anyone upgraded their laptop to full HD?
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Not sure what you're asking exactly, are you proposing actually changing the physical panel in your existing laptop or buying a new laptop?
Either way windows doesn't do scaling great prior to 8.1 and even then it's not amazing, I guess OSX is probably relatively good at it with their retina panels.
I have a laptop that's very high res 3200x1800 and a lot of software (out of microsofts control for the most part) does not scale well, any of the adobe stuff is impossible to use on it and often you end up struggling to use some pieces of software because the GUI doesn't scale up and all the buttons are the size of ants.
Either way windows doesn't do scaling great prior to 8.1 and even then it's not amazing, I guess OSX is probably relatively good at it with their retina panels.
I have a laptop that's very high res 3200x1800 and a lot of software (out of microsofts control for the most part) does not scale well, any of the adobe stuff is impossible to use on it and often you end up struggling to use some pieces of software because the GUI doesn't scale up and all the buttons are the size of ants.
If you mean swapping the panel in the same laptop for an HD one then I personally wouldn't bother. I replaced the screen on a relatively new at the time Dell that had a smashed display. I'm relatively competent with taking stuff to bits, having replaced screens on mobiles before) and it's still a little unnerving as there are many fragile clips to break off and cables to route. In the end the swap was successful but the display wasn't of the same quality as the original panel had a couple of dead pixels...
With a working device not only do you have to find a panel that fits your laptop but also that the laptop is able to drive the higher resolution display. LCD panels vary in price but you could well be spending £100 or so one one from ebay and there may not be a 100% certainty that it will be compatible. In your position I'd try and sell your laptop and put the price of the panel towards a new laptop with the resolution you want.
That said I now have another Dell with an 1080p display and as others have said it can be a pain to read some times. I'm constantly changing the magnification in my web browser to get it right for different web pages and some applications are problematic. One of the Canon apps for my camera failed saying that it was too low resolution. Presumably because it wasn't one of the listed supported resolutions which is crazy as it must now be one of the most common.
With a working device not only do you have to find a panel that fits your laptop but also that the laptop is able to drive the higher resolution display. LCD panels vary in price but you could well be spending £100 or so one one from ebay and there may not be a 100% certainty that it will be compatible. In your position I'd try and sell your laptop and put the price of the panel towards a new laptop with the resolution you want.
That said I now have another Dell with an 1080p display and as others have said it can be a pain to read some times. I'm constantly changing the magnification in my web browser to get it right for different web pages and some applications are problematic. One of the Canon apps for my camera failed saying that it was too low resolution. Presumably because it wasn't one of the listed supported resolutions which is crazy as it must now be one of the most common.
OP, I've done it in the past on a Dell, worked like a charm. Depends on yourself to take the risk and see if it's worth it though. Personally I don't think I'd bother again.
I was always quite impressed on how all the software scales so well on Android devices, considering the countless resolutions available.
GrumpyTwig said:
Either way windows doesn't do scaling great prior to 8.1 and even then it's not amazing, I guess OSX is probably relatively good at it with their retina panels.
I have a laptop that's very high res 3200x1800 and a lot of software (out of microsofts control for the most part) does not scale well, any of the adobe stuff is impossible to use on it and often you end up struggling to use some pieces of software because the GUI doesn't scale up and all the buttons are the size of ants.
OSX scales better but they have the same issue regarding 3rd party software. Of course, since very high res monitors are now mainstay, it'll gradually improve.I have a laptop that's very high res 3200x1800 and a lot of software (out of microsofts control for the most part) does not scale well, any of the adobe stuff is impossible to use on it and often you end up struggling to use some pieces of software because the GUI doesn't scale up and all the buttons are the size of ants.
I was always quite impressed on how all the software scales so well on Android devices, considering the countless resolutions available.
wjwren said:
Not 4k, I mean 1920 x 1080. My machine has discrete graphics so I dont think it will be a problem. Ordered a panel today so will post results. I did look at 4k but the battery will only last 2 hours. There is also an issue wil scaling on 4k panels apparently.
Unless computer lingo has changed significantly, this just sounds like gibberish to me (along with the opening post).300bhp/ton said:
wjwren said:
Not 4k, I mean 1920 x 1080. My machine has discrete graphics so I dont think it will be a problem. Ordered a panel today so will post results. I did look at 4k but the battery will only last 2 hours. There is also an issue wil scaling on 4k panels apparently.
Unless computer lingo has changed significantly, this just sounds like gibberish to me (along with the opening post).Edited by daemon on Tuesday 1st September 19:57
buggalugs said:
That's interesting so are you going from TFT to LED? Is there anything inverter-y to mess with?
I think it's a straight swap looking on the youtube vids. The machine I have (i7 with amd discrete) Is available with a HD screen so I'm hoping its just a case of changing the screen and il need an adaptor to change the 30 to 40 pin plug but hopefully thats it. Screen is arriving tomorrow so il post the results in a couple of days.wjwren said:
buggalugs said:
That's interesting so are you going from TFT to LED? Is there anything inverter-y to mess with?
I think it's a straight swap looking on the youtube vids. The machine I have (i7 with amd discrete) Is available with a HD screen so I'm hoping its just a case of changing the screen and il need an adaptor to change the 30 to 40 pin plug but hopefully thats it. Screen is arriving tomorrow so il post the results in a couple of days.wjwren said:
bulldong said:
I have a 3200x1800 screen on my XPS15 and it is simply awesome. Makes even 1080p look grainy and rubbish. It also does about 5-7 hours on battery as well. It is brand new though.
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