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    Native HD (1366X768) vs Downscaled FHD

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Sage32, Aug 11, 2012.

  1. Sage32

    Sage32 Notebook Enthusiast

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    As the thread title says, will an FHD laptop screen at 1920x1080 when downscaled to HD 1366X768 in games, be able to match the image quality of a native 1366x768 screen?


    From what I have understood from vague posts around the net, downscaling the FHD to HD WILL cause some blurring when gaming, while the HD won't have a problem because 1366x768 will actually be its native resolution.


    Basically, will downscaling an FHD screen to something below it's native resolution result in blurring and image quality loss when playing games?

    Thank you very much.
     
    Sage32, Aug 11, 2012
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  2. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    Playing the game at native resolution will always look better but most 1366x768 panels look terrible. :(

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    DEagleson, Aug 11, 2012
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  3. Syberia

    Syberia Notebook Deity

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    As long as you can use anti aliasing, it should look ok.
     
    Syberia, Aug 11, 2012
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  4. Deks

    Deks Notebook Prophet

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    It might result in some blurring.
    But I only noticed this effect in the icons area and where the text is.
    General image of the gameplay though, not so much.

    Either way, the effect is not really something to worry about. Its relatively slight (you can still easily read the text, icons, and do pretty much everything).

    But I would recommend you use a native resolution.
     
    Deks, Aug 12, 2012
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  5. gdansk

    gdansk Notebook Deity

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    If it's scaling to a non-factor of two it'll look rather blurry. I prefer native resolution in every notebook I've seen.
     
    gdansk, Aug 12, 2012
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