8662 users: Which screen: WSXGA or WUXGA?

For a 15" laptop, is the WUXGA (1920x1200) too much for that size?

Does it hurt your eyes doing non-gaming stuff (reading websites, typing, etc?)

I'm trying to decide between the two different screens available. Which is more common? Please tell me which one you have! Thanks

 

I got the WSXGA+ and chose to save the $175. I feel that WSXGA+ is more than sufficient for a 15.4" laptop (I have owned both). But, if I had had the extra money to spend, I would have gladly upgraded to WUXGA.

 

I haven't received my laptop yet but I went with the WSXGA+ screen for the same reason as BobXX.

 

I went for the 1680 X 1050 resolution, the reasons are that it is fitting for the smaller 15.4 as opposed to a 17'' screen and your GPU doesn't have to work as hard so better performance in games for longer but still crisp graphics.

 

yes it hurts your eyes, i had to squint to see anything cause it was so small, but i got it cause i'm a huge multimedia fan, movies and anime, and gaming, so the increase resolution for me was a must. Although i just turn it to 1600x1200 when i'm doing normal stuff.

also note the 8662 cannot handle 1900x1200 on most high def games on high or very high, crysis is a very good example.

 

thanks guys.

balmore, when you turn it to 1600x1200 does it still look alright? does it look like a normal 1600 screen or a little off?

also, playing games like crysis, etc. with the WSXGA screen...is that going to be just fine?

edit: basically, if i get the 1920, can i just always turn it down whenever i want and it basically look the same as the original 1600 screen?

 

o no don't get me wrong it is beautiful in 1600x1200 desktop or in game, so don't worry about that.

I can crank my crysis up to all high with a few very high and 2x anti alising while running fluidly, not sure about the exact frame rate. My 8662 has the 2.9ghz dual core.

 

My 22' desktop monitor is set to WSXGA+, and it's plenty for me, particularly if you want to play very high resource games.

 

The thing about the WSXGA+ screen is that you will be able to play games at your screen's native resolution better and for further into the future than trying to play at native resolution of the WUXGA screen.

 

so your'e saying the 1600 resolution is better for playing games than the 1900? what do you mean further into the future? i thought in the future the higher resolution would be better. no?

 

Higher resolution will look a little bit better, yes, but performance will take a hit.

 

I installed WUXGA into my MSI GT627-216US and I does not hurt my eyes looks super sharp.

 

Wxsga+ is good enough for a 15.4". Wuxga is better for 17" plus in my opinion.

 

If you can afford it, go for the WUXGA. You can always make fonts and icons bigger or smaller, but it's a goddarn hassle to switch screens later on in the future when you figure out you've made a mistake

 

can anyone post a printscreen of their desktop with the WUXGA and also the WSXGA+? it'd be really nice to see both of them side by side at 100% to see how small the fonts/icons are!

 

I went with the WUXGA for blu-ray movies while traveling (airplanes do make you sit kinda close and I hate glare worse than dim.

Native resolutions? You can always lower your res just not go higher if you don't have the headroom and it's easy enough to increase icon size and/or text size...control scroll in your browsers...

Remember running your 15" CRTs at maximum resolution? =D

 

I went with the WUXGA and I'm glad I did. The screen is incredibly bright and sharp with no glare whatsoever.

 

I thought that the resolution 1680 X 1050 would look better in native as opposed to having a native resolution of 1920 X 1200 that had been lowered to 1680 X 1200 for example.

I have heard people say something like this, is this a myth?

 

The WUXGA screen is sharp and clear, it did hurt my eyes a bit at first but I just increased the font size a little bit and everything was perfect. I think the quality is amazing and I know that I am getting the full use out of my hardware.

 

I have a WUXGA screen and it's beautiful, it doesn't hurt my eyes at all.

If anything, the text isn't small enough, but I'd need a higher resolution to resolve that and WUXGA is the max.

 

For those of you who have been using the 8662 with the WSXGA+, how has glare and reflection been?

I find myself in a bit of a bind, because I am very worried about glare and want a matte finish, but I want the 1680x1050 resolution. It would be perfect if they made the 1680x1050 matte, but alas, I have to make a choice.

 

I went with the WUXGA, because I don't like glossy screens. Too bad its so hard to find a matte option for most laptops. Still waiting on it, but like others have said; you can increase the size of text and fonts to make it easier on the eyes.