Studio XPS 16 resolution

Hi folks,

Sorry if this sounds like a dumb question. Traditionally,(well at least for me anyway) laptop/montior screen resolutions are represented by two numbers. E.g. 1280x800, 1440x900, 1680x1050 etc. But on the XPS 16, it's available in 720p and 1080p? What exactly are their resolutions? 1280x720 and 1920x1080(assuming they come in 16:9 aspect ratio?)

If so,
Q1) On a 16inch display, wouldn't one want more 'space' than 1280x720 gives? For me personally, the resolution should at least be 1440x900 but better be at 1680x1050.
Q2) On a 16inch display, can one REALLY tell the difference between 720p and 1080p?

Has anyone got the 720p version of this laptop? Can you confirm the above, how do they look?

Thank you for your time.

 

Q1) Yes, 1280x720 is probably too little "space".

Q2) In movies, probably not. But in general usage, yes, you will notice a serious difference.

 

It all depends how close you sit to the screen. At the typical viewing distance of a laptop, you are easily fill the same field of view as a 100 inch display from a normal TV viewing distance. Thus 720 vs 1080 should be quite noticable even for movie viewing.

 

Im pretty sure the "720p" version is 1366x786.

Now, having both a 1366x786 laptop and now the 1080p SXPS16.. there is a HUGE difference in terms of multitask-abillity; the 1080p wins hands down.

If you are primarily gaming, then get the 1366x786 screen since you can run it at that native resolution; instead of scaling it up to 1080p.

 

I see. The 1366x786 resolution is quite common now on the modern 16:9 laptop nowadays.

I'm not really a gamer myself, as least not on a pc. However I'm looking for work 'space' on screen for multi-tasking. I've never own a laptop before and on my 20inch monitor at home, I'm running 1680x1050 which I feel very comfortable with in terms of text/icon sizes. Whilst I don't have any problem with paying a bit more a 1080p screen, I'm quite concern that everything on it might look too small on a 16inch despite sitting closer to it(compared to a desktop). I'll be working on it for around 6-7hours a day and in a long run, it might be too tiring for my eyes.

What do you guys think?

Also, I'm still running xp at home at the mo and I've heard people saying that Vista are very flexible in term of tweaking the text/icon etc sizes. Is that true? Otherwise, I might consider going for a Studio 15 instead with 1440x900 with LED and save myself some cash...

Thanks again.

 

Setting the DPI=120 will solve the issue with small text. I am running Windows 7 and it copes really well with the increased DPI, unlike... say XP.

 

I have been running XP with a 15.4" WUXGA for 4 years - yes, I changed the dpi and some of the things like menu text size, but it isn't hard. I am sure Vista and 7 are better at HD screens, though...