Can Display Resolution Be TOO High?

November 10, 2007 by Chris · 8 Comments 

I have a new laptop with a 17″ panel. That panel is running at 1900 x 1200 pixels resolution..

Laptop Resolution

Part of me is loving it — I can get a lot on screen at a time. It is truly awesome, especially on a laptop! But I’m not sure my eyes can keep up with this damned thing. I don’t wear glasses. Yet…

I have a 22″ running at 1680 x 1050 at the office. About 5 inches larger and a bit lower resolution than what’s on this laptop. Typically, I’ve considered that just about perfect. I’m quite used to it.

I’m going to try to adapt to this, but if you see me walking down the street squinting, take pity and point me towards the office, please?

Oh, any tips on good high-res desktop backgrounds would be welcome. :-)

But back to the title of this post — at what point do you draw the line on display resolution vs. display size?

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