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SXGA+ w/ FireGL v5200
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 12:39 am
by tasat
Is this possible somehow? I'm drawn to the idea of having the v5200, but size of objects becomes too small for me at UXGA.
If it isn't possible, what are some work-arounds?
- Changing dpi in windows hasn't worked for me as it usually results in quirks and doesn't help with viewing many web pages.
- Setting the resolution to SXGA+ for the UXGA screen also doesn't produce a clean result -- is it possible that the v5200 does a better job?
- Any other options?
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 12:58 am
by Mandrake
Have you ever tried ClearType Tuner? I have 1900x1200 res on my home PC and it work great.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/down ... rtoys.mspx
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 4:40 am
by dr_st
* Change DPI in Windows
* Use Cleartype, as suggested by Mandrake
* Manually adjust fonts in your browser, if needed (I did it for Firefox and IE)
You can, of course, get the matching SXGA+ panel and install it (form factor is the same between T60 and T60p), but you will end up paying a lot of $$$ for downgrading.
Here's an interesting idea, though. Since it would actually be downgrading, perhaps you can take your laptop to the IBM service department and ask them to change your UXGA 15" panel for a SXGA+ 15" panel. Who knows?
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 6:53 am
by hoya
Try Liquid View - it's the best thing I've found to make 14.1" SXGA+ tolerable to my eyes:
http://personalcomputing.portrait.com/u ... rview.html
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 3:39 pm
by donking!
Hoya, have you also tried the ClearType tuner mentioned above for adjusting font sizes? If so, just curious why you prefer Liquid View? What specifically does it do better?
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 11:01 pm
by hoya
donking! wrote:Hoya, have you also tried the ClearType tuner mentioned above for adjusting font sizes? If so, just curious why you prefer Liquid View? What specifically does it do better?
donking - I swear by the cleartype powertoy tuner for making fonts easier to read on the screen, but the cleartype powerto doesn't increase font sizes; it only makes fonts darker and easier to read.
Liquid View does a very nice job of increasing font sizes without resorting to raising the DPI, which distorts icons and creates its own set of problems. give it a try and let me know what you think.
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 12:36 am
by donking!
hoya wrote:give it a try and let me know what you think.
I'll have to wait until I get my T60 to try it out!
But thanks for the response hoya.
In the mean time, is it correct that Liquid View only works on the Windows UI and in some applications, like Office, but not in all applications? It seemed to say that on their web site.