Just got my Samsung NC20...Pics inside...

if you want to run games at native resolution, yes thats probably true.

but im refering to games that require 1024x768 resolution and refuse to run even with a scrolling screen.

natively (resolution wise) its unlikely the nc20 will run all but the oldest 3d games well.

 

Just tried a 1080p star trek quicktime trailer for the new film coming soon. It has moments of smoothness then just completely stops while it buffers or something. It is unwatchable.

 

Great stuff +1

 

Quicktime at the best of times isn't great at playing 1080p unless it is on a decent system, def not on a netbook. Probably better trying vlc media player or such like. Though tbh 1080p on this screen is a waste of time.

Personally for what this netbook is offering for me it is excellent. It will handle normal video's without any problems, the screen res means I can browse, work and use most applications without any disadvantage or loss of real estate. I will install Elements and Nikon Capture 2.1 for my D90 and try and see how it handles photo organising and editing. The build quality is excellent as well as the keyboard, there is no fan noise and the battery lasts more than long enough especially when it is on recommended mode. I would recommend this netbook without hesitation, while it isn't as small or portable as a 8.9 or 10.1 Inch it brings far too much to make that a disadvantage for me.

 

I agree

 

Thank you so much, Spitwroot.

Nice pictures!

I'm really interested in the NC20, and I hope to learn more about the battery life, heat, and fan noise. I hope Samsung releases it in the United States soon.

I don't know why Samsung is quiet about the NC 20...

 

True, but it sounds like the NC20 can almost do it.

Maybe it's a driver thing or perhaps it will work with the right media player.

This feature would be useful to output HD movies to a larger HD screen or TV.

Good to know, thanks!

 

I see 1080p as more of a symbol. Kind've like "hey, look at me, I can play 1080p even though I'll never do it"

 

Try CoreAVC + MPC-HC for 1080p videos.

Also, if you guys are that enticed by resolution, which I also am, take a look at the 10.1 inch HP 2140. It's supposed to be available with even more pixels than the NC20 in a 10inch form factor. 1366x768. It's the main reason that I'm looking at it

1280*800=1024000
1366*768=1049088

 

More width and less height isn't what I would be looking for. I don't want a portable DVD player.

1366 x 768 = 155 pixels per inch. That's getting small - even smaller than WUXGA @ 15.4". 1280 x 800 is 125ppi.

John

 

Dollars to donuts 1280x800 at 12" is more usable than 1366x768 at 10".

 

Isn't pixel space, pixel space? More pixels = more room to work on. If you're looking for a big screen that's something else, but I was responding to people who said that they were interested in the NC20 because of the higher resolution. If the resolution is what you're interested in, then 2 inches bigger for the screen is not the same thing.

 

I prefer 1024x600 matte vs. 1280x800 glossy on an ultra portable device. the glossy screen makes the nc20 totally uninteresting for me, regardless of other specs.

 

Nah, if the pixels are all smushed together they aren't as useful. Even going from 9" to 10" with the same resolution was a big jump in usability for me so I couldn't be as productive with a 10" WXGA screen as with a 12" one.

 

As for the matt/glossy debate horses for courses, get whatever you prefer as you will be the one using it, for me the Samsung isn't that glossy that it causes bad reflections, ontop of that imo the rendition of colours is better and it suits the screen.

 

Sorry you can have too high a resolution for screen size. Without doubt on a 12inch screen with a 1280x800 for me is perfect, the pixel size seems to fit perfectly, as has been discussed you can easily have too high a resolution on a smaller screen, doesn't make the screen better quality. The NC20 display quality for a netbook is excellent, no need to change that at all imo.

 

Well then we differ I suppose. People said 1920x1200 was too much for a 17 inch screen, but I love it.

 

Howdy all. Been doing a bunch of research and almost pulled the trigger on an NC10. What's been holding me back has been the lack of actually being able to see / use one in person. In any case, I think I am better off and now I think I am sold on the NC 20. However, I would bet it's still some time away before we will see one here in the US. However I greatly appreciate the pictures posted on this thread. Just to make a final decision, could someone with a NC10 post an image of the same website that was used to on the NC20. It was: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/. Like to see how much is displayed on the NC10 vs 20 before needing to scroll.

 

Thanks for the great post. I have a couple of questions:
1. The question of heat was raised earlier. Have you tried running HWMonitor? It does not need to be installed and will give you the temp of the hard drive and cpu (for machines with dedicated graphics it will provide that temp as well). I would be curious to see the numbers given the heat problems Via CPUs have had in the past. Just for the sake of comparison, my Acer's intel cpu usualy runs around 50c and the harddrive around 30c.
2. JKK mobile posted an uboxing video a little while back( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtTw...news.php?default.0.10&feature=player_embedded) It appeared that a usb-usb data transfer cable was included, which would be a great feature. Did you get one as well? If so, is there any software etc...?
Thanks.
jdev

 

let's try this!
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=4713541&postcount=27

 

That looks very interesting since it gives a substantial boost to the CPU performance. Perhaps there is a power consumption penalty.

John