LCD Screen

What is the difference between:

High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LCD(1440x900) & 2MP Camera [Included in Price]

High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LED LCD (1440x900) & 2.0 M [add $150 or $5/month1]

Full Hi Definition, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LCD (1920x1200) & 2.0 M [add $100 or $3/month1]

 

options 1 & 3 are LCD, 2 is LED?

 

What exactly is LED?

Which one is recommended? Last time I ordered the LED one (which cost me $200 instead of $150 BTW) and the picture quality when viewing DVDs was not crystal clear.

 

there's a thread in the first 5 pages here somewhere debating the merits of LCD v. LED. it's somewhat subjective and if you found LED unacceptable, go to Best Buy and take a look at an LCD for comparisons sake and choose what you like, both formats have their fans.

 

And the third option has a resolution of 1920x1200 - is this the best one to choose from?

 

the reason why some people choose the LED is a bit more variety in viewing angles, it's longer lifespan, and that in some instances can be brighter and more vivid than an LCD. again these are all subjective and is different for each person.

personally i doubt too many people will be keeping their present laptops that long to make those arguments worthwhile and the trend will be to OLED in the future. so it's all moot.

i like the 1920x1200 resolution, you fit the most on the screen, and it's nice and dense picture-wise. the only complaint people have that i've seen is that it might make text too hard/small to read on a 15.4" screen.

ETA: if you like movies, which i gather you do, i'd go with the highest res screen.. again go to a store that has these on display and judge for yourself what's most acceptable to you.

 

The LED is simply brighter than other screens. Much brighter IMO. And, yes, I've seen both the regular non-led and the LED side by side. Makes it more usable in environment with lots of light.

As for "if you like movies, which i gather you do, i'd go with the highest res screen", as someone else mentioned here, this is debatable argument, unless the OP watches Blu-Ray movies all the time. Most other movie formats wont take advantage of even 1/2 of this screen's (1920x1200) resolution. If anything, regular DVDs will look larger (ie. easier on the eyes) in their native formats on a lower res screen.

Do you game? If so, a 1920x1200 screen will be much harder on the GPU than the 1400x900 (in their native resolutions).

Its entirely up to you.

 

if he's a connoisseur, he'll watch blu-ray.

i don't care much about the argument, if he wants a resolution for the elderly or vision challenged he's free to buy one.

 

Watch your 1920x1200 screen long enough, and you'll become visually impaired really fast

Not to mention serious neck problems from having to lean forward to read the fonts.

 

lol... he already hates LED, there's only one other choice

 

I think " High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LCD(1440x900) & 2MP Camera" is the best choice. You might want to put the extra 150$ on another upgrade ( proccessor ... ram ... HD...etc.). Or just save the 150$.

 

Personally I WENT with the 1900*1200 resolution because I play 1080p media files a lot & the screen can be very dark or VERY VERY BRIGHT depending of what settings you've choosing. fn + arrow up/fn + arrow down ^^ The upside of getting the 1900*1200 is that you KNOW what you get... & there haven't been any reported problems with this model samsung that I know of @ least.

 

hrmmm 3 different screen choices each advocated by three different Canadians. it's a civil war

ETA: ohh shinta13 tips the balance in my favour, i guess i win