1280x800 1080p support?

[der3wuste3fuchs]

Hey guys, I'm looking to purchase a laptop that has a WXGA 1280 x 800 screen and it says it supports 1080 full.

I just wanted to know if when I pop in a Blu-ray movie (there is a full Blu-ray player on the laptop), will it fully show at 1080p? by the way, the screen is 15.4"

I know 1920x1200 WUXGA fully supports up to 1080p, but I wanted to be sure this did as well.


Thanks guys, and the forums look great.

By the way, this is the laptop I'm talking about: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834117578

And here is the one that I was originally going to get - that has WXGA 1920x1200, but the above one is lighter, cheaper and seems like the better choice: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VCG6VE

[JadedRaverLA]

Originally Posted by der3wuste3fuchs

hey guys, Im looking to purchase a laptop that has a WXGA 1280x800 screen and it says it supports 1080 full.

I just wanted to know if when I pop in a blu-ray movie (there is a full blu-ray player on the laptop), will it fully show at 1080p? by the way, the screen is 15.4"

I know 1920x1200 WUXGA fully supports up to 1080p, but I wanted to be sure this did as well.


thanks guys, and the forums look great.

The laptop is lying to you. It's the PC equivalent of 720p. You need 1920x1200 to get "Full 1080p."

Now, I'm assuming the notebook has an HDMI port for output to an HDTV... which could output the full resolution. But the internal screen definitely won't do you better than 720. Honestly, on a 15.4" screen, though, you'd be hardpressed to notice the difference between a DVD and a Blu-ray... much less 720p vs. 1080p.

Welcome to the board, BTW.