egil :
@Visigoth
You missed this part: “They are cheap, yes, but of value.”
There are may consumers (ie. non-professionals) that see 1366×768 on smaller screens perfectly okay especially if it means a lower price tag.

While this I agree with you, what I can’t stand is the fact that manufacturers DON’T offer an option for 1080p resolution (or higher) on most of their notebooks. All we’re left with are some $2000+, highly specialized notebooks that most of us can’t afford.

Thankfully, Asus realized this and brought the ceiling way down to a more reasonable $1000 for a very nice 1080p notebook, and for that, I’m very grateful.

High resolutions on small screens will just force people to increase font sizes which could make programs and websites look funny. There are browser extensions that would increase both font and image sizes (not Flash though) to make sites look less weird. However, increasing fonts and images kind of negates any increased screen real estate provided by higher resolutions.

Higher resolutions may make some images and videos look nicer if your face is 1 inch away from the screen but at a normal distance it’s not really noticeable. Maybe on the 14″ HP Envy 4 you’ll be able to notice it but I don’t have one.

The main people I see who actually need to have high resolution screens while being mobile probably shouldn’t be buying a small screened and underpowered ultrabook in the first place.

You missed this part: “They are cheap, yes, but of value.”

There are may consumers (ie. non-professionals) that see 1366×768 on smaller screens perfectly okay especially if it means a lower price tag.

1. I agree setting a high DPI setting in Windows screws up some programs’ layouts, but that is not M$’ fault. Programmers should take higher DPI into account when designing their software.

2. While higher DPI most likely will break some programs, if you MANUALLY set the font size (in the advanced graphics settings, it’s there, a little buried perhaps, but it’s definitely there), you’ll immediately see a difference. Fonts will be bigger, but absolutely crisp, almost like reading on regular paper. So this option WILL bring you bigger fonts with minimal breakage.

3. If you use Linux, obviously you won’t have this problem as the GUI is the most flexible there is. You can set any font you want, any size you want, any hinting you want etc. without any problems. This is just a sweet O.S. that once you get to know, you’ll never go back to Windows. Now, I understand that some must-have programs might be unavailable to you, but if you don’t have a need for specific programs, Linux will certainly reward you with the best possible display.

Happy to run a poll on this.

1366×768 13.3″ screen – What do you think.
Ban it
OK if priced right
Perfect for my eyes

I could just handle a 1600×900 13.3″ screen with Win 7 default font sizes and I tell manufacturers all the time that this should be the standard but 1366×768 still has value and is more readable (at 100% font sizes) on Win 7 for me.

STOP MAKING EXCUSES FOR 1366*768 SCREENS. THEY SUCK. PERIOD.

Reviewers can actually make a difference. Start pushing the manufacturers to end this nonsense, for-profit-only decision of putting these damn 1366*768 screens on everything because they’re cheap as hell.