Asus' G51J: Affordable Core i7 Mobile Gaming?

[Guest]

I didn't notice a mention that the LCD screen runs at 120Hz! This gives you Full Resolution REAL 3-D Gaming (and Movies) with Nvidia's 3-D Vision system using LCD Shutter Glasses?

No other laptop is capable of that at this time!

Once you play games in "REAL" 3-D with glasses you'll never go back. I can't beleive that nobody is commenting on this as I think that is the most "advanced" feature of this system.

 

[Zinimus Prime]

".....the other systems were only tested at the settings shown in the charts, we again tried dropping the G51J to 720p and were rewarded this time with a smoother 40 FPS average."

So maybe I'm a little noobish, but isn't 1280x1024 less than 720p resolution? If so, the quote says they got the fps to 40 when the graph says 36 @ 1280x1024. What gives? Am I missing something??

 

[Crashman]

[citation][nom]Zinimus Prime[/nom]".....the other systems were only tested at the settings shown in the charts, we again tried dropping the G51J to 720p and were rewarded this time with a smoother 40 FPS average."So maybe I'm a little noobish, but isn't 1280x1024 less than 720p resolution? If so, the quote says they got the fps to 40 when the graph says 36 @ 1280x1024. What gives? Am I missing something??[/citation]

Yes, you're missing something. 1280x1024 is more pixels than 1280x720. Sorry.

 

[Zinimus Prime]

Woah, now that I realize how stupid the question that I asked was, I feel, well, pretty stupid. Thanks for shining the light on my idiocy 🙂 (Though isn't true 720p 1366x768?

 

[Crashman]

[citation][nom]Zinimus Prime[/nom]Woah, now that I realize how stupid the question that I asked was, I feel, well, pretty stupid. Thanks for shining the light on my idiocy 🙂 (Though isn't true 720p 1366x768?[/citation]

LOL, if 720p were 1366x768 it would be called 768p. The reason so many TV's are 1366x768 is because they have built-in overscan area, which is really, really stupid since 720p is digital and wouldn't have required the overscan area of analog TV. Instead of getting a perfect 1:1 mapping of the digital signal, your TV receives 720p and UPSCALES it to fill a 1366x768 screen.

So, don't feel bad, the people who added overscan area to digital television are even more stupid!

 

[Zinimus Prime]

[citation][nom]Crashman[/nom]LOL, if 720p were 1366x768 it would be called 768p. The reason so many TV's are 1366x768 is because they have built-in overscan area, which is really, really stupid since 720p is digital and wouldn't have required the overscan area of analog TV. Instead of getting a perfect 1:1 mapping of the digital signal, your TV receives 720p and UPSCALES it to fill a 1366x768 screen.So, don't feel bad, the people who added overscan area to digital television are even more stupid![/citation]

Master Crashman, you are wise beyond your years. Seriously, that's really cool to know and I appreciate you catering to my noobishness. So basically, the industry standard for padding the viewing panel for overscan worked its way into digital TV due to ease of transfer.... I work in the med device industry so I know all about that....

 

[Josea]

This thread is fantastic. I am looking to purchase a custom ASUS G51J and need the 9 cell battery, processor upgrade and SSD. Can anyone recommend a retailer in the USA? I have been looking on www.agearnotebooks.com but they only offer the 6 cell battery in the custom list. Thanks a lot in advance, Josea

 

[Zinimus Prime]

check out btotech.com. They have the best prices and lots of upgrade options. http://www.btotech.com/_e/15_Asus_Laptops/product/asus_g51j-a1/Asus_G51J_A1.htm

 

[Zinimus Prime]

I forgot to mention, you get both batteries, so it's not really an upgrade. You're just purchasing an additional battery. But that way you don't have to worry about extra shipping.

 

[tinger]

Hi,

I purchased this notebook a few months ago.
No complaints on the performance.. however the screen is the worst i've seen. No matter how u adjust the viewing angle the brightness is not uniform... there is a huge difference in terms of brightness between different parts of the screen.. I havent meter it yet.. but like more than 1.5 stop difference in photography terms. We're not talking abt corners or sides.. its like 1/3 of the whole screen. It might be ok if one is only working with speadsheets.. but for color/photoshop type work.. its useless.. Try watching DVDs, u'll see what i mean. Sent it in to Asus, thinking it might just be the screen on my unit that need to be replace.. but Asus claims everything is in fine!