So I bought a Dell D830 off Ebay for 50 bucks. It is identical in specs to my D630, except for having stereo speakers, and a 15.4 1280x800 inch screen as opposed to a 14.1 at the same resolution. Being a 50 dollar laptop, I was not expecting a lot, other than the opportunity to eventually build up a working machine. Unfortunately, the durned thing was fully functional outside of a dying backlight and/or inverter
I quickly discovered that a refurbished lcd screen was not much different in price than getting just a bulb and inverter. Heck, I could even get a super high res screen for that price. I found and ordered a WSXGA+ 1680x1050 glossy screen, thinking it would be a good compromise between resolution and being able to see text without too much tweaking. My 50 buck project laptop is now an 80 dollar fully functional system (both and )
Sooo what I got was a nice glossy screen........WUXGA 1900x1200. Beautiful and crisp an all that real estate...wow! And of course sooper teensy text.
So now my question is:
What are opinions on how to adjust things so that I can read the currently fine print lol!
I could set the resolution to 1680x1050....meh I think I'd like to keep the higher res. What are the differences, plusses and minuses of changing the dpi, or simply making the fonts bigger? Which would be better on eyestrain, if there is a difference? I guess I am slightly confused by this part. I don't think I care about icon sizes.
And don't tell me I need glasses - bifocals may be in my future.
I quickly discovered that a refurbished lcd screen was not much different in price than getting just a bulb and inverter. Heck, I could even get a super high res screen for that price. I found and ordered a WSXGA+ 1680x1050 glossy screen, thinking it would be a good compromise between resolution and being able to see text without too much tweaking. My 50 buck project laptop is now an 80 dollar fully functional system (both and )
Sooo what I got was a nice glossy screen........WUXGA 1900x1200. Beautiful and crisp an all that real estate...wow! And of course sooper teensy text.
So now my question is:
What are opinions on how to adjust things so that I can read the currently fine print lol!
I could set the resolution to 1680x1050....meh I think I'd like to keep the higher res. What are the differences, plusses and minuses of changing the dpi, or simply making the fonts bigger? Which would be better on eyestrain, if there is a difference? I guess I am slightly confused by this part. I don't think I care about icon sizes.
And don't tell me I need glasses - bifocals may be in my future.
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