can you stop calling them 1200p?!!!!!

[mjl2142]

It is really no different then the hard drive storage fiasco that has existed since the dawn of electronic storage. Why the only people on earth who cannot get the number 1024 through their heads have to work in HDD marketing departments is beyond me.

[Lithus]

1. The bigger number sells better.
2. Giga = 1000, Gibi = 1024. Officially.

[EeekiE]

Yeah but then why not call the 720p capable screen "900p".

Whether you support the idea or not, they have got one rule for one screen, and another for the other.

[Vedya]

here's my thought on this...

its their marketing strategy to call it 1200p whether its true 1200p or not its debatable... but i think its easier to call it 1200p than wuxga, because most people (average joes) dont know the term wuxga, wxga, etc, they only know 720p and 1080p thanks to the movie industry...

now, when they say 1200p, isnt it easier to tell the difference than say "900p" instead of wuxga and wxga... numbers are good for all the non-techie people! althou i doubt nobody who owns alienware doesnt know anything about computers... well maybe its for those parents who dont know anything about tech terms and wanna buy it for their kids, etc, basically its just their marketing system!

maybe they wanna reach those people more now, because so far alienware is known only for the gamers, computer savvies, the geeks... maybe using "1200p" is easier to understand than using the word WUXGA...

now, if ur upset because its misleading, well, are those people really care about what exactly the resolution for 1200p is? i think all they care about is that theyre screen will be better than 900p! if you care so much then, just say it as WUXGA and you will be fine, why bother get upset with people who say it as 1200p...

technically (or i can say morally too) wrong n misleading? yea i think i could say that, but who can make them change? do we really need like million signature petition or something like that? anybody wanna try to sue them? i guess the answer is not...

right now am furious n mad not because of the "1200p" or "900p" but because they delayed my freakin lappy coz they said the monitors are backordered!!! aaaaarh! check on the other thread for this monitor backorder story!

not really, i would expect more people to know the resolutions of screens...

[GeneralNMX]

Hmm, so my Gateway XHD3000 isn't really "1600p"?

Product Hype:
http://www.gateway.com/programs/wide...0_overview.php

Actual Specs:
http://support.gateway.com/s/MONITOR...0671Rsp2.shtml

Although, I must say the upconversion feature is damn nice. I can't tell a difference on most modern games (Crysis included) between 1920x1200 and native 2560x1600.

[Stone825]

Stone825,

I'm not arguing that this marketing isn't misleading (most marketing is) I'm just confused as to why you (and others here) care about "the consumer" so much? I mean, if they did any research, then they wouldn't be confused... So I'm curious as to why you're confused about this matter. Have you not done any research or are you just playing the part to make a point?

Obviously you know a little about LCD resolutions as you youself stated that most HDTV "720p" screens actually have 768 lines of resolution. So wait, isn't that confusing to the customer? "It says 720p on the marketing sticker but the full spec sheet says this TV has a native resolution of 1280x768!!!" So according to your logic, Samsung is just as responisble for confusing marketing as Alienware is.

I know 16:9 pc screens are almost here- and that's a good thing, but they aren't here yet, therefore any CURRENTLY manufactured laptop advertising a "1200p" screen would be a WUXGA 1920x1200. When 16:9's are in production, THEN you'll have to dig a bit more. And by dig, I mean read the same description line on Alienware's website that you claim is confusing which clearly indicates the EXACT native resolution of the screen you are purchasing.

I think the specs in parenthesis on Alienware's website speak to some consumers. I think the actual geek speak specs on the same line that are NOT in parenthesis should be used by everyone who understands what it means. For everyone that falls between the cracks, they should ask a few simple questions before purchasing, as per usual.

Alright I respect your opinion but Alienware is getting really ridiculous. The M15x 1920x1200 screen is labeled as having "1200P" and the M9750 1920x1200 screen is labeled as having "1080P". Sure if the company sticks to labeling the screens using the latter pixel number that would be okay I guess. However, to label the same screen differently is just ****ing over the consumer, especially when the M9750 screen is a lot nicer and less expensive.

Annoying company. At least make them both 1200P.