I’m not sure what the rationale is for laptop manufacturers to put screens on laptops that have an insanely high native resolution. My first laptop from ESRI Canada had a reasonable 1680×1024 screen on it, but the last one and my new one are 1920×1200. I mean, I appreciate the screen real estate, but day-in, day-out staring at a screen with 1920×1200 pixels packed into a 15″ rectangle is painful. You can scale the pixels to a non-native resolution, but then everything’s blurry.
So rather than develop a hunch and constant eyestrain, I’ve opted for a different plan: a high-resolution 24″ monitor. Same number of pixels as the laptop shows, but spread over 24 inches instead of 15. It’s so much nicer to look at.
I hear yah. I don’t understand why they do that either. I was happy when my New laptop had a slightly lower resolution but, it sure is easier to look at.
24 Inch is nice!
The part I don’t understand is why everything must go widescreen. In a work environment it makes no sense. I still prefer the square 19" screen to a Widescreen. Of course having 2 19" screens at work is fantastic!