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    which screen resolution for a 15.6" laoptop ???

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by zjw1974, Feb 11, 2011.

  1. zjw1974

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    which is better for surfing the net on a 15.6" laptop?????

    1366 x768 or 1920 x 1080 for a extra $60.00


    but have no blu-ray and no gaming

    just alot of surfing the net
     
    zjw1974, Feb 11, 2011
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    1080p gives you 40% more vertical pixels, so web browsing is more pleasurable. I would pony up the 60 extra dollars for a 1080p screen, 1368x768 is an unacceptable resolution for a 15.6" notebook.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Feb 11, 2011
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    How's your eyesight? If it's good then go for 1080p, if your eyesight is bad, you will prefer 720p.
     
    sgogeta4, Feb 11, 2011
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    I can literally see the pixels from viewing distance on my 1366x768 and it bothers me. I've had a 900p in here.. its fine... but I like the 1080p the best. I had to go back due to two dead pixels, and it is so hard. Once your eyes get used to the 1080p, its great. I broke my replacement this morning... but I will be ordering another.

    If you have a 15.6'' laptop, you should really have the 1080p screen... only real reason of having that size laptop.
     
    cokewithvanilla, Feb 11, 2011
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    For $60, you had better get the 1080p display. 720p is just ridiculous. I think 900p is the sweet spot for a 15.6" display, and that anything more like 1080p is superfluous, but if only 1080p and 720p are available, without a doubt go for the higher.
     
    Trottel, Feb 12, 2011
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    It'd be best to just go to a retail store to see what a 1366*768 and 1920*1080 resolution look like on a 15.6" screen. Then you can decide which you find more comfortable.

    In terms of "best", more screen real estate is theoretically better since you can fit more content on the screen. Whether that's within the limits of what's comfortable for you to see is another issue which is why I'd suggest to actually SEE it before.
     
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    great info I m looking at a clevo 15.6 or a hp,sony,toshiba or a dell 15.6 any suggestion
     
    zjw1974, Feb 12, 2011
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    I mean if the sky's the limit either a Clevo notebook or the B+RGLED from Dell is pretty nice. Pretty broad range you got there...
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Feb 12, 2011
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    Not a specific notebook, but there's also WXGA+ (1600x900), which has a much comfortable pixel density of 115.
     
    ZaZ, Feb 12, 2011
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    You realize those companies have many models of laptops for the 15.6" size right?
     
    Melody, Feb 12, 2011
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    either a Clevo W150HNQ or xps 15 or HP dv6tqe
     
    zjw1974, Feb 12, 2011
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