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Questions tagged [high-resolution]

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What are the differences of watching a 1080p and a 720p version of the same media on a 720p screen?

Say I have 1280x720 pixels on my screen and the current resolution is set to 1280x720 as well. What are the differences between the 1080p version and the 720p version of the same media? Is it noticeable to an end user (a non-video expert or…
Varaquilex
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Can I take a screenshot as vector graphics or at a higher resolution than native?

I need to take some screenshots of an application window. My laptop resolution is low, and I'd like to get high quality images. Is there a way to grab the screen as vector graphics (e.g. EPS, PDF, SVG)? Alternatively, is there a way to take a…
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What specs must a graphics card have to power a 5K monitor?

I'm interested in purchasing a Dell UltraSharp 27 Ultra HD 5K Monitor (UP2715K), but while looking for graphics cards to buy, I'm unsure how I could determine whether they support a resolution of 5120x2880. The monitor is driven by 2 display port…
David Kirkland
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Text too small when using Remote Desktop from a very high resolution client

Clients with exceptionally high resolution displays are able to scale the size of their own text and icons to ensure they remain usable. However when using Remote Desktop this setting does not persist through the target machine and so the text and…
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Why does the screen display dead pixels at 144 Hz, but not at 60 Hz?

I'm using Asus TUF Gaming F15 which is working really fine for me, but recently I noticed that at 144 Hz there is a black horizontal stripe (dead pixels) at the bottom of the screen. When I change the settings to 60 Hz it goes away and the screen…
TankFishToad
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High-dpi settings for chrome on Linux

On a high-reslution screen with firefox, you can set in about:config layout.css.devPixelsPerPx=2 so everything in Firefox has double size. Is there such a setting for chrome-browser as well?
rubo77
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Can I set a display's DPI in Windows 8.1?

I want to tell Windows what the DPI is of one of my displays. I have a Windows 8.1 laptop (an Asus Zenbook Infinity) which has a 2560x1440 display; which needs high DPI support in order to be usable. In Windows 8.1, Windows chooses the right DPI to…
Billy ONeal
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How to adjust UI scaling for Chrome on Mac?

Similar to How to adjust UI scaling for Chrome? I would like to learn if there is an option to increase chrome UI (not just a page content, but search bar/extensions/bookmarks/tabs) on a monitor with high ppi. I'm getting 2x retina experience on my…
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Windows 8.1 VM: full resolution on iMac Retina 5K (5120 x 2880) and VMware Fusion 7

I am able to run a Windows 7 VM at full native resolution on a iMac with a Retina 5K display (HiDPI / Retina, at 5120 x 2880) using VMware Fusion 7. Windows 8.1, though, does not list any resolution greater than 2560 x 1920. This happens despite…
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How can I best adjust the mouse in Linux for a high-resolution display?

I got a 4K (3840x2160) display, and haven't been happy with the mouse functionality in Linux. It feels aesthetically laggy / choppy, and functionally, slower to navigate. Has anyone spent time tuning velocity, acceleration, etc. on Linux for high…
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remote desktop mstsc with higher resolution

I've got to work on old computer during christmas and I would like to work on my new computer with Windows 7 remotely using Remote desktop protokol. Old local computer is running Windows 2000. I installed the microsoft remote desktop client (mstsc)…
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Intellij idea on hight dpi screen

I'm using android studio on a 4k screen and my problem is all icons and fonts are small. I fixing fonts problem by changing their size to 36 but still icons are really tiny. I've just seen from this link that there is a high dpi support in intellij…
Saeed Masoumi
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Ubuntu 15.04 HiDPi to Full HD external screen

I just got a Dell XPS 13 2015 and I installed Ubuntu 15.04. Everything is working fine with the exception of using an external display. The resolution on my laptop is 3200x1800, my external screen is 1920x1080. When I connect my laptop to my…
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How do I get tooltips in Chrome to appear in the correct location?

Below is a screenshot of a slight problem with the location of the tooltip showing up in the incorrect location (note: the red dot is the approximate location of my cursor, and the location of the tooltip seems to move around some relative to my…
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What software can be used for interactive viewing of huge images (JPG &PNG) on Windows?

By interactive, I mean the software should provide capability to pan/zoom parts of the images just like how Google Maps are displayed. I have some very large images (with resolution more than 10000x15000). Typical image viewers load images…
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