Is 1920×1080 better than 1366×768?

It comes in two versions. I’d like to purchase an Acer Chromebook 13. Hello there.

• CB5-311 NX.MPREP.001 (1366×768)
• CB5-311 NX.MPREP.002 (1920×1080)

I had the second version of this laptop for a while and found that using it in native resolution (1920×1080) was difficult due to the small icons. This is why I changed the resolution to 1366×768 in the settings.

Should I get the 1366×768 version of this laptop or should I get the 1920×1080 screen with the resolution changed to 1366×768 in the settings?

In that case, a 1080p display is preferable. Instead of using a non-native resolution on a 1080 screen, I’d increase the icon size rather than the resolution.

1080p is always better at any resolutionHowever, on screens smaller than 15.5″, 1366×768 is fine (I’m typing this on my 1366×768 15.5″ laptop, not my desktop with the 1080p screen).

for a small screen honestly 768 is fine

3 minutes ago, trzasku said:

Hello there. I’d like to purchase an Acer Chromebook 13. It comes in two versions.

• CB5-311 NX.MPREP.001 (1366×768)
• CB5-311 NX.MPREP.002 (1920×1080)

I had the second version of this laptop for a while and found that using it in native resolution (1920×1080) was difficult due to the small icons. This is why I changed the resolution to 1366×768 in the settings.

 

Should I get the 1366×768 version of this laptop or should I get the 1920×1080 screen with the resolution changed to 1366×768 in the settings?

The 1366×768 resolution should suffice for basic tasks and video viewing. Given that the Chromebook isn’t exactly designed for gaming.

For smaller screens, it’s fine. At the moment, I’m typing on an 11″ Macbook Air with a resolution of 768 pixels.

I believe that 1366 x 768 is preferable to Full HD. Isn’t it a 13-inch display?

9 minutes ago, JPotze said:

In that case, a 1080p display is preferable. Instead of using a non-native resolution on a 1080 screen, I’d increase the icon size rather than the resolution.

Can you do it? You can’t do that in Chrome OS, as far as I know.

At the end of the day, it’s all about what you want to do with it and how much money you’re willing to spend. The visual difference will be lessen with a smaller screen size. So, for a small low-end computer, I’d save a few dollars and go with the 768p screen. This will be determined by your needs; I tested both on a 15.4″ laptop. I would recommend the higher resolution of 1080p if you do a lot of reading and typing, but if you want it to be a more all-around laptop, the 768p can be an advantage for games because it has roughly half the pixels, giving you a higher frame rate at the screens native resolution. While 1920 x 1080 appears to be slightly sharper, the difference isn’t significant.

This is a Chromebook with a screen size of 13,3 inches. You can’t make the icons bigger, and making everything bigger (which is possible) doesn’t look good.

Does the 1920×1080 have more but larger pixels even if the resolution is reduced in the Settings? Will there be a difference when watching videos on YouTube, for example?

Will an image converted from 1920×1080 to 1366×768 be more crisp than an image on a native 1366×768 screen?

Although the price difference is only $50, isn’t the lower resolution screen better for this laptop?

I plan on using it to read, browse, and watch movies. On this device, I do not play any games.

The difference between 1080 and 720 on my 768p laptop was almost insignificant; playing a video in 1080 would work fine, with no scaling issues. I’d be surprised if you could tell the difference between a video played in 720 or 1080 (at normal viewing distances) on the 13,3″ screen. I’d save the $50 and get the 768 screen instead, and put the rest of the money towards something else. I’m not sure how YouTube works, but it appears to recognize that you have a 768 screen and that if you play a video at a resolution higher than 768, such as 1080, it will downscale it to fit.

7 minutes ago, trzasku said:

This is a Chromebook with a screen size of 13,3 inches. You can’t make the icons bigger, and making everything bigger (which is possible) doesn’t look good.

 

Does the 1920×1080 have more but larger pixels even if the resolution is reduced in the Settings? Will there be a difference when watching videos on YouTube, for example?

 

Will an image converted from 1920×1080 to 1366×768 be more crisp than an image on a native 1366×768 screen?

 

Although the price difference is only $50, isn’t the lower resolution screen better for this laptop?

 

On this device, I do not play any games. I plan on using it to read, browse, and watch movies.

The image might be better (my 1080p screen is 27″; I don’t recommend going over 22″ with 1080p screens because I can spot the pixels too easily, so I can’t tell), but think of viewing 1080p images at 16:9 768p as using anti-aliasing (AA).

I will go for the smaller resolutions, thanks

1 hour ago, trzasku said:

I’d like to purchase an Acer Chromebook 13. It comes in two versions. Hello there.

• CB5-311 NX.MPREP.001 (1366×768)
• CB5-311 NX.MPREP.002 (1920×1080)

This is why I changed the resolution to 1366×768 in the settings. I had the second version of this laptop for a while and found that using it in native resolution (1920×1080) was difficult due to the small icons.

 

Should I get the 1366×768 version of this laptop or should I get the 1920×1080 screen with the resolution changed to 1366×768 in the settings?

The short version is that if you want to set the resolution to 1366×768, you should buy one with a 1366×768 screen.

The long version:

Worst-case scenario, an application may respond to display scaling by simply running at a lower resolution — most things will enlarge content while maintaining the same pixel density (and thus clarity) as 1080p. Instead of lowering the resolution, use Windows Display Scaling.

6 minutes ago, othertomperson said:

Worst-case scenario, an application may respond to display scaling by simply running at a lower resolution — most things will enlarge content while maintaining the same pixel density (and thus clarity) as 1080p. Instead of lowering the resolution, use Windows Display Scaling.

It’s a Chromebook, so it doesn’t have Windows display scaling.

27 minutes ago, jollyoljosh said:

It’s a Chromebook, so it doesn’t have Windows display scaling.

Apparently I need to learn to read