dell e1505 wxga or wsxga ???

[koolier]

i know on dell's site that it says there is a big difference between the xga and sxga and that the sxga has higher viewing angles and vertical viewing angle, but anybody who's seen them both side by side and could actually tell the difference?, i dont care too much about high resolution, but the vertical viewing angles would really affect my decision, thanks a bunch

[stevenator128]

are you referring the the wxga with trulife or standard wxga?

[koolier]

truelfe wxga vs truelife wsxga, viewing angles?

[stevenator128]

IMO the only difference would be the resolution. correct me if i'm wrong but trulife is dell's fancy way of saying GLOSSY, as opposed to matte... right? if they're both glossy, both will have fantastic angles compared to standard wxga (matte).

edit: but remember i've never seen them side-by-side.

[burningrave101]

The WSXGA has much better viewing angles than the XGA. The fact that is the regular XGA or glossy XGA doesn't have anything to do with the viewing angle. Everything is better with the WSXGA LCD other then the native resolution will be 1680x1050 and more difficult for the ATI X1400 to run certain games at that resolution which are GPU demanding.

[koolier]

thats what i figure, but dell lists them both when u go to customize, and click help above the screen u want, it says the sxga has i think 5 nits higher brightness and +/- 50 degrees vertical viewing angle, as opposed to wxga which had i think +15/-30 , anybody actually noticies the diff between the 2 or is it a scam like x1400 vs nvidia

[ZaZ]

I personally find WSXGA+ to be perfect for a 15.4" notebook, but it is a personal preference. You should check some out if you can.

[hmmmmm]

i personally do not recommend it

my reasons are that i find it difficult to read text at such high resolution for a long time without my eyes hurting. another reason is that the x1400 will not be powerful enough to be used at thw wsxga, thus to me, it's not worth the $100

though it is mainly preference

if you like to share your laptop with others, then a better viewing angle might be what you need

[postmortem]

Well yeah but with WXGA there's no really much desktop space, and everything is top pixelated... its good for internet browsing and nothing else

[drumfu]

you know, i keep hearing that more pixels tax the gpu and have never ever seen documented proof of this.

until, i remain totally unconvinced that this is true.

if someone can please point me to an article showing a significant discrepency in performance between similarly spec'd machines with different resolution LCDs, i'll be glad to retract my statement, but until then, i remain unconvinced.

bottom line is that a higher resolution LCD is better in every way. because pixel density is higher, you get crisper images and fonts, more real estate, etc.

low resolution LCDs looks like childrens' toys.

however, it's totally a personal preference thing and you need to seem them in person to make an informed decision