Are there really that many people out there who are too lazy to click on a desktop/taskbar shortcut to open up their browser of choice and type in "facebook.com"?
No, they don't. 1280x800 on a 15.4" (or the 16x9 equivalent) would be fine by me. I'd prefer having lower than 1080p on a 17.3" screen too-1400-1600 or so would be good.
Not everyone wants crazy tiny type. I already have to blow everything up as it is.
People are using resolutions of 1024x600 on 10.1" screens and aren't complaining about text size. It's not unreasonable to want a higher resolution on a screen that much larger.
If Gateway wants to stand out from the crowd, slap on a brighter, higher contrast, and higher resolution screen. All the rest of the crowd will use the crappiest panels at the cheapest price right now. I'm frankly sick and tired of the generally dismal quality of screens that Win 7 laptops come with.
Gateways have one of the brightest screen on the market for a mainstream consumer line laptop, with semi good color accuracy and color gamut.
The biggest problem with Gateway screens (beside the resolution, but most mainstream consumer line laptops having the same resolution due to being a race to the bottom) is not the brightness of the screen but the too high white levels, Gateways need darker blacks. The lack of good blacks result in its bad contrast ratio, not the good whites the gateway can do with a cheap tn lcd led backlight panel. http://www.anandtech.com/show/2818/14
I immensely agree with this comment. I'm traveling right now and just plugged in my VAIO Z so that it is ready to make it the entire car ride back from Seattle to Portland (and put it to sleep). I switched over to my backup computer... I'm typing this on my Asus UL30A right now and it is incredible how much junk this screen is. Everything on most modern screens is washed out, has a very blue tint (trying to make the whites "brighter"), and have these horrible glossy screens. Would it even be that hard for someone at Asus, Gateway, MSI, Acer, etc. to at least calibrate one out of every 1000, or even 10,000, laptops sold to make sure they have even remotely accurate colors?
My 5~ year old Latitude D800 has a beautiful 1920x1200 panel, and is only 15.4". So worth it.
I can see why they throw shit panels on laptops now, though, because it's an expensive component, and they can cheap and most people don't even know what to look for
There either needs to seriously be a limit to the number of products that are announced, or they need to be placed off in its own section or something.
The fact I check anandtech every day in hopes of finding a new review, but instead find almost 20 "ANNOUNCING: SOME PRODUCT", it makes me seriously question how much "reviewing" is being done. There are some things worth nothing. Sparkle releasing super high wattage gold rating PSUs is interesting. Gateway releasing laptops? Woop-dee-fuck. Let us know when you've reviewed it and if its worth consideration, but you are not a bloody advertising company.
Agreed. I'm sure it draws in money for the site, but it's annoying when I start looking at an article hoping to find useful information and find what amounts to an advertisement.
AnandTech is bringing back some of the news reporting in-house (i.e. as opposed to just using the DailyTech feed). That's the plan at least. I'll chat with Anand about the concerns and see if we can do something to move stories like this over to the side bar, but I expect that may take some time.
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Rookierookie - Thursday, May 13, 2010 - link
Are there really that many people out there who are too lazy to click on a desktop/taskbar shortcut to open up their browser of choice and type in "facebook.com"?DanNeely - Friday, May 14, 2010 - link
Dunno; otoh email/web browser/media player keys are still fairly common on keyboards so someone seems to think they're worth spending money on...neothe0ne - Thursday, May 13, 2010 - link
Why are we STILL using 720p on 15" panels? If nothing else, HP got the resolution right on the Envy 14 (900p at 14.5").chrnochime - Friday, May 14, 2010 - link
Because not everyone wants to look at tiny letters on a freakin 15"?numberoneoppa - Friday, May 14, 2010 - link
Yes they do.Wolfpup - Sunday, May 30, 2010 - link
No, they don't. 1280x800 on a 15.4" (or the 16x9 equivalent) would be fine by me. I'd prefer having lower than 1080p on a 17.3" screen too-1400-1600 or so would be good.Not everyone wants crazy tiny type. I already have to blow everything up as it is.
