# Hot Take: Lower Resolution Screen Panel **URL:** \ **Category:** Framework Laptop 16\ **Tags:** framework-laptop-16-amd-7040, feature-requests\ **Created:** [October 31, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/hot-take-lower-resolution-screen-panel/59799 "2024-10-31T17:25:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![maxresdefault](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/maxresdefault/32/28340_2.png) [@maxresdefault](https://community.frame.work/u/maxresdefault)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/hot-take-lower-resolution-screen-panel/59799/1 "2024-10-31T17:25:23Z")
A lot of people probably won’t agree with me on this, but I would actually prefer a lower resolution 1080p panel on my Framework 16 compared to the 2560x1600 panel it ships with. The screen it comes with looks great, but honestly I’m just not a fan of HDPI screens. It’s a lot more work for the GPU to render games at this higher native resolution, and even though you can of course lower the resolution - that will never look as good as simply running the game at the native resolution of the display. And secondly many Linux desktop environments have terrible support (or none at all) for fractional scaling to make the UI look decent on a HDPI screen. I personally use MATE and it doesn’t even have fractional scaling built in, and when enabled manually through some config files it’s pretty clunky and not the best. I’m considering switching DE’s to XFCE just to have the fractional scaling option built in. Of course a lot of people (probably most lol) do like the HDPI screen this laptop comes with, but it would be pretty awesome to at least have the option for a lower resolution screen if you don’t need/don’t like the stock one! ---
**Author:** ![Fraoch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/fraoch/32/6364_2.png) [@Fraoch](https://community.frame.work/u/Fraoch)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/hot-take-lower-resolution-screen-panel/59799/3 "2024-10-31T20:13:23Z")
@anon81945988, it was just a suggestion. @maxresdefault has a point and deserves to be heard. ---
**Author:** ![Iguanito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Iguanito](https://community.frame.work/u/Iguanito)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/hot-take-lower-resolution-screen-panel/59799/5 "2024-10-31T20:50:50Z")
In Ubuntu with GNOME desktop environment, I found that reading was sometimes a bit challenging at Framework 16 screen’s highest resolution. I was not happy with fractional scaling either. Finally, I found a good compromise by enabling Large Text in accessibility settings, located in Settings \> Accessibility \> Seeing You may find a similar setting in MATE or XFCE desktop environments. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Hurenkamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@Mark\_Hurenkamp](https://community.frame.work/u/Mark_Hurenkamp)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 11:30am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/hot-take-lower-resolution-screen-panel/59799/6 "2024-11-01T11:30:10Z")
Personally I very much appreciate a 16:10 aspect ratio on a laptop, as it gives just a bit more editing space (I do a lot of coding on it). For me a 1920x1200 screen would have been ideal, as it is as high as you can go on a 16" screen without it becoming unreadable without HDPI settings. As such I very much understand your desire for a lower res panel. When going for a HDPI panel, my preference would have been a 4K screen, that can easily downscale to 1920x1200. I don’t know if a 16" 3840x2400 panel exists though. I guess that screen/gpu wise I’m not really the target audience for this laptop, as it is aimed at gaming, for which the screen/gpu seems to make sense, with it’s high refresh rate. As it is, I think the 2560x1600 panel is not a bad middle ground to start with, it offers a good choice for gamers and developers alike, even if it is not the very best for either. Nevertheless I do hope that in the future there will be a wider range of panels to choose from. ---
**Author:** ![Ekkehard\_F](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/ekkehard_f/32/16902_2.png) [@Ekkehard\_F](https://community.frame.work/u/Ekkehard_F)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/hot-take-lower-resolution-screen-panel/59799/7 "2024-11-01T12:00:57Z")
I’m using Tumblweed with XFCE4, and instead of bothering with fractional scaling and the like, I’ve simply set the resolution to 1920x1200. The picture quality (moire and such) might be slightly better with a matching native screen resolution, but I doubt I would even notice. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@Mike\_M](https://community.frame.work/u/Mike_M)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2025, 4:00am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/hot-take-lower-resolution-screen-panel/59799/8 "2025-01-06T04:00:28Z")
