Resolution Question

Would it be better in the long run to get 1680x1050 as opposed to 1920x1200 in the Sager 5796? I've begun to hear many things about games not looking as good when they're not ran in the native resolution of the screen.

 

as far as i know, in games , if u lower res from native, it never has made much of a difference as far as image quality goes. however, in normal desktop, the lower res makes things look odd.

 

How good is your eye sight?? (If good, then go higher res) Unless you are really strapped for cash and want to save abit of money, 1680x1050 is good on a 17" screen. But 1920x1200 is amazing. If the 5796 uses the same as my 9262, then it is a great screen.

In all actuality, getting a higher resolution screen helps games look better if they are not run in the native res because of the smaller pixel size. Does that make sense? I am failing to find the words to describe it. Um, the smaller pixels become on the screen, the closer it comes to being able to recreate a smoother and more realistic image I guess I am trying to say, which helps even if you are not running at the native res when gaming.

 

For a 17" notebook, a 1900x1200 screen resolution is fine. However, it also depends on your GPU configuration. If you're going to get a GPU with 256 MB or less, you might want to get the 1680x1050 to get decent fps for games that require more.

 

Hmm that's odd Wyvern, I could've sworn I heard that it affected the games, but I'll take your word for it. With that is there any reason why I shouldn't go 1920x1200? (I've got very good eyesight)

Edit: I'll definitely be getting an 8800GTX or better.

 

Well it costs an extra hundred bucks, have to adjust the dpi to get readable text, and its not THAT noticeable on a 17in (essentially is overkill)

 

Well it is noticeable for movies, and also if you are going to be connecting to a tv or something wuxga would be best.

 

Anything from your native resolution will lose a bit of quality. As an LCD display consists of a fixed raster, it cannot change resolution to match the signal being displayed as a CRT monitor can, meaning that optimal display quality can be reached only when the signal input matches the native resolution. An image where the number of pixels is same as in the image source and where the pixels are perfectly aligned to the pixels in the source.

CRT's may have their faults but they do look good at any resolution they can display!

If your going to game @ 1920x1200 or 800x600 go with it. Best bet is to try a friends computer that has a smiliar display in question and see how it looks to you at different resolutions. Some people can't tell the difference some can.....

 

but we can still play it with out full screen right?