15.4" screen resolutions

Hi, Ive been looking at getting the new compal ifl90 but its gonna end up being my first laptop and first wide screen monitor and was wondering if anyone with a WSXGA+ or WXGA+ screen resolution on a 15" would be able to post an actual size screen shot of their desktop so i could see the difference? ive gone to several stores but they all seem to only have WXGA resolutions so i dont really know what the other resolutions would look like

thanks ^^ *sorry if this is in the wrong section*

 

WSXGA+ is the best balance in my mind. You can fit a lot on the screen without sacrificing readability and needing high-DPI fonts.

Here's my 1680x1050 screen:

 

thanks...just gotta find a shot of a wxga+ one now

 

Here's WXGA+

 

thanks both of you ^^ just gotta go borrow my roommates laptop and see how they look on it XD

 

no problem

 

I also have wsxga+ on my laptop, and I would recommend it. It's a nice balance between readability and screen space.

 

so it looks like wxga+ on a 15" is about the same as a 1280x1024 on a 17" non-widescreen ... would you guys agree? just seems like the text on the wsxga is a little bit too small compared to my current resolution (unless that was just because i viewed them on my roommates 15" with a 1200 native res..hmm)

 

WSXGA is not too small. If it bothers you that much, just increase the font or DPI size.

 

Well, upping the font or DPI-size will still not look that good (especially in XP). If you think that WSXGA-resolution is too high, get the lower one. And both wxga+ (16:10, 1440x900) and SXGA (5:4, 1280x1024)=~1,3Mpixels. Check out this thread to see What the different DPI is for Screen/resolution-combos. FYI, 17" SXGa is 96x96, 15,4" WXGA+ is 110x110 and 15,4" WXGA (1280x800) is 98x98.

 

WXGA+ (16:10, 1440x900) is my favorite for 15.4" screens.

I have WSXGA on my 17" laptop and it is perfect. I've seen it on 15.4" before and it is a little to tiny for my tastes, but if you've got really good eyes go for it!