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Not trying to yuck your yum, just offer another perspective. I see no benefit from resolutions >1080p for common laptop sizes. I think 17" is the transition poi
by greggyb 7y ago
Not trying to yuck your yum, just offer another perspective. I see no benefit from resolutions >1080p for common laptop sizes. I think 17" is the transition point where 1440p even begins to make sense.
The majority of people I've actually discussed this with (note, N=V.Small) tend to agree.
I say this having had multiple laptops <=15.3" with >1080p and really not seeing any benefit. Those have all been provided by employers. I really cannot justify paying for it myself.
What is the benefit you see from higher resolutions on laptops? Am I just missing something?
- JoshTriplett 7y agoI use an X1 Carbon with a 14" 1440p screen. It provides sharper text, better rendering of high-res photos, more working area, and the ability to run a 1080p VM or play a 1080p video in a window or browser tab. I absolutely consider this screen worth the premium.
- wwright 7y agoIME, it’s not 1440p that is interesting, but skipping all the way to 1600p or 2160p. This lets you use 2x scaling factor and keep the same ergonomics of 800p or 1080p, but has a few other big advantages: - “Retina” resolution with significantly less artifacting due to density (your eye doesn’t see “pixels” individually) - Ability to tweak resolution scaling without paying a huge cost in visual artifacts (on a MacBook, the native resolution is often 1600p with virtual 800p, but you can scale to 960p, 1080p, or even down below 800p if you want, and they all look pretty good)
- IshKebab 7y agoYou can easily see the difference between 1080p and higher resolutions even on 13 inch laptops.