sager N2090. glossy or matte? help quick!

i was about to purchase my sager, but wasnt sure if glossy was the way to go

in the notebook screen guide, it says that a lower resolution screen is better for gaming. so if i want to play a lot of games, would it be better to get the 1280x800 glossy, instead of the 1680x1050 matte?

please reply soon. thank you!

 

There's are different trains of thought on it. YOu could get the lower resolution, and then you'd be able to turn up the settings. But the higher resolution will just look better off the bat. It's debatable.

No one can really tell you what kind of screen is best, if you aren't sure between glossy or matte, go to a store and see which one you prefer. I have glossy and I'm fine with it, but others can't stand to look at it.

 

Well, it is true that running a game at native resolution is always the best, I honestly can't tell much if I'm running a game at 1440 x 900 (Bioshock, if anyone's interested. ) compared to 1680 x 1050. You really have to look for the blurriness to notice it at all, to be honest. Of course, running a game at full native resolution on a WSXGA+ screen will slow framerates, but with a resolution as large as WSXGA+, you can always turn down the resolution. On a WXGA, you're stuck on 1280 x 800, and that's not on games, but that's for anything.

Personally, I was in the same boat as you (I didn't really care about matte versus glossy, but I did care about running games native or non-native and whether WSXGA+ for a 15.4" is too small to read or not). I eventually chose to get WSXGA+ and to swallow my pride regarding running games at native resolution in a screen size that's easier to render for a graphics card. I'm glad I chose WSXGA+ in the end, the screen size is actually quite nice for my eyesight and having the same resolution as my 20.1" Dell screen is awesome, especially regarding all the real estate you get for having a large resolution like that.

You'll have to weigh your options, of course, since you can't take the cake and eat it...whether you want a high resolution with matte and not run many modern games in native, or to go for low resolution, sacrificing high resolution for everything as that's as high as it'll go for better gaming performance.

Decisions, decisions....

 

if your going to be using photo and video editing software (i.e. photoshop) it would be great to have a lot of screen real estate so wsxga+ would be a good decision. some people prefer larger resolution. if you won't be using your laptop much outdoors and don't care much for anything else other than gaming and regular use, stick with wxga glossy.

I went glossy wxga for a few reasons. for one thing, i didn't want to spend the extra cash on it (which wasn't a whole lot but money is money). another thing was experiece. my friend has a thinkpad x60 with a beautiful glossy screen. the colors were vibrant and sharper than i've seen with matte screens. my cousins also has asus laptops with glossy screens which i've used before and never really noticed the glare. so in the end i went glossy and so far i have absolutely no regrets. the ultimate choice is up to you though.

 

Like others have said, you can always turn DOWN the resolution on a higher resolution screen with little-to-no noticeable loss in display quality (beyond being lower-res), but you can never turn the resolution UP past that resolution cap. I would make your decision more on how much desktop real-estate you might need in general, not just for your games.

Also keep in mind that glossy screens are more difficult to view in bright, direct light, so take your usage habits into account, as well, when making your final decision.

 

i went with the glossy, since i do a lot of stuff in the dark. thanks for the input guys