1366 x 768 Pixel vs 1920x1080 getting a new Laptop 15.6 Please help

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maverick121

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Hi,

Im really confused with buying a Laptop-15.6 inch ,since there are a lot of threads discussing

1366 x 768 Pixel vs 1920x1080

I understand that 1920x1080 resolution will give more workarea by reducing the size of icons and stuff and the images will also appear polished.

And you can mulittask with it.But i presume the windows will be too small and the text will
be small too.Well mulititasking liike that will be too hard with small windows atleast for me.
(coding)
Also i understand that there are issues in browsing some websites,like you need to zoom in.
Plus the net connection here is weak the maximum video quality achievable is 720p

I have this 20 inch 1600X900 Monitor,i find it good enough and cannot find much differences
with my laptop screen which is 1366 x 768 unless i sit closely and look for the pixels.
And i find this resolution pretty good for what i do.

The Full HD Models costs way too much and 1600X900 ones are limited and too costly(out of mu budget) .

Can someone having a 15.6 Lap with Full HD Screen post photos of the screen with 2 applications
so that i can understand the difference.

Im looking to get HP P077TX http://www.flipkart.com/hp-pavilion-15-p077tx-notebook-4th-gen-ci5-8gb-1tb-win8-1-2gb-graph-j6m42pa/p/itmdwz2gnsqttz2x around $800 USD.

Im looking to upgrade mu old dell vostro 1015 http://www.dell.com/in/business/p/vostro-1015/pd

Is it a good upgrade please help me out :)
 
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I dont have anything against full hd it looks great on a bigger screen.
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my Macbook air can have two programs running, it's just the pixel density is to small, and the size and depth isn't good enough, on my 27" FHD monitor, it's not just the size but the added pixels which make me recommend it.

I was referring to the larger resolution screen, not the...


I dont have anything against full hd it looks great on a bigger screen.
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my Macbook air can have two programs running, it's just the pixel density is to small, and the size and depth isn't good enough, on my 27" FHD monitor, it's not just the size but the added pixels which make me recommend it.

I was referring to the larger resolution screen, not the screen size itself.
 
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@unknownofprob
I really love Full HD when it comes to large screen, but its a no go for a smaller screen.Full HD on a bigger screen provides more depth and more area and better images,i agree with you on that but on a smaller screen its not all worth it.Just my opinion.
 


Sure. Go to a good PC retail store and get 2 lappys, one with FHD and other with 768p, preferably of same size. Try to gauge out the differences. First look at FHD and see if its really that hard to see the text. Then move to 768p and I'm sure you'll feel the difference. It won't appear bigger and brighter on 768p but instead huge and blurrier. Or I can advice. I have all kinds of displays lol.
768p lappy 15.6" at 2ft is not that bad. 4 years old
1080p lappy 17" at 2ft is good. 2 years old
1080p monitor 17" at 3ft is excellent. 5 years old
768p monitor 19" at 3 ft: not too bad but far from good. 8 years old
4k monitor 28": yet to join. 7 days to come home

Hope I'm clear.
 


the bigger screen doesn't really offer much, just spread out pixels. the screen isn't going to be so small for things to be visible, the resolution is far better and even if the screen size is smaller, I would preference it. I would like you to go with that your comfortable to get, and happy with the price. I just offered the advantages of the FHD screen.
 


I get that.FHD has its pros and cons :) as well as HD.Anyway thanks :)
 


Some reference http://forum.notebookreview.com/what-notebook-should-i-buy/680692-mistake-buying-full-hd-15-6-laptop.html