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    A Question Concerning Resolution...

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Ceem, Sep 9, 2006.

  1. Ceem

    Ceem Notebook Guru

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    So I'm in the market for a Dell PC - a second-time buyer - and am currently checking out the screens available for the e1505. I've noticed that it says:

    15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display with TrueLife™

    15.4 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen SXGA+ Display with TrueLife™

    Now, is the 15.4in an actual WXGA, or is it just an XGA?
    Secondly, if not, do any of you who have chosen the non-SXGA have a resolution higher than 1024x768?

    Thanks a bunch.


    EDIT: I suppose the answer to the first would imply the other, in retrospect.
     
    Ceem, Sep 9, 2006
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  2. drumfu

    drumfu super modfu

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    wxga is 1280x800
    wsxga+ is 1680x1050

    those are the native resolutions for those lcds, repsectively
     
    drumfu, Sep 9, 2006
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  3. xAMDvsIntelx

    xAMDvsIntelx Notebook Deity

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    The main difference is the amount of space you'll have on your desktop to do things such as multitask. If you're a big multitasker, I would seriously consider the WSXGA screen over the WXGA one. You take a hit, however, in how large the text size appears on the screen (the text is larger on a WXGA panel than on a WSXGA one). I would check out your local BestBuy, CircuitCity, Fry's, etc. and compare a WXGA laptop screen with a WSXGA one.
     
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  4. Metamorphical

    Metamorphical Good computer user

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    I second checking the screens out at Bestbuy or CircuitCity. But rarely do you see WSXGA+ screens at those places. Check out a Dell Direct kiosk at a mall near you. This way you can see the E1505 in person and it's screen. Usually the E1505 on display at the kiosk bears a WSXGA+ trulife screen (I back this up by the two kiosks in my area both having display models with WSXGA+) I recommend checking it out if you can.
     
    Metamorphical, Sep 10, 2006
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