Wxga vs. Wuxga *for gaming and regular use* - Page 2

I've used both extensively. My friend has a 9300 w/ the wxga, and there is no comparison, at all. The wuxga is unanimously the favorite between myself and everyone who's had the chance to compare the two. It has vastly superior viewing angles, color depth, and vibrancy. I'll take the framerate hit when I'm running windows... , and in games I can always drop the rez if needed, though that's only been for F.E.A.R. thus far.

I would never, ever think twice about going with the wuxga for a 9300 OR an M170. It's just too beautiful of a screen to not have for everyday use.

I don't know what you are talking about... I had I8600 right before I got I9300 and my I8600 did NOT have a glossy screen. Result? I could not see ANYTHING outdoors if the sun was out (the screen basically looked black). With my glossy screen, the sun is still a problem, but at least I can work on my computer anyway because I can see the screen OK.

Perhaps I am mistakening and I9300 has a different non-glossy screen than my I8600 had, in which case I apologize, but if these are same screens than TrueLife screen will look better outdoors. Anyone else who tried both and can tell which is better outdoors? Please comment

And once again, whoever mentioned that games won't run at 1920x1200 fine... First, they do. In a year, they may not, but like many people said, you can still play at lower resolution because the blurriness that you are talking about is not a problem in the GAMES (and games only) since the way fonts are redered in games is different than Windows fonts are plus in-game fonts are usually much bigger. Although it is true that games ran at 1440x900 resolution will look better on WXGA+ screen, you don't really sacrifice THAT much with WUXGA+... and I personally can run most games highest settings with 4x AA/AF and am not sure what you mean when you say that games don't run at those settings. The only game that needs lower settings with my 6800 Go is F.E.A.R.. World of Warcraft, HL2, CS:S, and DOD:S can all run fine on high settings (30+ FPS), especially with overclocked video card.

Sorry, don't mean to sound so harsh, my diplomatic skills approach absolute zero... just tried to counter-argue some points as per my own experience

WUXGA forever.

I put side by side a toshiba quosmio g20 and a inspiron 9300 running half life2 at the same resolution 1400*900 (the quosmio native resolution), and the games look almost identical.

Deduction: Dell wuxga it's amazing.

WUXGA pros:
Wider viewing angles - you can practically be standing 70+ degrees off to either side and see the screen (couldn't do that with my parents Dell Inspiron 1000)
Clear images
Good visibility in most situations
Vibrant, lifelike colors (A friend commented that he could almost reach in the screen and touch the wallpaper I had up)
Protective glossy screen helps to reduce glare (but see below as it can be a con as well)
The screen works great as a mirror when your computer is off too.

WUXGA cons:
The glossy screen can have distractive reflections if there are any concentrated sources of light behind you.
Hmm... can't really think of any other cons.

My vote is for the WUXGA. I've gotten so many compliments about the screen whenever the computer is running it's unreal. (Well that and the LED lights of the XPS2 I'm using)

In the end it does come down to personal preference though. Enjoy which ever screen you pick.

Why do people make generalized statements when they haven't talked to everyone . Here I come being the ball-buster, but hey, whats free speech without a little dissidence .

My friend and I each got a 9300 this past summer. We have identical specs with the exception that he got a WUXGA because he's a big time movie watcher. As you can imagine, we have compared the two extensively. The WUXGA definitely has some extra features for your money. It does seem to be a little brighter (like it has a hypothetical "9" step over the 8 of my WXGA+), and the color is better. Viewing angles are the same +/- 5 degrees on either. The WXGA+ at stock is a little more washed out/pale than the WUXGA, but once properly adjusted with nview settings it looks just as good as the WUXGA. 1920x1200 on the desktop is too small for my eyes, but my friend loves it. Personally, I dont like how 1440x900 looks in games on the WUXGA. It's not as crisp as on my 1440x900, but then again it's not at native resolution. Also the finishes are something to take into account. If you're in a bright room, the glossy will reflect alot. Outside is hard to compare because most LCD's dont have the brightness to be used outside on a sunny day. I use mine in the shade and it's fine though, and the matte finish helps alot against glare. However, all of this is very much subjective, so you should take into account what you want in a screen and get the screen that meets your needs. That's what my friend and I did and both of us couldn't be happier.

damn...almost everyone here is all about the WUXGA! I researched this extensivly also, and went to a dell kiosk and bestbuy to check em out. If you dont care about glare and u got the $$, then get the WUXGA and mess with the settings if its too small. If you do a lot of reading, (ie: if your on the forum a lot! lol) and you like to read without your eyes becomming tired or getting a headache from lots of reflections (unless you live in a cave with no lights), then defidently consider the WXGA. Im a casual gamer that like to have the settings all the way up. I was worried that the 1440x900 would be not quite enough since its only 900, and you cant get higher. Well, the games look BEAUTIFUL at 1440x900 (especially CS:S) with all the settings up. As for the brightness, ive got mine on 6 out of 8, and thats bright enough. At 8, its almost too bright for extensive computer usage (reading, etc).
Dont just go with what everyone here tells you, get out and look at the computers in the stores! you'll be happy u did

dan

Definitely overclock the card. It's almost silly not too considering that you get atleast 1000+ 3dmark points for free with no real consequence. It's very easy to do and you'll notice an immediate performance boost. Unfortunately the 6800 go seems to come relatively "underclocked" at stock speeds. Do a search if you need help, or post another thread when your lappie comes in and we'll help you out.

We've all been through this, its a matter of tradeoffs and your intended use.

I choose the wxga+ because my its easier on my "experienced" eyeballs, handles most games at native with good results, and I don't have to fuss with text adjustments. These are MY reasons.

You should go somewhere to compare the 1900 vs the 1440 for yourself, under conditions you will be using the laptop. Just don't do the comparison on a Fujitsu 1440 because its probably the best wxga+ LCD.

Gah, I forgot to specify. I meant that to be among my friends. Sooo... among my friends, wuxga is the choice unanimously. Not from EVERYONE.

I love the small resolutions on the WUXGA. What I don't like is taking three Alleve's a day because of severe eyestrain from reflections in the monitor while I'm working.

Hence the reason I can't get the UXGA. I wish Dell offered it with a matte finish, and if so, I'd buy one tomorrow.

The sims 2 looks great at 1440x900, I just received our 9300 yesterday(thanks to the 47% off deal) I purchased just so my wife could play sims 2 on it, so I could reclaim my desktop to get back to BF2. I didn't realize how much better the game looks with the widescreen. I cranked all the settings up for her and it looks amazing. Now im jealous, I'll have to kick her off her laptop and she can use my desktop!

Specs Insprion 9300 -Intel® Pentium® M Processor 760 (2GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
XGA+ Display-
1GB Dual Channel DDR2
GeForce™ Go 6800
100GB 5400rpmHard Drive
XP Media Center Edition 2005
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW)
9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

My wife didn't want the True Life screen, she has a hard time reading the text on 1024x768 let alone anything that small. This really is a great laptop with the exception of the touch pad(its to small and un-responsive). I cant beleive I got it for $1300.00 shipped with taxes along with 3 year warrenty.

Yes it is at stock speeds. My wife doesnt play anything heavier than the sims2. I dont think I'll be changing that unless I start playing some stuff on it.(she told me to keep my grubby hands off it) I copied all of her downloaded items on to it last night and was looking at it. I still can't beleive the amount of detail that sims 2 has when you crank all of the detail up with this laptop.
I think you will enjoy.