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Being somewhat of a resolution addict myself, I find the ongoing requests for a HD+ resolution on 10-12" LCDs puzzling...while there most certainly are individuals whose eyesight is good enough for them to benefit from a DPI that high, I'd tend to believe that they are just a very vocal minority...

Right now, I have a rare opportunity to compare a QXGA FlexView FrankenPad (described here: http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=106015) side-by-side with my own SATA-modded T43p which sports its natural UXGA screen. For those of you not familiar with the machine, it's described in detail here:

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=103941

Both laptops pictured are running W7 Pro, 64-bit on the QXGA Frankie, and obviously 32-bit on the T43p.

I'll start by saying that I've been using UXGA on 15" ThinkPads for a decade now, and am extremely comfortable with it. QXGA on the panel of the same size would prove to be just a bit too much, if I had to use it 24/7/365 as my only machine. Nevertheless, it's quite fascinating...this is Control Panel (Small Icon setting)



The quality of the panel itself is downright stunning, which reduces eyestrain by a huge margin IMO:



TPF startup page:



Now, let's dare to compare...this is a random, ordinary web page:



Lenovo's startup page:




"random" web page closeup:



and another one:



TPF closeup:



and another one:




OK, Mr. Antonioni, we're a bit tired from posing for you and would like to go to sleep:



I never argue with my ThinkPads...so that's all - for now anyway - folks...

So, which resolution would you pick for your "main" laptop out of these two?

ajkula66 wrote:So, which resolution would you pick for your "main" laptop out of these two?

UXGA, it's brighter and has a more palatable 133 pixel density.

Nice pics!

ooh that's amazing.
If I ever had the chance, I'd put it next to the 15" XGA T60 to see the difference

And I think I'd have a hard time deciding. But at the end of the day the QXGA because of how awesome it'd be

ajkula66 wrote:Being somewhat of a resolution addict myself, I find the ongoing requests for a HD+ resolution on 10-12" LCDs puzzling...while there most certainly are individuals whose eyesight is good enough for them to benefit from a DPI that high, I'd tend to believe that they are just a very vocal minority...

For the screen sizes in question, 1366x768 yields the following pixel densities:

10.1" --> 155.16 DPI (about the upper limit of my tolerance, so I certainly wouldn't demand HD+ for this size)
11.1" --> 141.18 DPI (such a screen would be very comfortable to view and I would be happy with HD)
11.6" --> 135.09 DPI (this DPI is starting to get a tad low but still okay)
12.1" --> 129.51 DPI (this is almost unacceptable; HD+ would be much nicer at 151.72 DPI)
12.5" --> 125.37 DPI (way too low by modern standards; ZaZ may be the only person I know who actually likes it)

ajkula66 wrote:QXGA on the panel of the same size would prove to be just a bit too much, if I had to use it 24/7/365 as my only machine.

Ahhh, these photos bring back lots of memories! I had two R50p's and one T43p that had QXGA and they were my 24/7/365 machines for about a year, without any external monitors. So it's definitely possible to use them as primary machines, though I can't say I enjoyed the experience.

for me, UXGA or WUXGA on a 15 inch or 15+ inch panel..

i do NOT like these 1400 x 800 (or thereabouts) displays..
way way too shallow for the width..
it seems to me thse are made for watching a HD movie.. when most laptopn and thinkpad specifically are used for school or business..

just my 2 cents..

I'd so take that QXGA screen. Gotta love it for vectoring. You can never have enough pixels when it comes to vectors.

Thanks for the pics!

UXGA all the way in terms of practicality. QXGA on a system like that... you're asking for a desktop resolution on a 15" business-slim laptop.

It's wicked cool though. I'd love to have a QXGA T60p just to scare my friends. I've gotten used to my 12" SXGA+ X60T, and 1920x1200 on my Sager's 17" screen is absolutely nothing. I've still got good vision, so Pixel density wouldn't be my biggest beef, I just think QXGA would just be too weird on 15" worth of screen.