Widescreen laptop

[Syleris]

I am looking at buying a laptop with a widecreen display. Has anyone had any problems with running the game widescreen?

[Nil]

Originally Posted by Syleris

I am looking at buying a laptop with a widecreen display. Has anyone had any problems with running the game widescreen?

It runs great on widescreen - really shows off the great vistas (not to be confused with the operating system of the same name) in this game.

I helped a friend get it up and running on a new gateway laptop (it had a 7900gs, a C2D, and 2 gigs of ram), and it looked great!

[Syleris]

Brill thanks for the quick reply, now to go shopping

[dprundle]

I'm playing on a Dell 21 inch widescreen and the game works without a flaw. I think you should definately consider buying the widescreen!

[sherrjo]

+1 widescreen is great got a 19" widey myself and play the game on 1440*900 and it's just peachy hehe

[squonk]

Sager np9750 17' wide 1920 x 1200, gforce go 7900 gtx 512, 2 gig a ram, athlon fx 60

[Nil]

Originally Posted by squonk

Sager np9750 17' wide 1920 x 1200, gforce go 7900 gtx 512, 2 gig a ram, athlon fx 60

How well does that run the game?

[Mirabel]

Originally Posted by Nil

How well does that run the game?

I have a system slightly below his spec and I get 40-60 FPS outdoor, 20-40 FPS in town at 1920 res. CPU load is at 2/3 on a X2 4800, both cores at the same load.

I use very conservative settings though, overall rendering set to 5, most eye-candy low or disabled. Probably I could get more without a high impact to frame rates.

EDIT:

I'm not sure about a 1920 res on 17". Very high DPI.

btt, if you use a really huge wide-screen, the default UI will make you actually turn your head to be able to see all info. It adds to visual immersion, but you might want to pull the UI elements to the center. For Dip and Crafting, a large screen/res is extremely helpful.

[Aen]

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