high resolution lcd displays?

On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 05:13:52 GMT, ebenONE DeleteThis @tampabay.ARE-ARE.com.unmunge
(Hactar) wrote:

 >In article <bsnmi8$egk22$1@ID-98824.news.uni-berlin.de>,
 >The dog from that film you saw <alan.lovedogremovethis DeleteThis @btinternet.com> wrote:
  >> I'm looking to get a new pc - i currently have a laptop. i'm undecided
  >> whether to do that again or go for a regular pc.
  >> if i go the desktop route i want to go LCD - partially for space saving but
  >> in the main as i like the lack of flicker.
  >>
  >> however.....
  >>
  >> why are the displays in the main so low res?
  >>
  >> dell laptops can have lcd screens of 1920x1280, yet the larger desktop lcd
  >> displays seem to top out at 1280x1024 in the main unless you are willing to
  >> spend big money.
  >>
  >> is there any reason why a desktop lcd should be so much more than a laptops
  >> lcd?
 >
 >Yeah, good question. I want to know too. I was recently looking for an LCD
 >monitor, and found a bunch of 1280x1024 models (too small [current = CRT @
 >1536x1152], and 5:4), then fewer 1600x1200 models for more than twice that
 >price. Nothing larger or in between (1400x1050 would've been OK).

cheap ?

A friend of mine had his sony LCD screen go out on his laptop. Sony
wanted a $1,000 to fix it. He got a cheap CRT and plugged it in.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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<fred RemoveThis @bedrock.com> wrote in message
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  > >Yeah, good question. I want to know too. I was recently looking for an
LCD
  > >monitor, and found a bunch of 1280x1024 models (too small [current = CRT
@
  > >1536x1152], and 5:4), then fewer 1600x1200 models for more than twice
that
  > >price. Nothing larger or in between (1400x1050 would've been OK).
 >
 > cheap ?
 >
 > A friend of mine had his sony LCD screen go out on his laptop. Sony
 > wanted a $1,000 to fix it. He got a cheap CRT and plugged it in.
 >
 >

so what you're saying is that when you purchase a laptop the biggest chunk
of your cash is going towards the display with the rest of the electronics
being cheaper?


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"The dog from that film you saw" <alan.lovedogremovethis DeleteThis @btinternet.com>
wrote in message news:bsnmi8$egk22$1@ID-98824.news.uni-berlin.de...
 > I'm looking to get a new pc - i currently have a laptop. i'm undecided
 > whether to do that again or go for a regular pc.
 > if i go the desktop route i want to go LCD - partially for space saving
but
 > in the main as i like the lack of flicker.
 >
 > however.....
 >
 > why are the displays in the main so low res?

The answer to any such question with respect to a commercial product
is almost always "money." In general, the market has simply been
unwilling to spend the bucks required to make higher-resolution (but
"normal" size) monitors a profitable venture. There are some out there
(there are specialized products that go as high as 9 megapixels in a
desktop package), but they've only been successful in niche markets.

The notebook market, in which the "PC" costs more than its desktop
counterpart anyway, has always been willing to spend more on displays,
and that's still true. A 15" notebook panel, even in the XGA format, still
costs more than its desktop-oriented counterpart, and naturally the higher-
res panels are even more expensive.


 > dell laptops can have lcd screens of 1920x1280, yet the larger desktop lcd
 > displays seem to top out at 1280x1024 in the main unless you are willing
to
 > spend big money.

Right. Actually, mainstream "desktop" products these days top out at
1600 x 1200, in the 20-21" size class.

 >
 > is there any reason why a desktop lcd should be so much more than a
laptops
 > lcd?

They're not, at least not in terms of the basic panel price per square
or diagonal inch. Keep in mind that a desktop monitor also includes much
more in the way of "front end" electronics than the LCD in a notebook, which
connects directly to the graphics subsystem and is always being driven
in its native mode.

Bob M.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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