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    Screen Differences

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by shaunmood, Jan 23, 2007.

  1. shaunmood

    shaunmood Notebook Guru

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    Ok so We all know that the main difference between the different types of screens is the Resolution(UXGA WSXGA SXGA so forth). But My question is... If you have a UXGA native res screen... can you play a game at lower res like lets say SXGA res? And another question, Ultrabright or not? Is it Worth it?
     
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    Nicolas41390 Notebook Consultant

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    Yes you can, but it will not look as good. I would say go with ultrabright, but it has lots of glare. I honestly think it is worth it just for the picture quality.
     
    Nicolas41390, Jan 23, 2007
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    shaunmood Notebook Guru

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    How much difference is there between UXGA and WSXGA?
     
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    That really isn't a question that can be answered. You would just have to see them up close to tell the difference. Some people can't stand UXGA but others cant imagine using WSXGA+.
     
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    Well among the different resolutions... Im still torn between Anti glare vs Anti Reflection - Or Ultrabright/Xbrite/Brightview vs. Regular TFT... Any body have any experience with both formats???
     
    shaunmood, Jan 25, 2007
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    I do. Use the glossy if you plan on games/movies/multimedia, and use the matte for web surfing/word processing/ using outdoors. I can barely see my screen when I am outside, but when I use photoshop there is a huge difference in color vividness and clarity.
     
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    well If thats the case than Im going to go with the WSXGA+ Ultrabright screen... because lets face it... gaming and movies is what im getting a notebook for.
     
    shaunmood, Jan 26, 2007
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