Totally agree. I’m looking at Framework 13 and I’d rather not mess with HiDPI, scaling, etc. and the additional power consumption to render all those pixels. They’re completely unnecessary for me, and I’d rather a native resolution that is “good enough” (i.e. 1080p, or perhaps 1200p given the aspect ratio) for an ultraportable workhorse laptop. I don’t want 1500 and I really don’t want more, either. ---
**Author:** ![Karl\_Henderson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/karl_henderson/32/18996_2.png) [@Karl\_Henderson](https://community.frame.work/u/Karl_Henderson)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/hot-take-lower-resolution-screen-panel/59799/9 "2025-06-27T18:44:52Z")
The screen resolution is the only reason I haven’t bought a Framework 16. My reason is remote desktop and VNC. Changing settings between work and home on on many of the remote computers isn’t possible and a major nuisance on the others. A 1920x1200 panel would be perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_F](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b77776/32.png) [@Alex\_F](https://community.frame.work/u/Alex_F)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 6:15am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/hot-take-lower-resolution-screen-panel/59799/10 "2025-08-31T06:15:04Z")
I would be interested in a Full HD or HD+ display for the 16! There’s perhaps dozens of us who would buy it. Limited run maybe? 👌 ---
**Author:** ![Khaelenmore](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/khaelenmore/32/44962_2.png) [@Khaelenmore](https://community.frame.work/u/Khaelenmore)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/hot-take-lower-resolution-screen-panel/59799/11 "2026-01-07T23:56:37Z")
Totally agree with this; 1920x1200 should look amazing on 16 inch (judging by my usage of 15.6 fullhd laptop), and I don’t need anything higher, so would be good to not force my computer to do the work I don’t appreciate. ---
**Author:** ![AlfInAussieland](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/alfinaussieland/32/44280_2.png) [@AlfInAussieland](https://community.frame.work/u/AlfInAussieland)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 2:47am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/hot-take-lower-resolution-screen-panel/59799/12 "2026-01-08T02:47:27Z")
My 17 inch Lenovo Legion runs 1920 x 1080 resolution native and looks perfectly fine. ---
**Author:** ![TechPriestNhyk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/techpriestnhyk/32/27853_2.png) [@TechPriestNhyk](https://community.frame.work/u/TechPriestNhyk)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/hot-take-lower-resolution-screen-panel/59799/13 "2026-01-08T14:30:52Z")
1080p looks great on a laptop screen, and performs great in games. If FW dropped a 1080p OLED panel, I’d probably pick it up. Granted, idk how well that’d work given the physical dimensions of the display frame are fixed. ---
**Author:** ![Jorg\_Mertin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/jorg_mertin/32/47951_2.png) [@Jorg\_Mertin](https://community.frame.work/u/Jorg_Mertin)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/hot-take-lower-resolution-screen-panel/59799/14 "2026-01-08T14:41:41Z")
Configure the display scale to 200% - and you’ll have the HD equivalent on the 2k screens. At least, the text is crispy under KDE Plasma 6.5.x :} ---
**Author:** ![TechPriestNhyk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/techpriestnhyk/32/27853_2.png) [@TechPriestNhyk](https://community.frame.work/u/TechPriestNhyk)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/hot-take-lower-resolution-screen-panel/59799/15 "2026-01-08T14:49:46Z")
I’m not sure what you’re trying to say ---
**Author:** ![Trias](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Trias](https://community.frame.work/u/Trias)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/hot-take-lower-resolution-screen-panel/59799/16 "2026-04-22T12:47:38Z")
Will agree with topic starter - a 1080p display option for 16" laptops would be great! :). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/framework3/original/1X/64c81a89f963ddb07633887baceb642a4b056046.png) [@system](https://community.frame.work/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/hot-take-lower-resolution-screen-panel/59799/17 "2026-10-19T12:47:54Z")
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