silverblue - Friday, May 14, 2010 - link
People are using resolutions of 1024x600 on 10.1" screens and aren't complaining about text size. It's not unreasonable to want a higher resolution on a screen that much larger.mikefarinha - Monday, May 17, 2010 - link
Just change your DPI. Seems to work really well in Win7.Fleeb - Friday, May 14, 2010 - link
Is there such a standard as a 900 progressive?numberoneoppa - Friday, May 14, 2010 - link
Not in video, but it's known as WXGA+ in computer displays (1440x900).JarredWalton - Friday, May 14, 2010 - link
Don't forget HD+ (1600x900).Pneumothorax - Friday, May 14, 2010 - link
If Gateway wants to stand out from the crowd, slap on a brighter, higher contrast, and higher resolution screen. All the rest of the crowd will use the crappiest panels at the cheapest price right now. I'm frankly sick and tired of the generally dismal quality of screens that Win 7 laptops come with.numberoneoppa - Friday, May 14, 2010 - link
Agreed, it actually makes Microsoft look bad. They should have a word with the manufacturers and OEMs.Roland00 - Friday, May 14, 2010 - link
Gateways have one of the brightest screen on the market for a mainstream consumer line laptop, with semi good color accuracy and color gamut.The biggest problem with Gateway screens (beside the resolution, but most mainstream consumer line laptops having the same resolution due to being a race to the bottom) is not the brightness of the screen but the too high white levels, Gateways need darker blacks. The lack of good blacks result in its bad contrast ratio, not the good whites the gateway can do with a cheap tn lcd led backlight panel.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/2818/14
SpeedDemonAaron - Monday, May 17, 2010 - link
I immensely agree with this comment. I'm traveling right now and just plugged in my VAIO Z so that it is ready to make it the entire car ride back from Seattle to Portland (and put it to sleep). I switched over to my backup computer... I'm typing this on my Asus UL30A right now and it is incredible how much junk this screen is. Everything on most modern screens is washed out, has a very blue tint (trying to make the whites "brighter"), and have these horrible glossy screens. Would it even be that hard for someone at Asus, Gateway, MSI, Acer, etc. to at least calibrate one out of every 1000, or even 10,000, laptops sold to make sure they have even remotely accurate colors?piroroadkill - Friday, May 14, 2010 - link
My 5~ year old Latitude D800 has a beautiful 1920x1200 panel, and is only 15.4". So worth it.I can see why they throw shit panels on laptops now, though, because it's an expensive component, and they can cheap and most people don't even know what to look for
aguilpa1 - Friday, May 14, 2010 - link
So true, I bought an Alienware M15x last year and I would not have bought it if the 1920x1200 screen was not an option.hglazm - Friday, May 14, 2010 - link
There either needs to seriously be a limit to the number of products that are announced, or they need to be placed off in its own section or something.The fact I check anandtech every day in hopes of finding a new review, but instead find almost 20 "ANNOUNCING: SOME PRODUCT", it makes me seriously question how much "reviewing" is being done.
There are some things worth nothing. Sparkle releasing super high wattage gold rating PSUs is interesting.
Gateway releasing laptops? Woop-dee-fuck. Let us know when you've reviewed it and if its worth consideration, but you are not a bloody advertising company.
Jeff7181 - Sunday, May 16, 2010 - link
Agreed. I'm sure it draws in money for the site, but it's annoying when I start looking at an article hoping to find useful information and find what amounts to an advertisement.JarredWalton - Monday, May 17, 2010 - link
AnandTech is bringing back some of the news reporting in-house (i.e. as opposed to just using the DailyTech feed). That's the plan at least. I'll chat with Anand about the concerns and see if we can do something to move stories like this over to the side bar, but I expect that may take some time.