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Please explain the benefits of SXGA+ over XGA.

Right now, I have two 14" standard-screen 4:3 T61(s) sitting on my desk.

The one on my left, has SXGA+ running at resolution setting 1400 x 1050
The one on my right, has XGA running at resolution setting 1024 x 768

The size of the desktop icons on the left, appear to be same as the ones on the right.

When I change the resolution setting of the T61 on my left to 1024 x 768, the size of its desktop icons on my left become larger than the ones on my right. (Both are running at 1024 x 768)

Is the greatest benefit of SXGA+, in having the ability to choose...
a. 1400 x 1050
b. 1280 x 1024
c. 1280 x 800
d. 1280 x 768
e. 1280 x 720
f. 1024 x 768

---- Edit after 1st reply ---
Now I see why I was confused...
[Control Panel][Appearance and Personalization][Display] screen.

The Windows 7 install default for SXGA+ is "(o) Medium - 125% (default)
The Windows 7 install default for XGA is "(o) Smaller - 100% (default)

In other words...
The SXGA+ T61 on my left was running at 125% magnification.
The XGA T61 on my right was running at 100% or no magnification.

Now that I've reset my SXGA+ machine to 100%, both machines match now.

I am reading this correctly, what you describe does not add up.

SXGA+ should give you significantly more screen real estate than XGA, like being able to see more of a web page or a document...what you're describing doesn't sound right.

What OS are you running?

I love high res screen. More real estate to work with and better for detail pics and detail work. About the only thing I really stress my laptop with are CAD/PDF drawings and Photoshop. On Photoship, my Frankenpad (T60/61) Flexview screen is about as good as it gets when it comes to detail and colour rendition.

I'm a fairly recent convert from the crappy standard screens to high res screens. I'm a addict and probably should check myself in for treatment. This forum is not helping.

Cigarguy wrote:I'm a addict and probably should check myself in for treatment. This forum is not helping.

How are we NOT helping?

RealBlackStuff wrote:How are we NOT helping?

I used to be content with regular res garbage (ignorant). Then I came on this forum and wonder why people would go out of their way to keep T4x going and spend money, time and effort on t60/61 Frankies when there are newer, more powerful machines. So one day I picked up a X60T with a Flexview screen for kicks and have.....fallen off the cliff as we say in the cigar world. So I blame FTP for my obsessive search for Flexview screens and replacing regular res screen with better ones. It's kinda cutting into my cigar budget.

Maybe you will have to change your name to ThinkPad Guy on the cigar forums :P