R61 resolutions questions

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drivenstorm · #1 Post by **drivenstorm** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 1:50 pm

Hi,

I'm thinking of replacing my R50e with a model with a better resolution that can run Windows 2000.

Not sure if I should post the Lenovo link as the forum faqs seem a bit strict and I'm a first time poster but the details of the laptop are:

R61 Thinkpad
Model Name: 8918B8G
Part Number: NF5B8UK

The max resolution is 1680x1050. Does anyone know what other resolutions are offered? I assume I'm not just stuck with a single resolution? I'm hoping to use 1280x800 for instance.

Also I can't seem to find a pdf manual for this model. The Lenovo site just gives me a maintenance pdf. Does anyone know how I can get this?

thanks

ajkula66 · #2 Post by **ajkula66** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:36 pm

First of all, welcome to the forum!

Use of lower resolution will significantly diminish the picture quality, and lower you go, worse it will get. There is a huge gap between these two resolutions that we're discussing here, and I imagine that you'd be very displeased with the way 1200x800 looks on that machine.

You should check out the Lenovo's site and find out whether this machine will support W2K at all. My guess would be that it won't.

Good luck and feel free to ask any additional questions.

drivenstorm · #3 Post by **drivenstorm** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:47 pm

ajkula66 wrote:First of all, welcome to the forum!

Use of lower resolution will significantly diminish the picture quality, and lower you go, worse it will get. There is a huge gap between these two resolutions that we're discussing here, and I imagine that you'd be very displeased with the way 1200x800 looks on that machine.

You should check out the Lenovo's site and find out whether this machine will support W2K at all. My guess would be that it won't.

Good luck and feel free to ask any additional questions.

Thanks.

I just want to know the range of resolutions it supports. I'm hoping it supports 1280x800 as well just in case text becomes a little hard to read at the native resolution. After 1280x800 is the standard resolution for the cheaper laptops in the R range and other brands and I know what that looks like on my sister's Acer.

The issue boils down to the fact I'm used to a 19" display on my work pc running at 1280 x 1024. I'd rather spend a bit more on a R61 to get something suitably big that I can run Microsoft Access comfortably. Also some apps I use work better at a lower resolution and I even demo my Access app at 1024x768 - my target audience run lo-res displays, don't ask....

The other worry I just need to allay is that it does indeed *have* multiple resolutions - silly I know given that my current laptop does this but it would put my mind at ease.

Just a bit disappointed that I can't find a PDF manual for this as it's easy for just about everything else. Thankfully Lenovo's site say it supports Windows 2000 so I'm ok there.

ajkula66 · #4 Post by **ajkula66** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:04 pm

My point is that 1280x800 will look a lot better on the LCD where it's the maximum supported resolution as opposed to one where it's not...

drivenstorm · #5 Post by **drivenstorm** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:29 pm

ajkula66 wrote:My point is that 1280x800 will look a lot better on the LCD where it's the maximum supported resolution as opposed to one where it's not...

Yes I would hope so. Guess I'll have to try to try it out before I buy.

sjthinkpader · #6 Post by **sjthinkpader** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:19 pm

Per aj's comment, LCDs have a NATIVE resolution unlike CRTs. If you try to use a non-native resolution on the LCD, the video controller tries to remap it to the native resolution which doesn't look good.

An alternative is to use a larger DPI in the display setting in Windows Display setup. Windows does a better job of enlarging fonts and other things.

1280x800 15.4 has a 98 DPI pixel pitch which is close to 13.3 inch XGA inch and smaller (harder on the eye) than a 14.1 inch XGA. 1680x1050 15.4 has a 128.6 DPI pixel pitch which is close to the pixel pitch of 15 inch UXGA and 14.1 inch SXGA+ so it is pretty small.

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drivenstorm · #7 Post by **drivenstorm** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:56 pm

sjthinkpader wrote:Per aj's comment, LCDs have a NATIVE resolution unlike CRTs. If you try to use a non-native resolution on the LCD, the video controller tries to remap it to the native resolution which doesn't look good.

An alternative is to use a larger DPI in the display setting in Windows Display setup. Windows does a better job of enlarging fonts and other things.

1280x800 15.4 has a 98 DPI pixel pitch which is close to 13.3 inch XGA inch and smaller (harder on the eye) than a 14.1 inch XGA. 1680x1050 15.4 has a 128.6 DPI pixel pitch which is close to the pixel pitch of 15 inch UXGA and 14.1 inch SXGA+ so it is pretty small.

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/TFT_display

Not quite sure what you're saying there, I'm not the smartest when it comes to hardware. Are you saying 1680x1050 is my best option on a widescreen laptop?

I'm fine with sticking to the native resolution as I do on my current laptop but I just need to change sometimes for a specific purpose.

sjthinkpader · #8 Post by **sjthinkpader** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:01 pm

The 1680x1050 WSXGA+ will have pretty small fonts but you can fit two web pages on the screen side by side.

The 1280x800 WXGA will be very comfortable to read but only one web page at a time.

Just depending on your eyesight and way you work.

drivenstorm · #9 Post by **drivenstorm** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:35 pm

Thanks, I can get my head around that

Either would be fine for me. It would be handy to be able to see my Access forms and the code window side by side.

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