Comments on: Dell Mini 10 now with higher resolution screen http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/03/dell-mini-10-now-with-higher-resolution-screen/ portable pc, mobile computer, pocket pc and handheld computing Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:29:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/03/dell-mini-10-now-with-higher-resolution-screen/#comment-20071 Ben Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:29:30 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=6701#comment-20071 Unfortunately not without buying new hardware : / Unfortunately not without buying new hardware : /

]]> By: WhyNot http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/03/dell-mini-10-now-with-higher-resolution-screen/#comment-20067 WhyNot Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:33:09 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=6701#comment-20067 Is there anything that folks who already have the 10" screen Mini with the 1024x600 resolution can do, short of buying a new Mini, to increase the resolution to the newer specs? Is there anything that folks who already have the 10″ screen Mini with the 1024×600 resolution can do, short of buying a new Mini, to increase the resolution to the newer specs?

]]> By: PJE http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/03/dell-mini-10-now-with-higher-resolution-screen/#comment-20062 PJE Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:17:52 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=6701#comment-20062 Obviously 1270x720 would look better than 1366x768 for 720P content due to scaling issues - but given the pixel size you'd need to be looking pretty close to see the difference, and compression effects are more likely to be visible than sub-pixel sampling. 1366x768 is a standard LCD resolution - nearly all 720P LCD TVs are this size - and it does allow you to run 1280x720 in a window with the task bar/video controls. Overall, I think I'd take 1366x768 over 1280x720, as I doubt I'd be watching more HS movies than general browsing etc. Another issue is the video decoding capabilities of the chipset. The Mini 10 uses the GMA500 chip which has video decompression hardware acceleration. If it weren't for the fixed 1GB of RAM soldered directly to the PCB (and wanting a touch enabled device), I'd be tempted by the Mini 10 with this new resolution. Obviously 1270×720 would look better than 1366×768 for 720P content due to scaling issues – but given the pixel size you’d need to be looking pretty close to see the difference, and compression effects are more likely to be visible than sub-pixel sampling.

1366×768 is a standard LCD resolution – nearly all 720P LCD TVs are this size – and it does allow you to run 1280×720 in a window with the task bar/video controls.

Overall, I think I’d take 1366×768 over 1280×720, as I doubt I’d be watching more HS movies than general browsing etc. Another issue is the video decoding capabilities of the chipset. The Mini 10 uses the GMA500 chip which has video decompression hardware acceleration.

If it weren’t for the fixed 1GB of RAM soldered directly to the PCB (and wanting a touch enabled device), I’d be tempted by the Mini 10 with this new resolution.

]]> By: Ben http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/03/dell-mini-10-now-with-higher-resolution-screen/#comment-20060 Ben Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:42:16 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=6701#comment-20060 Sorry for the confusion. The unit shipped originally with 1024x576. Dell had always promised a higher resolution screen and can be quoted as saying it was a '720p' screen which means 16:9, 1280x720. Instead they went with 1366x768, which is also 16:9 but a higher resolution than the 720p HD standard. I switched the article around a bit to hopefully make this more clear. Sorry for the confusion. The unit shipped originally with 1024×576. Dell had always promised a higher resolution screen and can be quoted as saying it was a ’720p’ screen which means 16:9, 1280×720. Instead they went with 1366×768, which is also 16:9 but a higher resolution than the 720p HD standard. I switched the article around a bit to hopefully make this more clear.

]]> By: Vakeros http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/03/dell-mini-10-now-with-higher-resolution-screen/#comment-20052 Vakeros Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:17:05 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=6701#comment-20052 Confused as the article says the res. is upped, yet in the detail it seems to be reduced. That is, it is 1366x768 and now being changed to 1280x720. Or is it presently 1280x720 and they are raising it to 1366x768? 8-) Confused as the article says the res. is upped, yet in the detail it seems to be reduced. That is, it is 1366×768 and now being changed to 1280×720. Or is it presently 1280×720 and they are raising it to 1366×768?
8-)

]]> By: Kola http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/03/dell-mini-10-now-with-higher-resolution-screen/#comment-20050 Kola Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:15:29 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=6701#comment-20050 Briefly, IMHO there's almost no watchable difference between these two resolutions in terms of 720p video, but of course 1366x768 screen is much better cause it includes standard 1024x768 resolution. Briefly, IMHO there’s almost no watchable difference between these two resolutions in terms of 720p video, but of course 1366×768 screen is much better cause it includes standard 1024×768 resolution.

]]> By: Ben Lang http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/03/dell-mini-10-now-with-higher-resolution-screen/#comment-55138 Ben Lang Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:01:47 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=6701#comment-55138 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">New article: Dell Mini 10 now with higher resolution screen http://cli.gs/URvZdT</span></span>

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