1600x1200 too much for 15"?

[guzerio]

I wonder if a Dell with 15" ultra svga(1600x1200) will be difficult to read text on, blurry, diificult to see...Better with 1400x1050 on a standard 15 dell?

And are 1600x1200-15" vs 1920x1200-17" wide big difference?

 

[makken]

my roommate has a dell i5150 with the UXGA screen (16x12) and yes, I think it's overkill. he has to use a larger dpi text setting, which defeats the whole purpose of having a high res screen. pretty much all of his games run at under 10fps because he has to play it on native resolution -.-.

 

[BladeVenom]

My old laptop was that resolution; the text was clear just small, but I liked it.

 

[swaq]

I would go for it. But then, I have really good eye sight so I don't have any trouble seeing/reading small icons and text. makken has a point though, if the video card in the laptop can't handle 1600x1200 it might not be good for gaming...

 

[Conroy9]

pixel size of 1600x1200 15" and 1920x1200 17" should be just about the same

You really need to look at the fonts yourself to judge, it depends on your eyesight; the text won't intrinsically be blurry.

I had a 1600x1200 15" and used large fonts most of the time, and the next laptop I buy will be 1400x1050.
I just got a 1680x1050 15.4" for work last week, and I've gotten used to it with normal-sized fonts already.

 

[Lazy7689]

i run 19x12 on ur 15.4" i think it's fine

 

[imported_goku]

I woulda gotten my IBM laptop with a 1600X1200 resolution with I guess the 128MB Firegl card but it was significantly more and the performance of a 9600 wanna be isn't so great, especially at 1600X1200. I play farcry at 1024X768 and my default res is 1400X1080 so it shows where the high res is going It would have been my first 1600X1200 res monitor which I have yet to ever have My highest resolution monitor I have is that, 1400X1080...

 

[WackyDan]

1600x1200 was way to high on my T42P 15" when I had it......... I thought it would be nice, but I'm in my thirties and my eyes were much more comfortable with the 1400x1050 on my 14" T.

 

[BladeVenom]

You could always venture out to a store, or Dell booth and take a first hand look.

 

[cmv]

Originally posted by: BladeVenom
You could always venture out to a store, or Dell booth and take a first hand look.

I think this is the best answer so far - your experience may vary so you're going to have to do some research.

 

[bobsmith1492]

I've got a 15.4", 1920x1200 display. I love it.

 

[bearxor]

I've got a I6000D with a SXGA+ screen, 1680x1050. Looks awesome to me. I don't think I could do the UXGA+

 

[Shadowmage]

Got a Dell M70 with 1920x1200 resolution, it looks quite spiffy