Help with screen resolution

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Some laptops have a "virtual screen" -- you can set a higher resolution
than the physical screen, and the physical screen is a moving window
into the larger logical screen.


Mark B. wrote:

> I am considering the HP ZV5255US notebook in this week's ad.
> Here's my question. They list it as a WXGA screen (1280x800), but
> when I checked the display model, the display properties had the
> maximum setting available as 1680x1050 (WSXGA). Am I right in
> assuming that I wouldn't be able to set it to that resolution if it
> wasn't a WSXGA screen? It looked great on that setting, not blurry
> like on the lower setting.
> Can anyone out there help? Anyone have any experiences (good
> or bad) with this model?
> Thanks.
>
> HP ZV5255US
> Athlon 64 3400+
> 512mb
> 60 gb hd
> dvd+rw.cd-rw
> 15.4" wide screen
> 5 in 1 media reader
> 64mb Nvidia Geforce 4 440 Go
> 80211b/g wireless lan
> media cable
> remote control (???)
>
> 1699 - 200 rebate = 1499