1080P on DV6TQE: A poor choice?

Is getting the 1920x1080 screen on on the dvtqe's 15.6 inch screen really worth it?

For one, I've heard that text can be unbearably small. Yes, I suppose this can be corrected by increasing the DPI, but this still worries me. One plus is the increased screen real estate.

Perhaps my biggest concern has to do with gaming. I'd like to be able to play some of the newer games (such as the Witcher 2) on medium settings with no lag (and older games on high settings). I know that the 6770m is already going to be taxed pretty heavily with a game like the Witcher 2, and I suspect the full HD screen is really going to slow things down.

How bad would it look to play the game in something less than the native resolution such as 1360x768 or something in between? I've heard it can look "blurry", but how bad is this?

Also, if I were to connect the computer via HDMI to a large 1080P TV, is this going to change anything in terms of performance or stress the graphics card even more?

Thanks!

 

You're not forced to use the 1080p mode, you can just turn the resolution down...

 

If you play a game on an HDTV (or any higher res monitor) you can increase the res of your games. You will see a decent drop in FPS. I'm considering swapping out the screen on mine (if possible), but I have my concerns too. I'm also wondering how taxing the new screen will be on the battery life.

 

The text will not be unbearably small, and if anything this is all adjustable so it should not be too big of a concern.

1920x1080 is FHD, otherwise known as 1080p with a 16:9 aspect ratio.
If you are looking for FPS and find that the 1080p is too taxing on the video card, you can drop it to another resolution that also supports the same aspect ratio without an enormous loss in quality.

For instance, 1600x900 or 1280x720 which is 720p. Both these resolutions are 16:9 aspect ratio as 1920x1080 is...therefore the picture would not be stretched or anything of the sort, which leads to an acceptable loss in quality for performance.

1920x1080 is going to be MUCH better then the other option. The actual screen itself is much better (Matte) and i'm assuming it has better colour vibrancy. I have yet to receive mine so I can't tell you with utmost certainty.

 

Personally I'm not too concerned about FPS or games, it's battery life that is making me rethink things. Does anyone know if/how significant the batter life lose would be?

 

If you consider battery life you shouldn't bought this laptop in the first place. 4 hours on intel with low load - miserable result.

Cons of 1080p:
- everything will be small
- lowering resolution will result in unclear image
- 1080p is too much for 6770gpu
- and 1080p will load your processor and gpu so yes, lower battery life

 

Text isn't unbearably small unless you have poor eyesight. It's actually a more reasonable size than on 1366x768.

Resolution won't affect your battery life in any considerable way. It's possible the brighter backlight might, but only if you turn it up to the max. Since it's brighter you won't have to turn it up all the way, and therefore there is still no difference in battery life.

Go for the 1080p. Not only is the resolution very good for multitasking, it's rumored to be a 95% color gamut display (nobody has received the display yet to confirm this, but this is what all the HP reps are saying). 95% color gamut displays have exceedingly good color reproduction, and will make games look better running in non-native resolution than they would look running in native resolution on the stock 1366x768 screen. The blur is minimal when playing games.

But running in 1366x768 resolution on either the 1366x768 or 1920x1080 display will have no effect on performance.

 

So edit when I do get my screen is there some type of test I can run to check the gamut rating?

 

I would definitely get the 1080p screen if I still have the chance (too late now), but I would probably set the resolution to 16000x900 for a happy medium between quality and text size. The thing is that I am running 1440x900 on my 26" external monitor (max supported resolution is 1920x1200).. anything higher is unbearable for me.

 

Well the simple test is that you could go to a very red website such as coca-cola.com, and if the red really jumps out at you, it's probably high-gamut display.

 

I'm so excited to do this!

 

I'm DYING to see what happens, I'm hoping that it is an amazing screen for day to day tasks. That said my hopes aren't really up for gaming. I'll downgrade the rez (hopefully it won't be too inaccurate/ugly) The main point in gaming is the FPS and when playing online who cares about "pretty" it's all about fragging!

 

The 15.6" screen, to me, is more of a "production" unit. Centered around the aspect of mobility and convenience. To use for gaming, I just cannot see why unless you are pretty hard-core about it. So unless you are, the 1366x768 resolution seems absolutely perfect for day-to-day needs. Now if HD and high-res were concerns of mine, I would not even have bothered with the 15.6" model to begin with and jumped straight into dv7tqe as, IMO, is meant for straight desktop replacement. In which case, I would settle for no less than 1080p. Of course, that being the case, I would have also preferred a better graphics option than what HP offers for the 17" models.

 

Yea I understand your point but I want a nice all around laptop that can easily fit in my backpack and not weigh too much. This laptop is going to be my only one. Taking it to places like school and the library and such is first priority and gaming is second. I want it to be portable yet still be able to play games at decent framerates. The 1080p is necessary for me because I am getting into Computer Programming and need as much screen real estate as possible. Mobility and convenience first and gaming second, I feel many who bought this laptop are in the same boat.

 

Yes, in a 12 inch laptop.

Even day-to-day needs benefit from 1080p because you can fit side-by-side windows and you won't have to scroll nearly as much on Webpages. 1366x768 may work for day-to-day needs, but that's not to say 1920x1080 isn't much better for daily tasks.

 

In terms of screen "real estate" the difference between 1366x768 and 1920x1080 is very noticable.

This shows the difference pretty well:

Fonts on a 15-17"+ laptop with a 1920x1080 should be readable by anyone with decent vision, and the larger the screen the better it should get (e.g. text on my 24" Samsung monitor at 1920x1080 is much larger than the same text on my 18.4" DV8T at the same resolution, but both are more than readable even with my sub-par vision)

 

Yes I like this picture a lot. I ready for the 1080 screen, my old asus was like 1280 by 800 or something incredibly ridiculous like, this is going to be a major upgrade

 

Glad the pic helped. I was having trouble visualizing the difference in resolutions myself so threw that together to help. Many people don't realize that there is such a huge difference.

Be warned though: once you go "hi-res" you'll never want to go back!

 

imo 1920x1080 doesn't have a place in a screen less than 22"

O.O

 

Another tool that may help you compare resolutions is this:
E6510 Display Preview

Ignore 1600x900 in this case, because with the HP you're only dealing with 1366x768 and 1920x1080. It lets you compare screen "realestate" as well as how small items on the different-resolution displays look compared to each other.