Anybody notice bad image quality?

I was just wondering if anybody besides me noticed bad image quality on the AspireOne. Linpus and XP, when I'm using Firefox (haven't used other browsers) and viewing high res images, they turn out looking very pixely. I know that that's not what the picture actually looks like, but I was wondering why, and if I could fix that...

Thanks!

 

I view my 10 & 12 megapixel images on my AAO all the time. Didn't notice any pixelation like you experienced... Are you sure you were on the correct screen resolution?

 

What do you mean correct screen resolution? I'm in XP, 1024 x 768. Don't think changing resolution will effect the image quality...

 

Hehehe. there ya go... you answered the question.... the AAO screen resolution should be 1024x600 and not 1024x768. Having the wrong screen resolution will result in unsharp screen detail.

 

I'm on an external monitor though...And on my old comp with 64MB integrated Intel Extreme graphics, the pics look fine.

 

External monitor.... LCD or CRT? Or maybe you can provide a screencap of the pixelation you're experiencing. To better help resolve your issue.

 

LCD. BenQ FP71V+ specifically. Yeah, I'll upload a screenie...Hold on a sec.



Do you see the...Pixely-ness? It's off the internet, but pretty much all pics have this pixely-ness on them...At least at this size.
This is a sample photo from the Sony DSC-W80 (7.2MP. Don't think the pic should be this ugly.)

Is it a problem with the resolution? Because on the old computer I talked about, I viewed pics like this nicely, on the same LCD, same res.

 

Screen looks normal here.... hmmm is the desktop also pixelated? if it happens only on the hires photos, then it's how the images are out of your camera. "pixely-ness" as you call it does not change from the desktop view to the image views.... what photo viewer are you using anyways? That can be a factor too.

 

It's not my camera. I've tried using my camera, Olympus C-5500 Sport Zoom. They look great on my old computer, but suck on the AspireOne.

Desktop looks fine. Games run fine. YouTube videos are fine. Movies are fine. Just the friggin pictures suck.

Does it really look fine to you? That's really strange. Dangit...

 

How about on the AAO's internal LCD, how does the photos look? You're using the default XP photo viewer?

EDIT: Check if you are on 32bit color mode..... 16bit will have dithering....

 

try running the LCD at the native resolution (1280x1024).

 

Ehh...1280 x 1024 is the native res? It's too tiny, hurts my eyes, lol.

Well, I switched the display back to the AAO, same thing. Still ugly as ever...

Goofball, do you see what I'm talking about? >.> I can't say it's pixely, I guess. But it's just kinda...Unclear. Or maybe that's because I sit too close to the computer? Ahhh...I dunno...

 

I looked for a real high-res picture to test and Im not seeing the pixels you are. Check this picture out and tell me if it's sharp or not (it should be). I'm on the internal LCD.

http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/onblack.php?id=1132141912&size=large

 

picture seems to look ok on mine here no pixalating or what ever

 

That picture is extremely sharp and clear on my screen I feel like I could almost pickup the rocks or swim in the lake. I have a lot of pictures that I think of as good but not that good. Thanks for showing it to me very nice.

 

I'm sorry, I don't see it, I use it at 1280x1024 on external LCD monitor (17" Philips 170B, not a high end monitor by any means).

 

That picture actually looks great. But I'm talking about a much larger picture. Like, a huge picture, that you have to scroll around to see, lol. Somehow it just looks bad...Grr.

Try this image, in full size. This is one that looks unclear for me.
http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/sony/dsc_w80-review/DSC00001.JPG

Or am I just being picky? These pictures aren't meant to be seen at normal size, are they?

 

Looking at photos at full resolution. Specially on high megapixel point and shoot cameras like the W80. The images will NOT look good. Even on DSLRs the images could still not look good at 100% magnification. This is NORMAL. Unless the photo is of a subject that is relatively close to the lens, then the image will look good at 100%. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the Aspire One's screen. It has one of the best LCDs of all the netbooks.

I'm a pro photographer, and I spend my entire days looking at full resolution photos. If there's a person that will surely notice these things, I'm one of them. Again, full resolution photos viewed at 100% magnification WILL be pixelated. I could explain further why this is so, but that would just be a waste of time.

Here's one of my photos resized to be bigger than our screen(so that you can scroll around like you say)..... See if it looks bad. It should not, since it's a resampled version to look good on screen.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2364/2785182031_8575ff11a5_o.jpg

 

There's alot of reasons why that doesn't look good at 100%. What part of it doesn't look good to you?

 

What I do notice in that original picture is that it looks posterized to some degree.

Looks more like a grab from some format of video, or a similar imager that isn't designed to be used for still images.

The sun-glint off the car is a big clue.