Is a 15.4 inch widescreen laptop monitor big enough to 4 table?

Hellmouth · #1 02-21-2005, 12:49 PM

Thinking of picking up a cheap laptop so that I can play poker online while hanging out with my wife while she watches Tv.

I just was wondering whether anyone else has some experience with this yet. I am not up to multitabling but just want to be prepared for the eventuality.

Then again I guess that if I won enough money to justify multitabling I could also probably justify the purchase of a 17inch laptop too. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Any thoughts?
Greg

tylerdurden · #2 02-21-2005, 12:56 PM

The size of the screen isn't what determines this, it's the resolution it supports.

Brainwalter · #3 02-21-2005, 01:00 PM

I've done it, but it sucks.

tgarell · #4 02-21-2005, 01:01 PM

I would go with a 17 and spend the money to get good resolution, I had a 15.4" HP and it wouldn't allow 4 tables easily. I wouldn't think it would work well unless the resolution was at least 1280 X 1024. I had a 17" widescreen laptop with 1440 X 990 something and it works ok, but I am waiting for UPS to deliever my 2001FP b/c I need the resolution.

Hellmouth · #5 02-21-2005, 01:10 PM

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Did you have to keep moving tables around to keep the important ones on top?

Greg

Hellmouth · #6 02-21-2005, 01:15 PM

The resolution is 1280 by 800. I wonder if I could just hang the left and right sides of the rooms off the desktop and still be able to see enough of the action.

Greg

MowrMowr · #7 02-21-2005, 01:35 PM

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Corey · #8 02-21-2005, 01:40 PM

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The resolution is 1280 by 800. I wonder if I could just hang the left and right sides of the rooms off the desktop and still be able to see enough of the action.

Greg

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Not gonna work that well. A screen shot:

Hellmouth · #9 02-21-2005, 01:49 PM

Shoot, that does not look good at all. Even If I were folding most hands I still couldnt keep up with the action very well.

Greg

Corey · #10 02-21-2005, 01:54 PM

You need to look for the letters (W)UXGA when it describes the laptop resolution. That means 1600x1200, the min. resolution to 4-table without overlap. WUXGA is 1920x1200.