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    1920x1080 vs 1680x1050

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Kaar3l, Apr 28, 2010.

  1. Kaar3l

    Kaar3l Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello

    Now i have 1440x900 glossy screen and I don't like the glossy much. So i am thinking about upgrade. I liked my last laptops matte more than that glossy. But the main question is resolution, 1920x1080 vs 1680x1050.

    Price is exactly the same. What do you think?
    Graphics card NV 9600M GT
    JHL90
    15,6" display

    Mainly I use my laptop for schoolwork, office and stuff. Very little gaming.
     
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  2. goofball

    goofball Notebook Deity

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    depends on what you feel is comfortable given the size of the screen and how much you want to have on the screen at once. That's something you'd need to see with your own eyes.
     
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  3. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    well a full HD screen won't be much of a help... especially with the stuff u want to do... u might want to get thr 1680X1050 screen... really speaking u don't need to upgrade... ur screen res is good enough for the tasks...
     
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    XFlameWithin Notebook Consultant

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    are you sure the 1680x1050 will work? That's a 16:10 resolution while your current screen is a 16:9 resolution. The sizes are different I think (15.4 vs 15.6"). In any case, resolution is a personal preference. Just pick the one you like the best.
     
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    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    try putting a scratch-proof coating (3M film, etc) over the glossy.

    19x10 is 'official' HDTV resolution so if you're going to watch HD programming on the machine that is what you are going to want (along with a graphics chip capable of good HD decoding). A 19x10 screen will let your machine display the HD programming without resorting to down-resolution and other manipulations.

    16x10 seems to be the upper limit of affordable laptop screen resolution right now. Anything higher (including 19x10) tends to get horribly expensive. In this situation I would tend to try and solve the immediate problem and wait for the prices of higher-res (and higher pixel density) screens to come down.

    Office/schoolwork? 14x9 should be more than sufficient if you can solve the glossy problem. Do some research on the films I mentioned. They come in several grades and thicknesses. To avoid losing too much brightness you are going to want the thinnest film that takes care of the glossy reflections.
     
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  6. Kaar3l

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    jhl90 is 15.4" and 16:10. I'll have to go to a shop to look at some bigger resolution laptop.

    I think that taking lower res for same money isn't worth it. The difference between 1440 and 1680 price is about 25$. 1680 and 1920 are the same.

    1440 is a little like too much pixels. I saw a mates 1680 and that was nice, he had to turn up the dpi, but the image was a lot nicer.
     
    Kaar3l, Apr 28, 2010
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