Is 1920 x 1080 a good resolution for a 15.6" laptop?

[JustANewUser]

The screen is 15.6", and it comes with 1920x1080 laptop. I usually used a 15.6" laptop but with resolution 1366x768. Will it be too much change? Is it a right resolution?

 

[Fitzitz]

Depends on what you use your laptop for and how strong your gpu is

 

[JustANewUser]

OK. It is a NVIDIA 650M, and I'd be using it for gaming and normal use (watch videos, surf the internet...), nothing like photo editing or something like that.

 

[jaguarskx]

My next laptop will have a 1080p screen. I find that the 1366x768 resolution screen on my Lenovo Y470 to be a bit too restrictive when I do multitasking because I switch around a lot between different programs / windows. Very easy to do on my 1920x1200 monitor, not so easy to do on my low resolution laptop.

For games I find that 1366x768 is fine. I have no issues playing games at that resolution. Playing games at 1080p will be a huge strain on the GT 650m. If I had your laptop I would simply use it at 1080p on the desktop and for games I would either set the resolution to 1366x768 or 1600x900 depending on each individual game's performance.

 

[Homie_Harrison]

OK. It is a NVIDIA 650M, and I'd be using it for gaming and normal use (watch videos, surf the internet...), nothing like photo editing or something like that.

I have the 650M on my laptop with a 1366 x 768. I can play BF4 medium settings with 40-50 and sometimes 60 FPS. I wouldn't recommend a 1920 x 1080p display because even on a 1366 x 768 display the GPU still struggles with some games.

 

[JustANewUser]

Hmm... So the idea would be to use it only for normal tasks, and for games not use the native resolution?

 

[jaguarskx]

Hmm... So the idea would be to use it only for normal tasks, and for games not use the native resolution?

Yep. I like the "big workspace" for when I am simply using the laptop for everyday usage. Then drop the resolution to get better performance in games.