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    Is a 13" widescreen ok for gaming?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by meteorstorm42, Aug 7, 2008.

  1. meteorstorm42

    meteorstorm42 Notebook Consultant

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    Will I be able to see to play standard aspect ratio games (edges cut off)?

    I'm considering getting a Vaio Z notebook,
    so 13.1" widescreen, 128MB nVidia 9300m, and 1366x768 resolution.
    (There's a 1600x900 screen available, but that may be silly on a 13" laptop, right?)

    I've never really played games on my current notebook at resolutions higher than 1200x800, and I don't plan to on this one considering the GPU's power.
    But I will be playing a lot of older games that may not support widescreen...

    Thoughts?
    Advice?
     
    meteorstorm42, Aug 7, 2008
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  2. Arquis

    Arquis Kojima Worshiper

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    You can either stretch it or play with the 2 black bars... 13" is a little small for my tastes, but if you're comfortable with it, then I guess it's be fine as long as you play at native res.
     
    Arquis, Aug 7, 2008
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  3. Meetloaf13

    Meetloaf13 fear the MONKEY!!!

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    Man, 13" w/black bars would personally give me a headache...especially if you're playing FPS's.

    I wouldn't get a 13" if I planned on gaming a lot, but if you can handle it, I say go for it.
     
    Meetloaf13, Aug 7, 2008
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  4. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    some games have widescreen capabilty..

    i have the Dell XPS M1330...> LED LCD + 8400M GS.... not that actually, besides the fact that my GPU goes up to 95C
     
    paper_wastage, Aug 7, 2008
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