Official VAIO E Series Owners Thread

[Metsn]

Is that even noticeable on a screen this small? Seems to me it's like wanting 1080p instead of 720p on a 32" TV. Just curious, because I hear people talk about resolution a lot and I can't tell the diff beyond being able to make your icons super-tiny.

Well while on TV you'll see still the same picture, just in better quality...on the nb screen you'll actually see more - try to open Photoshop with 1366x768 and you'll see, that the space for actual picture is small square in the center. The same goes with web browsing experience. I'm someone who always prefer the highest resolution possible.

[tausif]

My b'day is coming too I'm looking forward for the same configuration (I think this is the best one, with 1080 display) and I wish to know how much you will pay for him ? Thanks

£800 for configuration below.

[roweraay]

I'm someone who always prefer the highest resolution possible.

Same here. For people who need larger fonts etc., they can always scale up the display on a high-resolution screen.

[MStefan12]

£800 for configuration below.

Thanks ! Do you know if the same configuration is available but with a 1gb graphic ram ??

[tausif]

Thanks ! Do you know if the same configuration is available but with a 1gb graphic ram ??

Yes. 1 gb is the ATI HD5650. And 1080 display is still available on UK site.

[ehosey2]

Is that even noticeable on a screen this small? Seems to me it's like wanting 1080p instead of 720p on a 32" TV. Just curious, because I hear people talk about resolution a lot and I can't tell the diff beyond being able to make your icons super-tiny.

+1

I wasn't keen on the 1080 resolution on the 16.4" F for the fact that everything looked so small. I would be doing a lot of reading/typing, etc moreso than gaming or movie watching so, personally, I'd like to see what I'm looking at without having to strain at it. If I'm missing something on the 1080 vs "lamer" res, let me know. All perspectives just help me make a better decision.

These types of notebooks are created more so for multi-media purposes, whether that being watching blu ray movies, online HD movie streams, and the evermore common HD handycam home videos. As HD content becomes more available, more affordable, and more accepted into the consumer market place, these multi-media notebooks with the higher resolution screens.....alas 1920 x 1080....take advantage of these types of content and show them in the highest detail. If none of these things matter, then by all means go for the 1366 x 768 screen resolution. But you will miss out on what some of us already know.....small screen or big screen.....more screen pixels are always better.

[Joey123]

Hello,

I'm about to order an EB, but there is one thing i'm not sure about yet. Does anyone know what kind of screen the full hd version is? According to sonystyle it's a vaio display 'plus'. Is there any difference between the 'plus' screen and the premium screen in the f series?

Thank you in advance

[Metsn]

Well, I'm worried there is, otherwise it would be too perfect. Unfortunately I was not able to find any review of FullHD EB yet and ppl here who ordered one will receive it around 20th February. There will be many reviews than I hope

[Joey123]

@metsn

If the screen is a mat rgb led like on the F series, I will buy an EB right away. My reasons for buying an Eb instead of a F (which was my first choice) are better graphics, better batterylife, and better portability.

The EB has one downside however, I can't find any firewire ports...

[Metsn]

Well who wouldn't BTW, F has RGB LED backlight? Is there any info about that? I thought they are using lousy CCFLs.

And yes, unfortunately EB doesn't seems to have any firewire port. On the other hand, I don't know when was the last time I used one..so personally I don't care much.