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Glossy WXGA vs. WSXGA (no glossy)

post #1 of 10
7/26/06 at 4:57pm
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Hello,

I consider buying a Compal HEL80 laptop and, while configuring the build, I stumbled. What is a gloss screen and is it worth sacrificing higher resolution?


Btw, I bought a CL56 two years ago and it works pretty nice. The only things that broke were the Hard Drive and built-in wireless card (both this February two weeks apart). HDD broke mainly because I used my laptop as a portable MP3 player.
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post #2 of 10
7/26/06 at 5:11pm
It's worth the higher res. It's a really nice screen.
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post #3 of 10
7/26/06 at 5:17pm
depend on what the native res it id like my 9400s glossy screen if the native res wasnt so freakin high. the difference between native and not native is that if i turn my resolution down it looks like crap compare to the native res. for the compal HEL80s 15.4 the glossy wxga would be nice
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post #4 of 10
7/26/06 at 10:42pm
I prefer WXGA on a 15.4" notebook mainly for 2 reasons:

1. Easier on my eyes when working on notebook. I have had notebooks with higher resolutions and while it is nice getting more on the screen I found myself getting too close to screen. There are many ways to tweak higher res screens to have bigger text etc. but I always had some issues with some programs and browsers.

2. I prefer gaming at native resolution on LCD screens. I can totally tell when not running at native resolution. The X1600 and 7600 (that is in the HEL80) can not effectively run modern games at WSXGA+ (1600x1050) resolution unless you turn settings way down.

Good luck!
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post #5 of 10
7/26/06 at 11:07pm
Good points flip...

Yea ill take glossy over higher res, mainly cause it can run games better and looks better.
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post #6 of 10
7/27/06 at 8:43am
Game resolution shouldn't even be a consideration when choosing between these two screens. There are many free applications that will auto matically reset your resolution for any game profile you wish to create.
I have a WUXGA, and games that don't even offer this resolution as an option just automatically set it. I never have any problems.
(Setting an obscure DPI setting will cause jaggies, etc.)

Gloss screens seem to have brighter, more vivid colors by default than matte fined screens. But they also reflect light nicely and some people find that extremely annoying.
I have a matte screen and I've simply reset my default screen settings to bring out the colors better.
But "matte vs glossy" really is a matter of personal preference. You'll have to go look at some to see what you like.
The rest of this stuff is just a matter of adjustment.
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post #7 of 10
7/27/06 at 8:43am
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post #8 of 10
7/27/06 at 2:15pm
Thread Starter 
Thanks for your input, guys (and girls). I guess I should look at some samples at nearby computer store to see if I am ready for a glossy screen or not.
Decisions, decisions...
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post #9 of 10
7/27/06 at 2:25pm
I would recomend not getting a glossy screen if you are going to be using it in a work enviroment, the glare can be very hard on the eyes. On the other hand if its for your house and you have controll over the lighting the picture is soposedly more vivid.
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post #10 of 10
7/27/06 at 2:44pm
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Originally Posted by Psychokitty
Game resolution shouldn't even be a consideration when choosing between these two screens. There are many free applications that will auto matically reset your resolution for any game profile you wish to create.
I have a WUXGA, and games that don't even offer this resolution as an option just automatically set it. I never have any problems.
(Setting an obscure DPI setting will cause jaggies, etc.)
I'm not really clear on what you are saying. A fixed pixel display like a LCD only has one native resolution. If the notebook's Windows resolution is changed before the game starts it makes no difference. If the game is run at any resolution besides its native one on a LCD the game is being scaled. For some people this is not a problem, for me it is very significant.
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