Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 22:52:55 +0800 From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] New Vaio about the size of a 110
At 12:06 AM 21/04/2002 -0700, you wrote: >Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 07:02:16 +0000 >From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [LIB] New Vaio about the size of a 110 > >>Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 11:51:08 +0800 >>From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: Re: [LIB] New Vaio about the size of a 110 >> >> >>> > >http://shop.conics.net/sony-vu/index.html >>> > >>> > Doesn't look bad ... I worry about the screen though, an 800x600 >>> screen at >>> > 7 inches is already hard enough on the eyes, I wonder how readable a >>> > 1024x768 screen at 6.4 inches would be ... >>> > >>> >>>It wouldn't be too bad. A person could always set a lower resolution if it >>>was bothersome. >> >>Slight problem, unlike a CRT, the physical resolution of an LCD is fixed in >>hardware. To drop resolution, you either get black borders (which defeates >>the purpose) or you'll have to map more than 1 hardware pixel to each >>software pixel (going from 1024x768 hardware to 800x600 software such as >>when zoomed in you'll need to map 1.6384 (1.28*1.28) hardware pixels to 1 >>software pixel). This invariably means things go fuzzy which just seems to >>make things worse for me. Its OK if you're on a 15" 1600x1200 LCD and >>you're dropping to 800x600 because you're mapping 4 hardware pixels (2*2) >>to each software pixel but if you're already pressed for space it sorta >>just gets annoying. > >Agreed - though I suspect the logical thing to do is simply use a larger >font. I rather like the look of the beast, but I wonder if they're >advanced enough to offer (a) drivers for earlier versions of windows (XP >is *not* going anywhere near anything I own) and (b) OS-free hardware. I >already own all the OS I need... I dun like your chances ... its probably all soft-this and soft-that ... all that 'legacy free' stuff (read about all the gripes people have putting Linux onto Toshiba Satellite 5xxx series laptops for instance). I find the mouse layout interesting, not only do you HAVE to use it with 2 hands, you'll have an awful time using it on a table. Speaking of which, is it just me or is the trend in laptops nowadays to make the FRONT look real thin but the BACK real fat? The back of that Vaio looks almost 50% thicker than the front! Hardly something to use on a table (ie. for SERIOUS computing work). The gripe I have about resolutions is more that you'll have a hard time clicking on buttons and the like ... the things that WON'T go up with font. Personally I'd probably stick to the Fujitsu P-series if I was going for one of those ... if you get the version WITHOUT the CD-burner, its not an awful lot bigger than that Vaio, the keyboard is a nice size and the screen has sufficient resolution without making things look too tiny ... - Raymond --- /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ | | "Does fuzzy logic tickle?" | | ___ | "My HDD has no reverse. How do I backup?" | | /__/ +-------------------------------------------| | / \ a y b o t | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | HTTP://www.raybot.net | | ICQ: 31756092 | Need help? Visit #Windows98 on DALNet! | \~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/ ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
