Resolution brain damage confusion

[Todd W. Roat]

Its that time of year when Todd begins asking question pre sympsoia
events ;^) We have the new Dell Inspiron XPS laptops. Man these are
beasts - like small desktops. They come from the factory set to some
unreal resolution (1600x a zillion or something) ;^)

For powerpoint presentation heading to an LCD projector, do I need to
set this back to 1024x768 or can I run at default?

As always, many thanks!

 

[Echo S]

I'd probably want to match the resolution to the projector--so, since your
projectors probably do 1024x768, that's what I'd set the monitor to as well.
But I wouldn't worry about it too much until it's time for the actual show.

 

[Todd W. Roat]

Thanks everyone! It was that later point Steve mentioned that worried
me: the fact that the laptop display might appear fuzzy. As long tas
the projector displays fine no worries.

But now Im further curious. If the laptop display is fuzzy, why
wouldnt the projection from that laptop not also be fuzzy? Is the
video output different from what is actually displayed on the laptop
screen?