Partially off topic Laptop questions

[Greg]

Partially off topic Laptop questions

I am used to a 17 in flat screen CRT monitor. What size laptop
would I need?

My eyes are sensitive to brightness.

I tried at 15.5 LCD monitor for my desktop and it was too small and to
bright (Even with the brightness turned all the way down). I ended
up buying a used 17 in CRT flat screen monitor. The 15.5 LCD gave me
a headache.

I don't care if it has xp sp3, vista or w7 on it.

I can't play intense computer graphic games because the flashing gives
me a headache. 3d Images are real bad.



Greg

 

[smlunatick]

Partially off topic  Laptop questions

I am used to a 17 in flat screen CRT monitor.    What size laptop
would I need?    

My eyes are sensitive to brightness.    

I tried at 15.5 LCD monitor for my desktop and it was too small and to
bright (Even with the brightness turned all the way down).   I ended
up buying a used 17 in CRT flat screen monitor.  The 15.5 LCD gave me
a headache.

I don't care if it has xp sp3, vista or w7 on it.

I can't play intense computer graphic games because the flashing gives
me a headache.  3d Images are real bad.

Greg

The laptop screen sizes are starting to be 16 and 17 inch. You will
just have to try out a few laptops before selecting one.

 

[peter]

laptops use LCD screens
If LCD screens give you a headache don't buy one.

But I am guessing that the 15.5 LCD you had was an older model and things
have improved considerably since then. Usually it is a CRT model with a low
refresh
rate that causes headaches whereas an LCD does not.
Go to the store of your choice and look at 17" Laptops...try it out to see
if you still get that headache.
Do a Google on LCD monitor Pixel refresh rates the quicker the rate the less
headache
Also look at the Native Resolution of an LCD...running in non native
resolution makes things
a little blurry and again can cause headaches.
good luck
peter

 

[Ian D]

laptops use LCD screens
If LCD screens give you a headache don't buy one.

But I am guessing that the 15.5 LCD you had was an older model and things
have improved considerably since then. Usually it is a CRT model with a
low refresh
rate that causes headaches whereas an LCD does not.
Go to the store of your choice and look at 17" Laptops...try it out to see
if you still get that headache.
Do a Google on LCD monitor Pixel refresh rates the quicker the rate the
less headache
Also look at the Native Resolution of an LCD...running in non native
resolution makes things
a little blurry and again can cause headaches.
good luck
peter

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The refresh rates of LCD screens should not cause headaches.
There is no image decay flicker, as with CRTs. The LCD screen
is a steady state screen. The screen contents remain until updated
with new data during the refresh. If there is no change in the data,
nothing changes on the screen during the refresh. Unless you're
doing high speed gaming, a 60Hz refresh rate is ideal.

 

[Greg]

The refresh rates of LCD screens should not cause headaches.
There is no image decay flicker, as with CRTs. The LCD screen
is a steady state screen. The screen contents remain until updated
with new data during the refresh. If there is no change in the data,
nothing changes on the screen during the refresh. Unless you're
doing high speed gaming, a 60Hz refresh rate is ideal.

Then I must of bought a malfunctioning monitor. I am glad I returned
it.

I am used to 800 x 600 because 1024 x 768 is too small print for me.
I would like to be able to see what I type.



Greg

 

[Ian D]

Then I must of bought a malfunctioning monitor. I am glad I returned
it.

I am used to 800 x 600 because 1024 x 768 is too small print for me.
I would like to be able to see what I type.



Greg

The trend for consumer laptops is 16:9 widescreen. If you want
a more conventional screen ratio you would have to go to a
business laptop, which would be a bit more expensive. Even 16:10
is not so extreme. The problem with running LCDs at their non-native
resolution is that the display can look blurry because it is trying to
interpolate fractional pixels to the nearest whole pixels, either up
or down, which can distort chatacters.

There is a way around this. If, say, you had a screen at 1440x900
native resolution, you could use a resolution of 720x450. There
would be no distortion as there would be an even 1:2 ratio and
each original pixel would become a 2x2 pixel square. The answer
is to use half the native resolution. The drawback is that you are
reduced to 25% of your original screen content, although you
could switch back to full resolution for displaying photographs
and videos, etc.

 

[Greg]

The trend for consumer laptops is 16:9 widescreen. If you want
a more conventional screen ratio you would have to go to a
business laptop, which would be a bit more expensive. Even 16:10
is not so extreme. The problem with running LCDs at their non-native
resolution is that the display can look blurry because it is trying to
interpolate fractional pixels to the nearest whole pixels, either up
or down, which can distort chatacters.

There is a way around this. If, say, you had a screen at 1440x900
native resolution, you could use a resolution of 720x450. There
would be no distortion as there would be an even 1:2 ratio and
each original pixel would become a 2x2 pixel square. The answer
is to use half the native resolution. The drawback is that you are
reduced to 25% of your original screen content, although you
could switch back to full resolution for displaying photographs
and videos, etc.

I getting tired of this widescreen kick these manufacturers are on for
both tv and computers. Not everyone likes widescreen. Me and my
mother are both that way. We hate the new tvs. We both prefer the
flat screen.

Greg

 

[Bob I]

I getting tired of this widescreen kick these manufacturers are on for
both tv and computers. Not everyone likes widescreen. Me and my
mother are both that way. We hate the new tvs. We both prefer the
flat screen.

Greg

Flat screen? or Flat panel?

 

[airsmoothed]

Then I must of bought a malfunctioning monitor.  I am glad I returned
it.

I am used to 800 x 600  because  1024 x 768 is too small print for me..
I would like to be able to see what I type.

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Maybe go to 1024 x 768 and set the font size to 'large' on the
'appearance' tab in display properties; that's what I do as I too find
the default font size a tad too small as resolutions get higher and
higher and my eyesight gets crappier and crappier..