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    why no wuxga and dvi

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by ciscokidd, Jan 2, 2006.

  1. ciscokidd

    ciscokidd Newbie

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    why don't the asus 17" notebooks have WUXGA 1900x1200 and DVI? are they going to add this in the future?
     
    ciscokidd, Jan 2, 2006
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  2. Klepzeiker

    Klepzeiker Notebook Consultant

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    Well to me it become unreadeble so small.
    I now have 1680x1050 and i find it good enough.
    Why do you want that high resolution??
    Maybe for photoshop?
     
    Klepzeiker, Jan 2, 2006
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    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    WUXGA is simply not really a selling point, and I would believe that ASUS wanted to focus at a wide range while maintaining standards people are used to, such as WSXGA, etc.

    DVI however is understandable...
     
    coriolis, Jan 2, 2006
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  4. PROPortable

    PROPortable Company Representative

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    As stated - WUXGA really isn't as great of a selling point as better viewing angles, better brightness/contrast, and better color reproduction. I've been dealing with LCDs for a long time now and on a 15.4" WSXGA+ is a little high for photoshop work even with 20/20 vision. On a 17" widescreen, WSXGA+ is pretty much perfect for that same work.

    I use a 23" widescreen when I'm working on large 3d renderings and photoshop and that is running WUXGA and at that size it's ideal for that type of work. To see WUGXA on a 15.4" or even a 17" would be far too high res and something tells me that viewing angles and brightness would be compromised as well as the panel having a hefty premium on it.
     
    PROPortable, Jan 3, 2006
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