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    inspiron 6000 screen vs. m1330 screen

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by fifreak3, May 10, 2008.

  1. fifreak3

    fifreak3 Newbie

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    I currently have an Inspiron 6000 that has a maximum resolution of 1280x800 (matte screen, doesn't have truelife or anything fancy). When I watch DVDs on it, the quality is noticeably worse than on my desktop monitor, which has a native resolution of 1280x1024 (the quality difference is way more than I would expect from the difference in resolutions). I know the laptop screen is just different because it's so thin, but the difference still bothers me...

    I'm thinking of getting an m1330 or m1530. I'd prefer the m1330 because its smaller and lighter (would get it with the LED screen), but don't want to wish later that I had gone with the m1530 because I'm not happy with the resolution of the m1330 (which has a native resolution of 1280x800, same as my Inspiron 6000).

    Basically, I am wondering how the quality of DVDs, and just the screen in general, is on the m1330. Does DVD-quality video look really good/as one would expect a DVD to look?

    Perhaps Dell will be offering screens with higher resolutions on the m1330 in the near future?
     
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Quality of a screen has nothing to do with resolution. A DVD video only has a resolution of 720x480, so getting a higher resolution screen will do absolutely nothing for quality.

    That said, desktop monitors will always be better than laptop monitors, but most laptop monitors are easily good enough for viewing DVDs.
     
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    fifreak3 Newbie

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    OK, well does anyone have any comments on watching DVD-quality video on the m1330?
     
    fifreak3, May 10, 2008
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