Re: FullHD notebook support under Debian (sid)
On Sat, 30 Apr 2011 10:51:45 -0300, Leonardo Ruoso wrote:
> 2011/4/30 Camaleón
>
>> > I suppose requiring a FullHD display is a good strategy to buy a new
>> > notebook and keep it for the next 10 years :-)
>>
>>
>
>> FullHD will be superseded by SuperFullHD in SuperHighXtra Definition in
>> 4D... sooner or later so just look for a laptop that you like now that
>> is compatible with Debian and go ahead ;-)
>>
>>
> But almost no manufacturer will give me this kind of information "Debian
> Compatilble". Whenever I ask they say it will be Windows 7 compatible
> only, even when I have no issues.
I recently acquired some HP notebooks for my company that were able to be
bought with Windows 7 and SuSE Linux SLED 11 (and there is a good chance
that the machine works with almost any other linux distro).
But yes, that kind of information is not always showed to the user. I'd
say the vast majority of the manufacturers do not include it, you have to
discover by yourself :-(
You can however, take a look here:
http://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/
Is a list made by users.
> FullHD is not the current standard for DTV, Blueray and camcorders?
Now yes... but the question is, do you need FullHD in your laptop? I
don't, so that's a personal preference, nothing to do with the longevity
of the computer :-)
> Although I believe DTV will evolve faster than PAL/NTSC standards, I
> believe FullHD will stand as a standard for quite a while, surely far
> more than 10 years from now. Telecommunications (including broadcasting)
> is a lot more conservative than personal computing.
>
> Is there a place where I can check notebook models against Debian?
FullHD is 1080p (progressive) so you will need a laptop that can handle
that resolution natively (1920x1080). Almost any of the laptop
manufacturers have models for home, multimedia and entertainment that
will fit your FullHD needs (Sony, Toshiba, HP, Asus....).
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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