Opinions on Resolutions for gaming on 15.6"

Hi Guys,

I just wanted to get some opinions on what resolutions work best for gaming on 15.6". Most of the laptops i'm thinking of getting (msi gx660r and asus G53jw) run on the new 1080p 1920x1080, however this seems like a lot for a 15.6" screen. I was looking at the 1366x768 native res version of the asus g53jw, and wondered if people think it's a waste to get this res?

The reason I considered the lower res is that I don't really watch movies on it, I plan to play some old games (not many though) and do some work on it, and I had heard that when you switch res its not like my desktop where is just goes a teeny bit blurry on non native res, but the laptops actually black border the area when a non native res is run.
I also have a 24" lcd panel at home so i can plug the laptop into that if i want to run games in higher res (it will allow me to change to higher res when the vga cable is detected in the monitor right?), and i thought the lower res would be better for future games in terms of the card handling newer games easier at lower res, and surely i won't notice that much differnce on a 15.6" screen?

Any opinions? I saw a few posts of people who have 1366x768 but then actually swapped the panel out for a 1080p. Has anyone tried gaming on both for 15.6"?

Sorry for long question, thanks in advance for any help

 

Get 1920x1080 there is no "too much" for gaming

You can always play at a lower res and scale it up if you need too, but cant do the opposite.

When not gaming you will appreciate the extra space on your desktop for browsing and working with documents.

If you think seeing stuff is going to be a problem, there are ways to scale up text and icon sizes and things to emulate that lower resolution. Again you can go down from a higher res screen but if you get the lower res, you cant just magically go the opposite way and add more workspace or shrink text because there are not enough pixels there to produce the proper image.

 

I've tried both types of panels on the same laptop model. IMO, 1366x768 looks like crap on a 15" display, not only for video playback, but for reading documents as well. If your touchpad has multi-touch, you can pinch to zoom in and out on web pages and the text and images remain smooth. 1920x1080 is a big improvement to the gaming experience, even for older games. Text and lines looked very blocky and "old school" on the 1366x768 display.

 

1600*900 or 1920*1080 (it'll put more strain on your GPU). But I haven't seen the former in many laptops other than Alienware so most likely you'll want to go for 1920*1080.

 

I concur with the above opinions. Higher resolutions on smaller screens can take some getting used to, but after a week or so, when you subsequently use a system with a lower res, you will realize how limiting it really is. I eventually had to upgrade the panel in my "little" system that has a 1280x800 panel as after using the full HD panel on my 17" I just couldn't tolerate the limited resolution on the little system any longer.

 

The minimum would be 1600x900 imo, otherwise there's not much you can disply on your screen. I do love the old 16:10 resolutions (why oh why is there no option to place the ribbon menu on the side of the display instead of on top in office 2007 ) so i'd go for something between 1440x900 and 1920x1200 if possible.

 

Get the bigger resolution. My laptop has 1920x1200, and my 23 inch ASUS monitor (which now replaces the screen of my laptop since I never have the laptops screen on since I got it) has a 1920x1080p resolution. You can actually tell the difference between the 17" 1200p and the 23" 1080p.

 

1680x1050 looks perfect on my GX640 when gaming. Though I would like the 1200p I had on my XPS when gaming, I don't think I would like that res when performing other tasks on my 15.4" like just checking e-mail or surfing the web.

 

Call me crazy but 1280x720 is perfectly fine, though you should aim for 1366x768. Regardless, laptop screens tend to be terrible, the washed out look takes out so much immersion from games.

 

I've owned laptops with both the 1366x768 resolution and the 1920x1080. All I can say is that i will NEVER go back to a lower res screen. 1080p is so much better looking, sharper, and more productive when working with multiple programs. For me it's a no brainer....

 

Oh, and if you end up getting the lower res screen, you will end up wishing you had bought the 1080 sometime down the road. That's actually one of the main reasons for me getting my new clevo....

 

It's fine as long as you only watch movies and play games. If you try to read, write, or do anything that requires text information at that resolution you will be hurting. Scrolling all the dang time. It's also horrible for viewing pictures.

Not knocking your decision, as it's obviously right for you. But you need to be aware of the tradeoffs.

 

get the higher resolution if you don,t youw ill regret it all the tim you will be using it

my gf laptop is a such resolution and her laptop is a 14 and it looks crapy

i had a 15.6 1900x1200 and now i can,t go back down

 

I like the 1920x1080. I do more writing than gaming, so having Word open with two pages side-by-side full page and my sidebar gadgets visible is great for productivity. But in gaming, it looks great as well.

 

I also do this too. Very useful on larger resolutions.