What is the difference between `new Object()` and object literal notation?

Question

What is the difference between this constructor-based syntax for creating an object:

person = new Object()

...and this literal syntax:

Answer 1

Also, according to some of the O'Really javascript books....(quoted)

Another reason for using literals as opposed to the Object constructor is that there is no scope resolution. Because it’s possible that you have created a local constructor with the same name, the interpreter needs to look up the scope chain from the place you are calling Object() all the way up until it finds the global Object constructor.