Posts by Mackan

That screen looks horrible for such an expensive notebook.

Is a HDCP videocard needed in a laptop in order to play future Blu-ray and HD-DVD movies? I have read that you can play these movies without problems on laptops if they have an integrated Blu-ray/HD-DVD player, and that only desktops...

Quote: Originally Posted by pdonket His point is that he wants to play games well, im doubting he wants to buy a new computer and in 5 months play games on very low settings He will be able to play games in...

DirectX 10 only games will probably not arrive until 2 years later. Today most engines are DirectX 9 engines, with recently added DirectX 10 support.

Quote: Originally Posted by Sykes One thing to keep in mind is that even if you are able to get a drive (when they come out), you will not be able to play HD movies at their full resolution if they are protected by HDCP...

Quote: Originally Posted by OpticalIllusion I wouldn't worry about it. The fans can run for a VERY long time. Think about the fans in a desktop which run the whole time the computer is on. I was more...

So will the extra usage of the gpu be a problem with Vista (aero), making the gpu fan go on and running much more frequently? Sounds a little worrying.

Oh darn, I cant imagine 1920*1200 if that was 1650*1080.. Dell should have gone for 1650 instead, seems much more fitting a 17"..

I thought the text/icons on the wuxga would look much smaller, but that seems quite ok. Do you like it, no problems? I havent seen one of these screens in real life, this is one of the first good pics I think, hehe.

On your E1705, is that the matte WXGA screen, or is it the glossy WUXGA you have? It does look matte on the pictures, what resolution do you use?