Posts tagged hd
Do HD displays harm netbook performance? Survey says: yes.
Dec 31st
It’s no secret that Ion-powered netbooks pretty much destroy their straight-up Intel cousins when it comes to gaming and GPU acceleration-enabled multimedia apps. But what about more traditional apps which don’t know what to do with the Ion’s added horsepower?
Like your web browser. Or favorite word processing app…or most any other app on your netbook. If your system sports a 1366×768 display, there’s a good chance those added pixels are working the Atom CPU a bit harder when it’s processing 2D tasks.
Over at Liliputing, my pal Brad was starting to notice something strange when reviewing various systems with high-def displays. They seemed slightly less zippy than their 1024×768 counterparts – and I’m sure he’s right. As Brad points out, an HD netbook display has almost 70% more pixels. That’s a pretty fair sized chunk of additional work for the already-taxed Atom CPUs to tackle.
So for now at least, netbooking continues to be a game of compromises.
Want Ion for 3D gaming? Ok, but you might have to deal with slightly poorer 2D performance.
NVidia: all other 1080p options for Pine Trail cower before us
Dec 18th
It’s no secret that NVidia’s Ion platform is the way to go if you intend on doing anything 3D or high def on your netbook. Intel’s integrated graphics just won’t cut the mustard.
And while third-party hardware like Broadcom’s HD decoder can at least bring you better video playback, they won’t do anything else — something NVidia took the liberty of reminding everyone about recently.
So while a Pine Trail CPU and Broadcom decoder might make for a cheaper HD-ready package, don’t forget that you’ll be missing out on the Ion’s encoding, acceleration of CUDA-enabled apps, and 3D gaming awesomeness.
If real 3D gaming and HD video is a must for you on your netbook, stick with NVidia for now.
via Fudzilla