best ppi for text

[laptopsbetterthanbuilding]

whats ppi of

- 17.3' display size

- with res 1600 x 900

- at 80% zoom on chrome that is readable  for most sites

 

so what ppi would this combination be? am no good at math

 

someone said 170-180 PPI is good for them, and they had a chart graph with ppi that ranges from '160-190'

 

best ppi used for best laptop

 

[LogicalDrm]

There's no answer for this. It depends on each persons eyesight. For example I use 1080p with 150% Windows dpi scale and 120% browser scale. On laptop, 14" screen, 1080p, 175% Windows dpi scale and 120% browser scale.

 

Question is, why would you want to squint to read something when you can pick scaling that makes things bigger. And if software are made well, you don't loose anything by doing so.

[Sauron]

47 minutes ago, laptopsbetterthanbuilding said:

so what ppi would this combination be? am no good at math

https://www.sven.de/dpi/

 

About 108

[Chen G]

226 is the best for laptop

[laptopsbetterthanbuilding]

you knew the answer to this, and you knew how to calculate the ppi when factoring in zoom from the previous discussion where you were the only person that had anything informative or helpful to say

so whenever you're on:

 

@minibois @minibois

 

looks like @Sauron @Sauron here got ~108 but dunno how they got that or if or how they're factoring in zoom which you had factored in

 

[laptopsbetterthanbuilding]

7 hours ago, Chen G said:

226

 

?? wheres the evidence?

 

you didnt link to any evidence for ur claim?

[Sauron]

3 minutes ago, laptopsbetterthanbuilding said:

@Sauron here got ~108 but dunno how they got that

By using the calculator. I posted a link to it.

 

 

Factoring in zoom doesn't change a screen's PPI, because it's a measure of how many physical pixels there are in a square inch of your monitor. If you scale a web page to 80% you get fewer pixels per letter but the number of pixels in a square inch is the same. As I mentioned in my reply to your other post, if you're looking for a laptop this is the wrong way of going about it.

[laptopsbetterthanbuilding]

8 minutes ago, Sauron said:

 fewer pixels per letter 

 

ok so whats the 'effective ppi' then? cos we need to factor in zoom like they did

 

so whats  'effective ppi' for question asked in op?

 

you could link your explanation of why  its no good for laptops dont rememebr seeing that

 

[minibois]

8 minutes ago, laptopsbetterthanbuilding said:

you knew the answer to this, and you knew how to calculate the ppi when factoring in zoom from the previous discussion where you were the only person that had anything informative or helpful to say

so whenever you're on:

 

@minibois @minibois

 

looks like @Sauron @Sauron here got ~108 but dunno how they got that or if or how they're factoring in zoom which you had factored in

 

You should still look at a laptop in real life to decide what the right resolution and size is for you.

But to answer you question, 1600x900 on 17.3" = 106.11 PPI:

 

(24" 1920x1080 added for comparison)

 

But this won't mean much to you, if you do not have experience with different PPI levels.

So again, go to a store and try out different laptop screen sizes and different resolutions.

3 minutes ago, laptopsbetterthanbuilding said:

ok so whats the 'effective ppi' then? cos we need to factor in zoom like they did

 

so whats  'effective ppi' for question asked in op?

 

you could link your explanation of why  its no good for laptops dont rememebr seeing that

PPI is just PPI. There is no such thing as effective PPI. You can however figure everything is 50% larger if you use a 150% zoom scale, which can compensate for a higher PPI, making things larger.

[Sauron]

11 minutes ago, laptopsbetterthanbuilding said:

you could link your explanation of why  its no good for laptops dont rememebr seeing that

I didn't say 108 PPI is bad. I said this is a bad way to go about choosing a laptop.

 

[laptopsbetterthanbuilding]

10 hours ago, LogicalDrm said:

 1080p with 150% Windows dpi scale and 120% browser scale.

On laptop, 14" screen, 1080p, 175% Windows dpi scale and 120% browser scale.

 

whats ppi including the zoom for both of these?

 

since they're both good for you

 

are the ppi similiar?

 

31 minutes ago, minibois said:

 can however figure everything is 50% larger if you use a 150% zoom scale, which can compensate for a higher PPI

 

how did you factor in the zoom into your ppi when you mentioned it?

 

so 80% is 80% less of 106?

 

so im suppose to take 80% of 106 or something?

 

so i guess <106 ppi is good for me

and most ppl

 

since most ppl have normal eyesight

like normal ppl do

 

so i guess this means im looking for a target <106 ppi and higher res overall and larger screen overall

 

 

22 minutes ago, Sauron said:

asking for suggestions on that

 

 

oh it was a new reply thats why i havent seen it yet

 

that laptop post is already asking for good suggestion so thats taken care of

 

now we just need someone that knows about laptops and all done 

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[minibois]

Just now, laptopsbetterthanbuilding said:

how did you factor in the zoom into your ppi when you mentioned it?

so 80% is 80% less of 106?

so im suppose to take 80% of 106 or something?

 

so i guess <106 ppi is good for me

and most ppl

since most ppl have normal eyesight

like normal ppl do

 

so i guess this means im looking for a target <106 ppi and higher res overall and larger screen overall

I didn't factor in the zoom percentage when talking about PPI. PPI and scaling are two separate things. Now you could say if you say use 200% zoom, you see everything twice as large on your screen, but the PPI stays the same. It's just that there is a simulation of a different PPI.

