Skip to main content
Start a Conversation

Unsolved

This post is more than 5 years old

Closed

M

mchawking

11 Posts

3828

January 4th, 2008 01:00

Widescreen SXGA+ vs. XGA+ for Vostro 1500

I need some suggestions here as to which screen to order for my Vostro 1500. Now, my vision isn't the greatest, and I know the WS SXGA+ screen has a higher resolution than the regulard XGA+. My concern here is I'd like to get the SXGA screen, but want to know if I can turn down the resolution and still get a decent picture / image quality.

I know that in general when you reduce resolution, you loose quality and things get fuzzy and disproportionate. My main concern is readability of the screen, and I'm not sure that I'll be able to read text as easily at 1680x1050 resolution. Can this screen go down to a 1440x900 resolution without getting too fuzzy?

Also, is the fact that the SXGA+ has a lower brightness and contrast level opposed to the XGA+ screen going to make a big difference?

Half of the time, the laptop will be plugged into a regular CRT monitor.

ejn63

9 Legend

 • 

87.5K Posts

January 4th, 2008 01:00

For LCD panels in notebooks, max = native, so yes, that is the resolution of the screen.

mchawking

11 Posts

January 4th, 2008 01:00

well, then, is the 1440x900 for the XGA+ it's native resolution, or is that a max resolution? I didn't see anything on the spec page that said whether it was a max or native resolution. I want to assume it's a native resolution, correct?

ejn63

9 Legend

 • 

87.5K Posts

January 4th, 2008 01:00

Reducing the resolution on any notebook screen will reduce the clarity and sharpness - don't buy a notebook with a screen, planning to run it at less than its native resolution.

mchawking

11 Posts

January 4th, 2008 02:00

OK, thanks. Is the higher contrast and brightness of the WXGA+ going to make a noticeable difference over the slightly lower brightness and contrast of the WSXGA+ screen?

Message Edited by mchawking on 01-03-2008 10:21 PM

Juan del Solar

2 Posts

January 4th, 2008 04:00

I have a vostro 1500 WSXGA+ and my brother has an equal, but WXGA, I have not noticed much difference in the brightness or contrast, but the fonts look smaller.
The difference is remarkable when working with software like photoshop because the workspace is much higher, so a screen WSXGA+ is advisable if you work with software that requires more space on the screen.
Sorry for my bad English. I hope you will help.

Was this post helpful?

View All

No Events found!

Top