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Which Screen to Pick?

post #1 of 9
2/9/04 at 1:51am
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Hey guys, new to the forums, though not to computing.

I am probably going to purchase an Inspiron 8600 shortly and am decided on everything except the screen. I know LCDs are different than desktop CRTs and thats my problem.

Budget it not a problem but I am the type of guy who uses a 1024x768 resolution on my 19" CRT, so would there be any point on getting anything other than the WXGA Screen? I know about the problems with the WSXGA+ so thats why I had originally picked the WUXGA. Do you think I will be fine if I just increase the font size with the WUXGA? I know it is a beautiful screen but I don't enjoy small fonts so that is why I use such a lame resolution on my desktop.

Otherwise its going in a
1.7Ghz PM
512mb Ram
60gb 7200rpm HDD
ATI Radeon 9600 Pro

Should be a sweet system Also on a sidenote.. do you think this notebook would be ok for a college student to carry around? I understand it is big, but not too big like the Sager's or AW's and this has similar performance, best of both worlds I'd say, along with battery life.

Thanks,
Rob
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post #2 of 9
2/9/04 at 2:07am
If you're using a 1024x768 on a 19" monitor, you should be fine with the WXGA screen *lol* It's got a resolution of 1280x800, so you'd have more on the screen anyway

As for the weight, I can't say first hand yet, however the weight would be about 3.5-4kg to carry around. Some people it won't bother em, some people it will. I'd recommend a backpack carry bag though.
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post #3 of 9
2/9/04 at 2:13am
Go the M60 if money is no object then slip in the Radeon 9600 later or hopefully the 9700
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post #4 of 9
2/10/04 at 8:11pm
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Anybody else have anything to add? Also I might be doing some video editing so would it be worth it to upgrade to 1 gig of ram over 512? I would buy the stuff @ newegg tho for less $$
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post #5 of 9
2/10/04 at 8:24pm
I have the WXGA screen and if the resolution was any higher, I would be struggling to read anything on the screen. As far as the issue for carrying it around, I am a college student and I carry my I8600 around in my targus backpack and it's fine, just a little heavy with books in there too.
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post #6 of 9
2/10/04 at 8:41pm
I also have the WXGA and the resolution is Great. Its a Samsung and very crisp. I also am used to the desktop at 1024 so 1278 is fine. I loved the eye candy of the UXGA but I felt I would soon tire of the small everything and would, like my desktop CRT, run it below spec most of the time, and from what I have read (not experiencd) When you do run at a lower than spec's resolution the quality of the displayed information suffers.

Use the savings for the better V Card if you want the best option for gaming If you don't anticipate a lot of maxed out gaming the 5200 is fine.

I do viideo editing on my config . Its great for that as well. I upgraded to 768 RAM. Thats plenty as I already have a 256 stick Im not using. I don't think 1 GIG is worth having 512 MB in a drawer and the price for 1 stick of 512 in the Dell is not worth another 256K of RAM iIMO.
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post #7 of 9
2/10/04 at 10:54pm
The WXGA and WSXGA from samsung is brighter than the WUXGA versions if thats also a deciding factor
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post #8 of 9
2/11/04 at 2:10am
I use the same res on my home pc as you and have the WUXGA. it does take some time to adapt but it is a great screen.

Dell, I find your statements a little confusing on the brightness. Are you saying that only the Samsungs are brighter??? I have used a Dell 8600 Sxga and it is not even close to the WUXGA. Are Samsungs that great???
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post #9 of 9
2/11/04 at 3:21am
Im sorry i was under the impression you had a samsung. The SHARP WUXGA is the brightest screen in the inventory of dell but is probably plagued with the white glow on the bottom from what i hear the hitachis are the poorest of overall quality
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