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created both online and cant decide which one to choose
dell xps 17
PROCESSOR2nd generation Intel® Core⢠i7-2860QM processor 2.50 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.60 GHzedit
OPERATING SYSTEMGenuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64-Bit, Englishedit
OFFICE SOFTWAREMicrosoft® Office Home and Student 2010edit
MEMORY8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memoryedit
HARD DRIVE1.0TB 500GB 7.2k HDD x 2edit
VIDEO CARDNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M 3GB graphics with Optimus and TV Tuneredit
HD DISPLAY17.3" FHD (1080p) with 2.0MP HD Webcamedit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE8X Tray Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)edit
3G/4G MOBILE BROADBANDNo Mobile Broad Band Selectededit
SOUND OPTIONSJBL 2.1 Speakers with Waves Maxx Audio 3 + Creative SoundBlaster X-FI MB 1.2edit
SUPPORT3 Year Basic Supportedit
ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE SERVICE3 Year Accidental Damage Serviceedit
MCAFEE SECURITYCENTERMcAfee SecurityCenter, 36-Monthsedit
OS RECOVERY MEDIAGenuine Windows® 7 Home Premium OS, 64bit, English, Recovery DVDedit
ONLINE DATA BACKUPDataSafe 2.0 Online Backup 2GB for 1 yearedit
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ENVIRONMENTAL OPTIONSPlant A Tree - Notebook, Netbook, Laser & Inkjet Printers, LCD Monitor Offsetedit
BAGS & MICECityGear Miami Messenger Laptop Caseedit
WIRELESS + BLUETOOTHIntel© Centrino© Advanced-N 6230 and Bluetooth 3.0edit
COLORSElemental Silver Aluminum
XPS 17XPS 17
BATTERY OPTIONS90 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Integrated Network AdapterIntegrated 10/100/1000 Network Card
Adobe ReaderAdobe® Acrobat® Reader
KEYBOARDBacklit Keyboard - English
for $2,344.98
or
HP Pavilion dv7tqe
Colorsteel grayedit
Operating systemGenuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bitedit
Processor2nd generation Intel(R) Quad Core(TM) i7-2820QM (2.3 GHz, 8MB L3 Cache) w/Turbo Boost up to 3.4 GHzedit
Graphics card2GB Radeon(TM) HD 6770M GDDR5 Graphics [HDMI, VGA]edit
MemoryFREE Upgrade to 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)edit
Hard drive1.5TB 5400RPM Dual Hard Drive (750GB x 2) with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protectionedit
Office softwareMicrosoft(R) Office Home and Student 2010edit
Security software$20 OFF! Norton Internet Security(TM) 2011 - 3 Year Subscription from 2 Year Subscriptionedit
Primary batteryTwo 9 Cell Lithium-Ion Batteriesedit
Display17.3" Full HD BrightView Infinity LED(1920x1080)edit
Primary optical driveFree Upgrade to Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burneredit
PersonalizationHP TrueVision HD Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone and HP SimplePass Fingerprint Readeredit
NetworkingIntel 802.11b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth(R)edit
KeyboardStandard Keyboardedit
Included Warranty Services2 year limited warranty includededit
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Carrying casesSwissGear SHERPA GA-7467-14F00 Carrying Case (Sleeve) for 17" Notebook - Gray
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please give specific examples i.e. based on specs given or overall acquaintance with either brand or other relevant info. thank you
Answer
I would say the first one.
First off, the Dell XPS has a backlit keyboard (huge bonus).
Secondly, it has an NVIDIA Geforce GT555m graphics card (the same as in my alienware), and it runs games great. The radeon 6770 is weaker in comparison.
Although unless you are video editing or running emulators, the processor you have chosen is completely unnecessary. Try downsizing to the 2670 (2.2GHz), because that will save a lot of money. You won't see a huge difference in performance unless, you're editing stuff or playing CPU intensive games.
I would say the first one.
First off, the Dell XPS has a backlit keyboard (huge bonus).
Secondly, it has an NVIDIA Geforce GT555m graphics card (the same as in my alienware), and it runs games great. The radeon 6770 is weaker in comparison.
Although unless you are video editing or running emulators, the processor you have chosen is completely unnecessary. Try downsizing to the 2670 (2.2GHz), because that will save a lot of money. You won't see a huge difference in performance unless, you're editing stuff or playing CPU intensive games.
Is an upgrade from a 6 y/o 55" rear projection 1080i to new 1080p worth it?
