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Thinking about getting rid of my 15 inch PC and going with a 13 MB pro........ How is VDJ8 on a 13 inch display? I know Traktor which I use to use 13 was def big enough......
Just looking for thoughts and opinions.....

Thanks!
 
Posted Mon 04 May 15 @ 7:30 am
I believe it's a matter of personal taste.
I can't use nothing lower than 17inch now... And I used to dj on 15inch at some point...
 
Posted Mon 04 May 15 @ 7:31 am
Thanks for getting back to me...... I guess I need to track someone down who has a 13inch running VDJ8.... Again I appreciate the response!
 
Posted Mon 11 May 15 @ 5:11 am
I'm going to monitor this topic, because I need a new laptop. The 15" notebooks with my specs are WAY TOO EXPENSIVE.
I want one with FHD (Full HD 1920*1080) screen and a dedicated graphics card.

Don't know why, but the 17" and 13" are much cheaper with the same specs. 17" is too big and heavy for me to carry with me, so I was looking for 13" too

I do know my current resolution (1366*768) on my 15" is not so great for VDJ, so that's my reason I want a FHD screen with a resolution of 1920*1080
I'm curious too if someone has 13" and can share his/her thoughts..
 
Posted Mon 11 May 15 @ 7:19 am
I don't think that there's any laptop with 1920x1080 screen resolution at 13' inch.
All laptops I come across on the 13' / 15' inch area claim to have "HD" resolution and they mean 1366x768 or somethimes 1280x800 (depending on screen format)
Also some older common screen resolutions like 1440x900 seem to be "dead" right now...
 
Posted Mon 11 May 15 @ 7:40 am
locoDogPRO InfinityModeratorMember since 2013
renegaderadio wrote :
Thanks for getting back to me...... I guess I need to track someone down who has a 13inch running VDJ8.... Again I appreciate the response!


Just shrink V8s window down by 2 diagonal inches and see for your self ... :-/
 
Posted Mon 11 May 15 @ 7:40 am
PhantomDeejay wrote :
I don't think that there's any laptop with 1920x1080 screen resolution at 13' inch.
All laptops I come across on the 13' / 15' inch area claim to have "HD" resolution and they mean 1366x768 or somethimes 1280x800 (depending on screen format)
Also some older common screen resolutions like 1440x900 seem to be "dead" right now...


Local retailer here gives me 18 different notebooks 13" with FHD screen:

https://www.alternate.nl/Notebook/Besturingssyteem/Windows-8-8-1?cmd=change&filterCount=15&bgid=8383&lk=11266&tk=6044&navId=19417&filter_15=Nederlands&filter_14=&filter_13=&filter_12=&filter_11=&filter_10=1920x1080+pixels&filter_9=Windows&filter_8=&filter_7=&filter_6=&filter_5=33+cm+(13%22)&filter_4=&filter_3=&filter_2=&filter_1=
 
Posted Mon 11 May 15 @ 7:49 am
If your going to be doing video you don't want a 13" anyways because they don't have the dedicated graphics card.

Future proof yourself now and go with the 15" with a dedicated graphics card with no less then a gig of ram for video........
 
Posted Mon 11 May 15 @ 10:03 am
totally agree,though there is the Alienware m14x (1 more inch?) and if its properly setup and the right specs it can do anything,though it needs an external dvdrw.
 
Posted Mon 11 May 15 @ 5:39 pm
It's all in how you use the computer I have a 13" mbp that I have been using since 2010 I load the song and barely look at the screen so for me it's fine if your one who looks at the waveforms to mix it might be a little tough to used to. I've recently got an 11" for smaller show I like the portability ....
 
Posted Mon 11 May 15 @ 8:49 pm
correct...and since I have my new NV I can see the waves on its builtin screens.but for those who think I dont back up my thoughts..(flash! news!) I just won a Alien m14x with 2nd gen i5 @ 2.4 ghz for dirt cheap! man cause my m18x is a heavy monster and my midi studio and dont want to carry around constantly...horay!!!
 
Posted Mon 11 May 15 @ 9:00 pm
I have a MB Pro retina 13 inch. With the skin controller by DennYo, I see everything I want to see. For me it's not to small
 
Posted Tue 12 May 15 @ 2:08 pm
938MyDJPRO InfinityMember since 2007
13" was my second mistake... First was an Imac 21"

15" is the perfect size for me and I have 4 of these now.
Split at 2units per venue whenever I get 2 events in the same day.
 
Posted Tue 12 May 15 @ 5:52 pm
thetracker510 wrote :
totally agree,though there is the Alienware m14x (1 more inch?) and if its properly setup and the right specs it can do anything,though it needs an external dvdrw.

correction: m14x does have a dvdRW.I was thinking of the m11x...
 
Posted Tue 12 May 15 @ 7:24 pm
i think 17" = too big, 13" too small, 15" just right

fwiw i have a 13" mbp, i see it fine but i have bad eyes so ya i wish i had a 15" mbp. yrmv
 
Posted Tue 12 May 15 @ 8:00 pm
with all the small screens owners Im surprised I dont hear of the one option which is is to use a 2nd monitor for the desktop?...
 
Posted Wed 13 May 15 @ 4:32 pm
938MyDJPRO InfinityMember since 2007
Because that's NOT compact and takes a lot of room.
 
Posted Wed 13 May 15 @ 5:48 pm
Actually for a 2nd monitor y'all should check out "MyCinq".

I have one and WILL NOT LEAVE HOME WITHOUT!!
 
Posted Wed 13 May 15 @ 6:20 pm
hmm,nice "Beat" but for that price you can get a real monitor.in the other hand if your looking for a 7" expansion only...there's many options.like this?
http://www.sears.com/doublesight-ds-70u-7inch-lcd-monitor-16-10-30/p-00331404000P?sid=IDx20140425xECNMPTV27&sdc_id=1431569645z304309z55073b0a18094z
get rid of the stand and make your own,two plastic clamps from Home depot would do the job...BRW why am I not surprised that on a google search for MyCinq the fourth result was a post by "the SoundInsurgent" at S@#!Rato forums? ;)
 
Posted Wed 13 May 15 @ 9:30 pm
Hmm well I do also use Serato Fred......... We all use what works for our needs 👌
 
Posted Thu 14 May 15 @ 5:43 am
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