1366x768 or 1280x800

tll1975 · 01-14-2009, 01:16 AM

i'm looking at two different laptops with 15.4" screen and they both have ALL the same spec except the screen resolution on is 1366x768 and the other is 1280x800. both have dedicated graphics card and lots of RAM and 2.0ghz dual cores in them. all things being equal, which is better. i'm guessing the 16:9 resolution is the way to go b/c of movies. all i do on my laptop is stream movies and watch dvds anyway. i dont play any games. are there any drawbacks to the 1366x768? i'm of course familiar with 1280x800.

any input would be helpful! thanks.

dai · 01-14-2009, 08:52 AM

1366x768 is a widescreen setting

lando5 · 01-14-2009, 07:19 PM

If you watch widescreen movies, then yes, 1366x868.

01-14-2009, 01:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
tll1975 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 8 OS: Vista Basic	1366x768 or 1280x800 i'm looking at two different laptops with 15.4" screen and they both have ALL the same spec except the screen resolution on is 1366x768 and the other is 1280x800. both have dedicated graphics card and lots of RAM and 2.0ghz dual cores in them. all things being equal, which is better. i'm guessing the 16:9 resolution is the way to go b/c of movies. all i do on my laptop is stream movies and watch dvds anyway. i dont play any games. are there any drawbacks to the 1366x768? i'm of course familiar with 1280x800. any input would be helpful! thanks.

01-14-2009, 08:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,784 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: 1366x768 or 1280x800 1366x768 is a widescreen setting __________________

01-14-2009, 07:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
lando5 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 35 OS: XP sp2, win98, linux	Re: 1366x768 or 1280x800 If you watch widescreen movies, then yes, 1366x868.