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Me no likey teh 15.6
I bought my daughter a Dell 15R 15.6" laptop for Christmas and I absolutely hate the screen size. It just seems way to wide and short. What a stupid resolution as well, 1366x768. I guess I'm just old school or something, but that just seems odd. Plus, the super cheapass TN panel they used is a total disgrace to all other laptops in this world. (And don't even get me started on glossy screens for laptops)
If I hadn't have scored the freakin deal of the decade on this thing I seriously would send it back. But its a Dual core P320 with 3GB mem Windows 7 Home Prem and 250GB 7200RPM drive and 4650 video and DVD burner (wanted blu-ray but ho well) all for $410 shipped.
*sigh* _________________ For with what measure you measure it will be measured to you.
Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:05 pm
Nikola
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That stupid resolution is 720p, and yes it's stupid on a laptop that big. 1440x900 should be the minimum screen size for ANY laptop 13" and up. _________________ Failure is just success rounded down.
Mon Nov 15, 2010 5:05 pm
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Mon Nov 15, 2010 5:35 pm
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in my experience, more expensive laptops have better resolution
these new mainstream panels are crap and marketed to the eyeballs
Mon Nov 15, 2010 5:48 pm
Nikola
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I'm already missing my laptop and I haven't even shipped it out yet. 15.6" @ 1920x1080 and quad core goodness. Luckily I'm getting a 1080p projector in trade for it so yay! _________________ Failure is just success rounded down.
Mon Nov 15, 2010 6:29 pm
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I've never seen a windows resolution (1366) that wasn't divisible by 4, that is a very strange lcd panel.
Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:40 pm
Nikola
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If you've never seen 1366x768 then you've never ever messed with an HDTV or another 720p panel. _________________ Failure is just success rounded down.
Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:42 am
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My E6410 is 1440x900 - I hate it.....good and fast, but screen size is the suck. _________________ K-SWISS Power cologne. Who knew you could bottle the scent of boner?
Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:37 am
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I think I'd be more happy with 1440x900... But, its not for me, and she's a stupid kid that will be happy with it anyway I'm sure. _________________ For with what measure you measure it will be measured to you.
Tue Nov 16, 2010 9:48 am
Robert
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Brules wrote: My E6410 is 1440x900 - I hate it.....good and fast, but screen size is the suck.
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Nikola wrote: If you've never seen 1366x768 then you've never ever messed with an HDTV or another 720p panel.
yea not a fan of the trend of using hdtv monitors for computers. But I recognize that the 16:10 ratio LCD panels are loosing ground to the cheaper 16:9 tv panels.
Tue Nov 16, 2010 2:57 pm
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It is a shame, I couldn't stand 16:9 for the longest time until my laptop was 1080p. Still not the biggest fan, but you have to get used to it. _________________ Failure is just success rounded down.
Tue Nov 16, 2010 3:03 pm
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Robert wrote:
Brules wrote: My E6410 is 1440x900 - I hate it.....good and fast, but screen size is the suck.
Yeah i7 is pure w1n. But the screen resolution/quality is meh.....also vid card is meh. _________________ K-SWISS Power cologne. Who knew you could bottle the scent of boner?
Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:34 pm
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Nikola wrote: It is a shame, I couldn't stand 16:9 for the longest time until my laptop was 1080p. Still not the biggest fan, but you have to get used to it.
you don't *have* to. i had to replace my 1920x1200 monitor a couple months back and i found one of 3 that had that same resolution on newegg... a 28" hanns-g. i couldn't be happier with it. _________________ site5 hosting • facebook • flickr
Tue Nov 23, 2010 12:08 am
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There are plenty of 1920x1200 monitors out there, but you're not going to find many in laptops or outside of high end IPS panel monitors. It's the wave of the future unfortunately. _________________ Failure is just success rounded down.
Tue Nov 23, 2010 2:07 am
LightningCrash
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From an H|F thread a while back
16:9
Dell SP2309W is 2048x1152 and sells for $200 right now on Dell. The Acer B233HU bmidhz has the same res and a better stand if you can find somebody selling one. The only other monitor with that res is the Samsung 2343BWX, which doesn't seem to be better than the other two in any way.
16:10
There are good 1920x1200 displays for $300 and under. You can get a Hanns-G at 28" for $300 and an Asus 25.5" for ~$280.
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I run two 19" 1280x1024 panels right now because I refuse to downgrade to a shitbox panel.
My dream would be a Sony GDM-FW900.
Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:14 am
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LightningCrash wrote: From an H|F thread a while back
16:9
Dell SP2309W is 2048x1152 and sells for $200 right now on Dell. The Acer B233HU bmidhz has the same res and a better stand if you can find somebody selling one. The only other monitor with that res is the Samsung 2343BWX, which doesn't seem to be better than the other two in any way.
16:10
There are good 1920x1200 displays for $300 and under. You can get a Hanns-G at 28" for $300 and an Asus 25.5" for ~$280.
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I run two 19" 1280x1024 panels right now because I refuse to downgrade to a shitbox panel.
My dream would be a Sony GDM-FW900.
The dell SP2309W is what i've been bringing to the lans.
Tue Nov 23, 2010 10:02 am
LightningCrash
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IronMan42 wrote: The dell SP2309W is what i've been bringing to the lans.
Do you like it? Tell us more...
Tue Nov 23, 2010 11:26 am
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LightningCrash wrote:
IronMan42 wrote: The dell SP2309W is what i've been bringing to the lans.
Do you like it? Tell us more...
I do like it, the 2048 x 1152 res is nice in a 23" 16:9 monitor, what is depressing though is I have a 19 CRT (NEC FE991SB) that i bought in 2003/2004 that sits right next to it and it can go up to 1792 x 1344. They are literally the same physical height, really wish the lcd had a few more vertical pixels though.
Tue Nov 23, 2010 1:45 pm
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Nikola wrote: I'm already missing my laptop and I haven't even shipped it out yet. 15.6" @ 1920x1080 and quad core goodness. Luckily I'm getting a 1080p projector in trade for it so yay!
15.6" at WUXGA 1920x1200 is awesome, my hp elitebook has one. It will kill me if I ever have to go back to a lower res on a new laptop in the future.
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