XGA+ ok for EQ?

Basically, I want to buy a laptop and have my eye on a nice one. It has good specs but the 15 inch screen is XGA+ not SXGA+ (i.e. 1024 x 768 and not 1400 x 1050.. (same aspect ratio)).



I dont mind using the lower resolution for my Laptop's desktop, since anything higher on a 15inch screen might possibly be eye-strain inducing IMO. I also dont mind EQ at the lower res too, since its the same res I run it at on my 19" CRT anyway.



My only concern is that if I do see a sweet deal on a 1400 x 1050 screen, should I buy it... or is the lower res actually better for EQ due to text size and such on a 15inch screen?



Any experiences or opinions would be welcome..



PS: the graphics card should be powerrful enough to handle both resolutions anyway (ATI 9000 or GF4-FX).


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[Ithiss]

Text is resizable in game.



The biggest issue is to make sure that the laptop / video card have enough juice to run EQ at the display's native resolution, otherwise it ends up looking like absolute crap.




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[miker985]

14 x 10 is ok, but why anyone would go over 1280x1024 is beyond me.



high res is ok, but think about what youre using:



character models/horse models?

you in new zones or old ones?

raid much?

bazaar?



the more of those you do, the lower res you want. 1024 is a good medium, especially with a ATI 9K or Gf4-fx (which FX by the way, therse a lot of em)


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[Ithiss]

<blockquote>Quote:<hr>the more of those you do, the lower res you want. 1024 is a good medium, especially with a ATI 9K or Gf4-fx (which FX by the way, therse a lot of em) <hr></blockquote>



Just wanted to clear up an apparent misconception here.



The Geforce FX is *not* a GeForce 4 based card.



GeForce 4 = nv25 core.



GeForce FX = nv35 core.



They're entirely different lines. GeForce FX is, essientally, GeForce 5. gf4-fx is as nonsensical as saying gf3-4.




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[miker985]

oh



well, that explains why some motherboards arent FX compliant


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