Post by mart44 on Sept 10, 2023 9:28:10 GMT
My latest computer is an HP All-In-One. It has a 27" monitor with a native resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. This is classed a QHD, which has a higher number of pixels than HD (1920 x 1080) but not as many as a 4k monitor (3840 × 2160).
The Windows recommended display settings for this size of monitor is the native resolution of 2560 x 1440 and this is what the setting is on. This is best for image definition and correct picture sizing. The screen content fits exactly within the monitor's physical boundaries.
Larger sized monitors with a high pixel count should be beneficial all round but there can be a problem with them. Everything becomes much smaller because a greater number of pixels are more tightly packed into the screen. The screen is larger but not large enough to offset that.
To overcome this, a modern Windows operating system has a 'Scale' setting. Windows will recommend this setting to be at 100% for larger monitors.
I have always thought never to deviate from that in order to get the best definition and sharpness of display, especially for images. However, after struggling for a while with the small size of icons and text in just about everything on the screen, I gave in and have recently been trying a scaling factor of 125%. Everything is now larger and more readable.
I thought there must be a price to pay in that images were expanded to more than the 100% and therefore wouldn't have the definition/sharpness that they ought to have ..but this somehow doesn't happen. If there is a reduction in sharpness, I can't see it. Swapping backwards and forwards between a scaling factor of 100% and 125% appears to make no difference to image definition. I don't know how this is managed because I thought it would. Maybe the anti-aliasing is particularly good.
Perhaps the message here is not to be worried if a new high definition monitor makes things less clear (everything being smaller). Try the scale factor settings to see the difference it makes. Open a few images to see if any loss of definition can be detected.
Worth noting is that smaller displays can have a Windows recommended scale setting of 125%. We have a Surface Pro where this is the case. Also worth noting is that although the scaling is altered, the Windows 'Display resolution' setting stays at the monitor's native resolution.
The Windows recommended display settings for this size of monitor is the native resolution of 2560 x 1440 and this is what the setting is on. This is best for image definition and correct picture sizing. The screen content fits exactly within the monitor's physical boundaries.
Larger sized monitors with a high pixel count should be beneficial all round but there can be a problem with them. Everything becomes much smaller because a greater number of pixels are more tightly packed into the screen. The screen is larger but not large enough to offset that.
To overcome this, a modern Windows operating system has a 'Scale' setting. Windows will recommend this setting to be at 100% for larger monitors.
I have always thought never to deviate from that in order to get the best definition and sharpness of display, especially for images. However, after struggling for a while with the small size of icons and text in just about everything on the screen, I gave in and have recently been trying a scaling factor of 125%. Everything is now larger and more readable.
I thought there must be a price to pay in that images were expanded to more than the 100% and therefore wouldn't have the definition/sharpness that they ought to have ..but this somehow doesn't happen. If there is a reduction in sharpness, I can't see it. Swapping backwards and forwards between a scaling factor of 100% and 125% appears to make no difference to image definition. I don't know how this is managed because I thought it would. Maybe the anti-aliasing is particularly good.
Perhaps the message here is not to be worried if a new high definition monitor makes things less clear (everything being smaller). Try the scale factor settings to see the difference it makes. Open a few images to see if any loss of definition can be detected.
Worth noting is that smaller displays can have a Windows recommended scale setting of 125%. We have a Surface Pro where this is the case. Also worth noting is that although the scaling is altered, the Windows 'Display resolution' setting stays at the monitor's native resolution.
