Re: 1704FPT 17" Monitor Dark on Top and too Bright

It is always going to be sharpest at the native resolution. That's a
weakness of LCD displays. You can't resize and get good results. Some
panels are better than others, but it is still inferior at the 'wrong' size.

Tom
"cgai" <cgai@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thanks for all the comments ...
>
> Since you actually own a couple of these LCDs, can you tell me if yours
> appears darker toward the top edge, if you look at the screen straght
> on? I kind of had that issue with my old ThinkPad as well.
>
> Also, my screen looks sharper when I switch to 1280x1024 (native mode)
> ... but it would be nice to choose my resolution (1152 is better for
> me, but does not look very sharp or pleasant).
>
> Thanks,
> SteveH
>
>
> Sparky Spartacus wrote:
>> Gray Ghost wrote:
>>
>> > I would say that this is probably why it was "refurbished"
>>
>> Although it sounds as though QA was asleep when this monitor went past
>> their station. I bought a refurb 1704FPT 5 months ago which looks like
>> the 1905FP I bought new (although smaller, of course).
>


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