Hi, I'm getting a laptop for my sister and she wants to do light gaming. The laptop needs to be a touch screen and have a backlit keyboard. I've found a laptop that I think is perfect, but I have one concern: the resolution is only 1366x768 with a 15.6" screen.
How noticeable will pixelation be with this resolution? Just in general use, such as using Firefox, etc? I'm assuming 15.6" isn't designed natively for 1366x768, so wouldn't the picture have to be stretched across the screen, causing noticable pixelation?
My own laptop is 1920x1080 with roughly a 17" glossy screen and it's fine with me. I'm not sure what size screen my sister's previous laptop was (before it broke), but all things considered, do you think the average consumer would be unsatisfied with a 15.6" screen w/ a 1366x768 max native resolution?
The laptop is $1,100, with the following specs:
GPU: Radeon 8850M
CPU: Intel Core i5-3230M Processor (2.60 GHz, up to 3.20GHz)
RAM: 8GB
HDD: 1TB
Honestly, with the touch functionality and backlit keyboard, as well as the aforementioned specs, this deal seems exceptional. It's just the resolution that worries me. The laptop series is Samsung Ativ Series Book 6, btw.
Thanks.
TL;DR
Found good laptop, but low resolution of 1366x768 on good 15.6" screen worries me. Should I be?
How noticeable will pixelation be with this resolution? Just in general use, such as using Firefox, etc? I'm assuming 15.6" isn't designed natively for 1366x768, so wouldn't the picture have to be stretched across the screen, causing noticable pixelation?
My own laptop is 1920x1080 with roughly a 17" glossy screen and it's fine with me. I'm not sure what size screen my sister's previous laptop was (before it broke), but all things considered, do you think the average consumer would be unsatisfied with a 15.6" screen w/ a 1366x768 max native resolution?
The laptop is $1,100, with the following specs:
GPU: Radeon 8850M
CPU: Intel Core i5-3230M Processor (2.60 GHz, up to 3.20GHz)
RAM: 8GB
HDD: 1TB
Honestly, with the touch functionality and backlit keyboard, as well as the aforementioned specs, this deal seems exceptional. It's just the resolution that worries me. The laptop series is Samsung Ativ Series Book 6, btw.
Thanks.
TL;DR
Found good laptop, but low resolution of 1366x768 on good 15.6" screen worries me. Should I be?