Laptop screen choice

H Guys,

Could anybody please help out a novice.

I have a choice of laptop screens to make, it will be at a scarfice of something thing else, probably a CPU upgrade but I can deal with that.

I don't really intend to watch many HD films on this laptop but I would like to know what effect the differences between these screens would be for other uses.

They are the following Sony screens

16.4" LCD, 1600 x 900 41.7 cm (16.4") WXGA++ (1600 x 900) Widescreen X-black LCD screen with built-in "Motion Eye" Digital Camera

16.4" HD1080 LCD, 1920x1080 [ + £ 40.0 ]41.7 cm (16.4") H1080 WXGA++920 x 1080) Widescreen X-black LCD with multiple lamp technology and built-in "Motion Eye" Digital Camera


Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Chris

 

I would automatically go for the bigger real estate!

1920x1080 resolution will offer you a bigger peak into an Excel spreadsheet (more rows/columns), a bigger canvas for the actual image in PS vs. mostly toolbars, same with AutoCAD, 3DsMax and many other similar programs. In Word, for example, you can have two full size pages side by side with no scrolling needed and still read them easily (how good are your eyes? ).

What the spec's hint at is that the 1920 screen will also offer a better and more uniform output (corners/top/bottom will/should be more even/balanced with center of screen) compared to the 1600 screen.

The higher the resolution of the screen, usually the higher the quality it is.

With the Screen, the Keyboard and the Mouse/Touchpad being the top 3 ways we interact with our notebooks, I would say this easily qualifies for 'must have' over a slightly faster CPU or GPU anyday, YMMV. Especially if you're considering this system for long-term use.

Just remember, once used to this massive canvas on which your computing dreams play out, low res screens will look like kids toys that are at 30 point font size that make them look slightly cartoonish - yes, you will get spoiled.

Cheers!

 

Sony's double lamp screens are far superior (contrast, brightness, colors) to the single lamp screens.

The single lamp screen is good enough for most users though.

 

i have a single lamp on my sony and whilst its ok and better than the screen on my friends acer, i have an old sony with dual lamp and the colours on the screen look better and you dont notice backlight bleed so much. plus a 1080p screen gives lots of space to work on and get rid of interent scrolling

 

cheers guys , thanks for the comments, the better screen it is then.