Scratching Head About Screen Types

Ok so I have the option of, on my 1520 glossy or matte, glossy for more indoorwork, while matte is more evrywhere. I'm going to be gaming alot, but also using the laptop outside or in lut reas

 

Whether outdoors or in - if there's enough light or reflective surfaces around you - a glossy screen may become a problem; although the reflections and glare will seem less pronounced if you have a bright enough screen.

For reference, I had a dv7000 with a glossy screen that was annoying to use in the day time, but my wifes MacBook is quite usable when you turn up the screen brightness.

Personally being in a state where it's sunny all the time, or in an office where there's an insane amount of lights everywhere, a matte and bright screen has been the better companion.

 

The problem with the anti-glare is that it only comes in 1280x800, which is the screen res with the crippled vertical viewing angle:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=152063&highlight=blanched

I would go with WSXGA+

Not only does it have far better viewing angles (twice the XGA) so you can actually watch DVDs, the res is high enough that you dont need AA (anti-aliasing) with games.


http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/le...=popup&ref=CFG

(click "Compare Side-By-Side")

Horizontal Viewing Angle
(SXGA+)+60/-60
(XGA+)+40/-40
(XGA)+40/-40

Vertical Viewing Angle
(SXGA+)+40/-50
(XGA+)+30/-30
(XGA)+15/-30

 

To see how the different resolutions would look on the 1520, I'll refer you to my post here:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=151965