Ryan C
Hi I have a 2003 55" Mitsubishi rear projection 1080i tv (not pure hd, it upconverts). Would there is a big difference between the picture I am getting with this and the picture I would get with a new 1080p 1920 x 1080p native resolution television with all the new technologies? A lot of freinds say there wouldn't be a big difference... but I'm not sure, and can't really tell without a side by side comparison.
If it would be a big difference I would have a budget of $3,000.
I play a lot of xbox 360 and also have a blu ray player, and I have high def tv programming if that matters...
Thanks in advance!
Answer
It depends on your eyeballs basically. Some people are super sensitive to video differences. Others can't tell the difference between SD and HD. And most probably fall somewhere inbetween.
So you can't go off just tech specs or what friends say. You actually need to check this kind of stuff out in person and see what you think. See if a store can show you something you watch a lot of (sports, a DVD, whatever). Then you can try to compare it against what you're getting at home.
Personally, I think with a BluRay player, and looking a TVs in the sizes that you would want (plus your budget), you should get a Panasonic Viera Plasma TV. I can't frankly think of any better set you would get now or for the next few years. I would look at a G10 series TV if you're looking at 50" or 54". If you want to up the size, then go to the V10 series for 58" and 65" (though I think those aren't out just yet, but hopefully any day now).
In those large sets, definitely go Plasma over LED LCD or regular LCD. You'll get better color, deeper contrast, and truer blacks. Also, Plasma has a inherent response time that is near instantaneous (like a CRT or DLP), so it is amazing at fast motion playback.
LCDs are inherently bad a fast motion playback and suffer from motion blur (ghost trails). Its more obvious the bigger you go in TV sizes. They compensate for this with 120Hz or 240Hz refresh rates. This helps a lot, but doesn't entirely solve the issue. And you pay a heavy price premium for this.
LCD blacks, color, and contrast with a CCFL backlight are the weakest performers out there. CRT, DLP, and Plasma all destroy CCFL LCD on those fronts. So LCD compensates for this with the LED LCD. This is a major upgrade on the lighting (using LEDs) and improves those categories in a big way. But again you have to pay a huge price premium for this.
Plasmas only suffer from myths and misconceptions. They no longer suffer burn-in. If you are concerned just crank the brightness and contrast way down on it for the first 100-200 hours and then optimize. They work in high altitudes. They are not all power hogs, there are loads of modern models that are energy star certified. Lastly, they do not have short life spans. The Panasonics are rated to like 100,000 hours which is equal to or better than an LCD (any basically means that it would likely over 10 years before you lost even 10% of the brightness, let alone saw a decrease significant enough to warrant replacing the TV).
It depends on your eyeballs basically. Some people are super sensitive to video differences. Others can't tell the difference between SD and HD. And most probably fall somewhere inbetween.
So you can't go off just tech specs or what friends say. You actually need to check this kind of stuff out in person and see what you think. See if a store can show you something you watch a lot of (sports, a DVD, whatever). Then you can try to compare it against what you're getting at home.
Personally, I think with a BluRay player, and looking a TVs in the sizes that you would want (plus your budget), you should get a Panasonic Viera Plasma TV. I can't frankly think of any better set you would get now or for the next few years. I would look at a G10 series TV if you're looking at 50" or 54". If you want to up the size, then go to the V10 series for 58" and 65" (though I think those aren't out just yet, but hopefully any day now).
In those large sets, definitely go Plasma over LED LCD or regular LCD. You'll get better color, deeper contrast, and truer blacks. Also, Plasma has a inherent response time that is near instantaneous (like a CRT or DLP), so it is amazing at fast motion playback.
LCDs are inherently bad a fast motion playback and suffer from motion blur (ghost trails). Its more obvious the bigger you go in TV sizes. They compensate for this with 120Hz or 240Hz refresh rates. This helps a lot, but doesn't entirely solve the issue. And you pay a heavy price premium for this.
LCD blacks, color, and contrast with a CCFL backlight are the weakest performers out there. CRT, DLP, and Plasma all destroy CCFL LCD on those fronts. So LCD compensates for this with the LED LCD. This is a major upgrade on the lighting (using LEDs) and improves those categories in a big way. But again you have to pay a huge price premium for this.
Plasmas only suffer from myths and misconceptions. They no longer suffer burn-in. If you are concerned just crank the brightness and contrast way down on it for the first 100-200 hours and then optimize. They work in high altitudes. They are not all power hogs, there are loads of modern models that are energy star certified. Lastly, they do not have short life spans. The Panasonics are rated to like 100,000 hours which is equal to or better than an LCD (any basically means that it would likely over 10 years before you lost even 10% of the brightness, let alone saw a decrease significant enough to warrant replacing the TV).
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