Screen Resolution Choice

It seems like a popular opinion here is to get a notebook that is SXGA or WSXGA+. If I am changing the resolution on my desktop screen it will accurately reflect what the notebook screen would look like correct?

If that is the case then WXGA would be the way to go for me as when I change my resolution to 1600x1200 on my desktop text becomes too small.....

 

Hi jt,

Obviously take geometry and size of the display into acount. Off coarse, 1600 * 1200 will look waay to small on a 15" monitor, but it might fit the bill on a 17".

And normally you have a 'normal' aspect ratio monitor, while anythin,g preceded by 'W' (WVGA,WSXGA, WUXGA, WXGA+) is a type of widescreen display.

 

Right so if I'm planning on nothing bigger than a 15.4" display then WXGA would fit the bill for me.......

Just seems like I'm missing something here because higher resolutions seem to be very popular. I suppose I will have to make a best buy trip to check out resolutions there if they have any high resolution screens.

 

Yeah, seeing it in person is usually your best bet, it's a personal preference, nothing more. I have a 17" with 1400 X 900 and that is the perfect size for me, but maybe not for someone else.

Matt

 

High resolutions are very popular, but they're not for everyone. Alot of people think it's sacrildge that I run my 19" CRT at 1280x1024. I like it. It's a comfortable resolution for me.

 

Look at dpi or pixel density.

From:

http://service.dell.com/dell/kb/tech_support/view_article/1,,6418+6914+19102,00.html

Common LCD Specifications
Display Type Aspect Ratio Native Resolution Number of Pixels


VGA 4:3 640 x 480 307,200 pixels

SVGA
SuperVGA 4:3 800 x 600 480,000 pixels

XGA 4:3 1024 x 768 786,432 pixels

WXGA
WideXGA 16:9 1280 x 800 1,024,000 pixels

WXGA+
WideXGAPlus 16:10 1440 x 900 1,296,000 pixels

SXGA
SuperXGA 5:4 1280 x 1024 1,310,720 pixels

SXGA+
SuperXGAPlus 4:3 1400 x 1050 1,470,000 pixels

WSXGA+
WideSuperXGAPlus 16:9 1680 x 1050 1,764,000 pixels

UXGA
UltraXGA 4:3 1600 x 1200 1,920,000 pixels

WUXGA
WideUltraXGA 16:9 1920 x 1200 2,304,000 pixels

 

I personally love the high-density displays, I have the 1400x1050 SXGA on my 15" thinkpad. I know some people, mostly who are older or who don't have great eyesight, who obviously prefer everything to be larger. Check out the available sizes at a store.

 

I prefer lower resolution screens for three reasons:

1. They are cheaper

2. Most websites aren't designed to take advantage of huge resolutions. You often end up only using half the screen while surfing the web.

3. Gaming performance goes down as resolution goes up. You'll get more smoothness and bang for your buck with the same video card. However, the picture won't be as good.