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    Which resolution for 15.4" laptop display will be best for watching TV via a TV Tuner ?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by hsbrar, Feb 23, 2008.

  1. hsbrar

    hsbrar Notebook Consultant

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    Hi All,

    Please let me know which resolution for a 15.4" display laptop will be right for watching TV in the best quality ?

    Should it be WSXGA+(1680 x 1050 ) or less ?

    Im going to buy a new 15.4 " laptop and dont want to regret the decision of buying the laptop with the wrong resolution later .

    Thanks.
     
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  2. MICHAELSD01

    MICHAELSD01 Apple/Alienware Master

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    Are you able to get a HD signal in your area with a TV tuner? If so, get 1440x900 resolution (HD over TV tuners doesn't match the HD quality you'll get over Cable unfortunately). If you can only get standard definition TV get a screen with a 1280x800 resolution.
     
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  3. Jstn7477

    Jstn7477 Sam I Am

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    If you are watching standard TV (low-def) then you want the lowest resolution possible so that the tuner does not have to scale more to fit the whole screen. The lowest native resolution for a 15.4 is 1280*800 (WXGA). However, if you are watching high definition programming, regular HDTV is 1280*720 (which a WXGA is perfect for) and if you watch Full HDTV (1920*1080) you would want a 1920*1200 display (believe it or not Alienware has a 15.4" 1920*1200 display, which means the text in Windows is like microscopic) :eek: Hope this helps.

    -J.B.

    EDIT: like MICHAELSD01 stated, Over the Air HDTV goes up to only 720p (1280*720).
     
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  4. hsbrar

    hsbrar Notebook Consultant

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    Which one is better ?

    Sorry if this sounds silly but Im totally ignorant .

    As regards the tv signals at my location they are from a personal dish antenna to the satellite receiver and then to the laptop via the tv tuner(Pinnacle PCTV USB 2.0 external box type tv tuner) .

    So far as signal is concerned Im not sure whether it is digital or not but the satellite tv company's commercial claims picture to be of dvd quality .

    At present Im watching tv via tv tuner on a standard 14 inch display of Dell latitude C610 laptop whose maximum resolution is infortunately only 1024 x 768 :(

    Now Im going to buy a new laptop hence asked for the forum users' advise .

    Further the Dell XPS 1530 Im thinking of buying has the option of 3 resolutions :

    http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/featured_notebook3?c=in&cs=indhs1&l=en&s=dhs

    click customise
     
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  5. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    If you get:

    720p, go for WXGA (1280x800)
    1080p, go for WUXGA (1920x1200)
     
    Lithus, Feb 23, 2008
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