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    Strange screen resolution?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Jun85, Sep 15, 2010.

  1. Jun85

    Jun85 Notebook Evangelist

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    Is it weird/odd for a computer to come with 1366 x 768 hd resolution?

    I dont know much about computers so would love to know. I only know of the standards (640x480, 1024x768, 1280x1024 and etc)

    Sorry if this is in the wrong part of the forum

    Thanks,
     
    Jun85, Sep 15, 2010
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  2. nikeseven

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    Nope. 1366x768 is the standard 16:9 "720p" HD resolution
     
    nikeseven, Sep 15, 2010
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  3. Amnesiac

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    1366 x 768 is the 16:9 deviant of 1024 x 768, so I'd say it's as normal as it gets.

    For 16:9 anyway. ;)
     
    Amnesiac, Sep 16, 2010
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    yeah its normal
     
    Rasterman, Sep 16, 2010
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  5. Judicator

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    No it's not an "odd" resolution, and is (unfortunately, in my opinion) fast becoming a standard of sorts. I don't like it for anything other than a basic use machine, or anything over, say, 13"-14", but that's really just my opinion.
     
    Judicator, Sep 16, 2010
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  6. bennyg

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    +1. Having moved from 15" 1920x1200 to 15" 1920x1080 I can say I did miss the extra 120p until I forgot what the old one was like. However the 1920x1080 "feels" a lot bigger due to the aspect change - the screen on this new laptop is easily 1 inch wider than the old.

    The 4:3 standards went with CRT monitors. 16:10 was great but has given way to the 16:9 entertainment standards of "HD" (1366x768") and "Full HD" (1920x1080) and almost every laptop sold bigger than a pocket calculator these days has either of the two.
     
    bennyg, Sep 16, 2010
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