 

Anyways, keep in mind you can only choose a higher scale factor than you have and it goes in 25% increments. How high it goes depends on your screen resolution too.

1080p:

Spoiler

3840x2160:

Spoiler

Anyways, STOP LOOKING AT PPI when you do not have a lot of experience with the different sizes and resolutions. It's not helpful at this point to compare PPI, since your experience will be based on your personal use.

How is your eyesight? How close do you sit at your screen? What size text do you like? Do all your programs scale well?

 

I would simply recommend 1080p at 15.6" or 17.3" to damn near anyone, since it's sharp enough, good on battery, there are loads of laptops with those specs and it just works. 

[Sauron]

2 minutes ago, laptopsbetterthanbuilding said:

oh it was a new reply thats why i havent seen it yet

It's from 10 hours ago... you definitely got a notification for it unless you unfollowed that topic for some reason. If you did, don't do that in the future, it's bad forum etiquette.

3 minutes ago, laptopsbetterthanbuilding said:

now we just need someone that knows about laptops and all done 

What is done? Again, what are you trying to achieve here?

6 minutes ago, laptopsbetterthanbuilding said:

how did you factor in the zoom into your ppi when you mentioned it?

"zoom" doesn't factor into PPI calculations. That's not how this works. Pixels don't magically spawn into your screen when you zoom in or out in your browser. The number of Pixels Per Inch is exactly the same. Stop repeating the same question when it has already been answered multiple times.

7 minutes ago, laptopsbetterthanbuilding said:

so im suppose to take 80% of 106 or something?

No. You're supposed to "take" 106.

8 minutes ago, laptopsbetterthanbuilding said:

so i guess <106 ppi is good for me

and most ppl

 

since most ppl have normal eyesight

like normal ppl do

I have near perfect eyesight and, for me, >200 PPI is ideal when sitting at a desk. What's "good enough" for you isn't an objective measure that you can apply to everyone.

[laptopsbetterthanbuilding]

39 minutes ago, Sauron said:

108 bad way to go about choosing a laptop

 

 

yea i didnt ever say 108 was bad either

 

i looked at the reply you made in the post you linked and i didnt see any explanation for this claim of 'bad way to go about choosing a laptop' anywhere

 

or any links to good evidence that 'bad way to go about choosing a laptop'

[laptopsbetterthanbuilding]

21 minutes ago, minibois said:

you see everything twice as large on your screen, but the PPI stays the same.

It's just that there is a simulation of a different PPI.

 

25% increments

 

so effective ppi is basically like 'see everything twice as large on your screen'

and that's all that matters

and that's the ppi basically 

 

chrome doesnt go in 25% each, so you had said your chrome i think  was at 80% or something and that's 20%, so do you mean that chrome is actually doing 25% each?

 

[Sauron]

9 minutes ago, laptopsbetterthanbuilding said:

i looked at the reply you made in the post you linked and i didnt see any explanation for this claim of 'bad way to go about choosing a laptop' anywhere

The explanation is that there are many more factors that go into a choice of laptop and many of them are subjective. Which is a variation of what we've been saying for two days.

[laptopsbetterthanbuilding]

34 minutes ago, minibois said:

personal use

 

why does our personal use not matter?

and why do we need a range of exp on ppi?

 

if you personally like bannaa cookies, then you know you like bannana cookies and that is helpful and informative info

 

so why u say its not matter?

 

[Sauron]

7 minutes ago, laptopsbetterthanbuilding said:

so effective ppi is basically like 'see everything twice as large on your screen'

and that's all that matters

No, that's not true at all. You made that up. Since you like asking for proofs and explanations, please provide a link for that claim.

[minibois]

1 minute ago, laptopsbetterthanbuilding said:

why does our personal use not matter?

and why do we need a range of exp on ppi?

 

if you personally like bannaa cookies, then you know you like bannana cookies and that is helpful and informative info

 

so why u say its not matter?

 At this point you're either trolling or trying to take things I am saying out the context.

What screen size and resolution you need to get is dependent on personal preference and I have made my position on it pretty clear at this point.

[laptopsbetterthanbuilding]

1 hour ago, minibois said:

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link to evidence of why or get lost then

 

dont care about anything you say at this point then

 

we got the target effective ppi all that matters

 

now move on to best laptops

[laptopsbetterthanbuilding]

oh and you're wrong

 

if that's what you think then you wont have anything informative or helpful to say

 

same goes for anyone else

[laptopsbetterthanbuilding]

1 hour ago, Sauron said:

made that up

 

other said that, scroll up

[laptopsbetterthanbuilding]

2 hours ago, Sauron said:

 many more factors

 

and?

 

how does this support ur claim that 'ppi is bad for laptops and it shoudnt be looked at' ??

[laptopsbetterthanbuilding]

 

this thread/post is one

 

i've already made my conclusion and until there's actually any further + helpful info with Evidence 

 

then this is done

[WkdPaul]

27 minutes ago, laptopsbetterthanbuilding said:

then this is done

agreed.

 

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