UXGA LCD hurts eyes?

Have a quick question. When I view pages on the Internet, as well as emails, UXGA obviously displays them very small. I have a 15" UXGA NON-Thinkpad borrowed from a friend, and of course, my baby, the T60p w/SXGA+. Since the T60p UXGA displays are of much higher quality (IPS Flexview), this may solve that issue somewhat. Hmm...Any comments? I have perfect eyesight, and don't want to mess it up.

One more question. I like to watch movies on my 15" SXGA+ laptop in low-light conditions. Will regular .avi's be displayed in the same quality, worse, or better? I don't know *anything* about graphics, except that I'm a resolution ho.

 

Nobody cares about my eyesight.

 

Hi,
If the display items are a lot smaller, I would consider reducing the resolution. It is no use using a high resolution if it is going to hurt your eyes.

Check in the graphics contoller software (I think you said it was ATI graphics, so there should be an icon in the Navigation Tray) that the new monitor is recognised properly. It might say Plug and Play Monitor or UXGA, just check it is not still using your old monitor. You can also check for specific drivers for it. If it says Default Monitor, it cannot find the correct drivers.

If it is strictly limited to IE and Outlook, you will need to see if there are font size adjustments in those programs.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/255062/en-us
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/181502/en-us

Matt

 

Thanks mattman, and Arie. I've done some research, and a lot of people say that for 15" screens, SXGA+ or WXSGA+ for the 15.4" widescreens, is as high as they will take it (with a few exceptions, but those do AutoCAD, etc.).

Hey Arie, you're basically adding to the consensus. lol...UXGA for 17" and above. That seems to be the general consensus.

Am I comparing apples and oranges with one being an IPS screen and the other non-IPS?

Lastly, .avi movies will play back what, same, worse, or better?

 

I always do fullscreen yea. I use the VLAN player. Plays nearly every last codec. So are you saying the movie will look smaller on a UXGA screen than on SXGA+? Thanks Tony!