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    Vostro 1400 which screen?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by firstwave, Sep 29, 2007.

  1. firstwave

    firstwave Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi everyone,

    I am planning on purchasing the vostro 1400, but I am not sure which LCD display is better.

    14.1 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display with TrueLife™

    OR

    14.1 inch Wide Screen XGA+ LCD Display with TrueLife™

    Truelife basically means glossy right?

    So it's WXGA vs. WXGA+...

    I am asking this question because I have heard many rumors and complaints about the vostro line screens, and I would like to know if they encompass both screens, or just one of them.

    Also, which one would be better overall?

    Thanks
     
    firstwave, Sep 29, 2007
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  2. Triple_Dude

    Triple_Dude Notebook Evangelist

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    It depends on what you want to do.

    With a larger screen (the XGA+), you have more area to work with if you're in the realm of media design, but with the XGA, you get a lower native resolution which would be easier to hit with a mobile GPU so you can have the best graphical fidelity while playing games, and while watching HD movies without having any scaling artifacts.

    I personally went with the XGA screen and it's superb, no graininess or anything--but the viewing angle is less than optimal, to put it "nicely".
     
    Triple_Dude, Sep 29, 2007
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