotype · #14 Post by **xtypestereotype** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 2:49 am

This thread expands a bit on this subject....

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=5714

T42 1.8 SXGA+ 1400 x 1050

T42 1.8 SXGA+ 1400 x 1050

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