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Does anyone here know why Dell sells 15" 1600x1200 LCD screens (on $1500 laptops) but no one sells an 15" to 19" LCD with the same rez; what gives? (Now I maybe excluding one of the super-high end 19" Viewsonics in that statement but still...) If the technology is there for a laptop why doesn't it exist for desktops?
Anyone:confused:?
Thanks
Its probably harder to make because of the higher visual quality on the desktop LCD monitors. There is a Viewsonic and IBM LCD with a resolution of 3840x2400.Quote:
Originally posted by Azk
Does anyone here know why Dell sells 15" 1600x1200 LCD screens (on $1500 laptops) but no one sells an 15" to 19" LCD with the same rez; what gives? (Now I maybe excluding one of the super-high end 19" Viewsonics in that statement but still...) If the technology is there for a laptop why doesn't it exist for desktops?
Anyone:confused:?
Thanks
Eric
But how big is that High-Rez LCD from Viewsonic and IBM? I have used a Planar LCD (17" and 1280x1024) and I have a Inspiron 2100 with a 12", 1024x768 screen. Comparing the two, I found the lappy screen have better color/contrast that the desktop screen. The main thing that irked me about the 17" was that the lcd screen's amazing text clarity made me want to up the rez another notch, which obviously is was not possible.
Why, why, why?
:D
My desktop LCD is much brighter, and has a greater viewing angle than my girlfriend's laptop. It is larger and deeper though.
Still, isn't it simply a matter of squeezing the right amount of pixels (and the hardware for each pixel) into the screen? Do you think that it is simply a market restriction? Maybe the manufacture don't think that there are enough people like me who want 1600x1200, but I have a hard time believing that...
Well, obciously, she doesn't have a good screen :)Quote:
Originally posted by Mr. Bombastic
My desktop LCD is much brighter, and has a greater viewing angle than my girlfriend's laptop. It is larger and deeper though.
I have a Dell 15" Ultra Sharp on my laptop and the viewing angle is GREAT!
I mean, it's virtually viewable for 180 degrees.
On top of that, there is no ghosting for First Person Shooters.
and I mean... a 15" with 1600x1200?
That is just awsome! and the text are so clear!
See, this is what I mean. The 15" screens found in top of the line Dell's and IBM's are killer. The desktop screen manufactures must think that everyone is blind (or going blind) to sell such low res screen :-P
Its 22.5in and costs about $8k. There is a 10 screen version also for $145k.Quote:
Originally posted by Azk
But how big is that High-Rez LCD from Viewsonic and IBM? I have used a Planar LCD (17" and 1280x1024) and I have a Inspiron 2100 with a 12", 1024x768 screen. Comparing the two, I found the lappy screen have better color/contrast that the desktop screen. The main thing that irked me about the 17" was that the lcd screen's amazing text clarity made me want to up the rez another notch, which obviously is was not possible.
Why, why, why?
:D
Eric
LOL I would much rather pick up a used CRT projector for $600-1000 and run it at 1600x1200 with a 100-200" screen. :DQuote:
Originally posted by ewitte
Its 22.5in and costs about $8k. There is a 10 screen version also for $145k.
Eric
Of course that's behides the point, but it is interesting noting that. Just shows how far they are from mainstream
I have wondered this question before, I have a dell laptop the screen is awesome, I wish I could find a deskto monitor that supported as high of resolutions....I guess I will just have to wait because noone makes them
Yeah, her screen isn't fantastic, but neither will yours be in 5 years time!Quote:
Originally posted by Terry
Well, obciously, she doesn't have a good screen :)
I have a Dell 15" Ultra Sharp on my laptop and the viewing angle is GREAT!
I mean, it's virtually viewable for 180 degrees.
On top of that, there is no ghosting for First Person Shooters.
and I mean... a 15" with 1600x1200?
That is just awsome! and the text are so clear!
1600x1200 on a 15" lcd??? damn I'd hate that personally...
yes, hate it very much :)
and actually, I think the only way I am going to be disappointed by my monitor is when virtual reality comes out.
I mean, .19 dot pitch is sweet!
Well, after some searching I actually found a 19" Planar with 1600x1200, but it is $400 more expensive than the lower rez models :P. Infact, you could buy a 15" of same rez for the same price and get a laptop along side too :P.
In reading Anandtechs review of the Samsung 191T (an awesome lcd) I stumbled across another possible reason for the lack of 1600x1200 options. The yields of fault free (ie dead pixels) screens are still relatively low at this point in time. If higher rez screens were produced, then more screens would have to be discarded, pushing up the price per unit of the passing screens. This might explain why the 1600x1200 Planar was so much more money.
Yet, there still are all of those 1600x1200 lappy screens.......
and lappy screens have no dead pixels :)
There are some with bad pixels. I've seen as many as I have with LCD desktop monitors. Which is really only 2-3 I've seen with dead pixels :)Quote:
Originally posted by Terry
and lappy screens have no dead pixels :)
Eric
I used to think that I had a dead pixel on my laptop; then I realized I only saw it when browsing FiringSquad.com :D:P. (Take a look at the little white dot at the very bottom of their pages, dead center in the blue border.)
There's a distinct difference between the laptop and desktop monitor markets, and therefore between the panels designed for each. Desktop monitor panels tend to be brighter having better contrast ratios and viewing angles then those high-resolution versions used in laptop displays. In many cases the manufactures intentionally keep viewing angles narrow on laptop monitors for privacy reasons.
Desktop LCD monitors have been designed intentionally for lower resolution (pixels per inch), in order to make them more competitive with the desktop standard CRT monitor. Also most people who what higher pixel densities want larger sized monitors not smaller. 1600 x 1200 on a 15” screen is often very difficult for most users due to the small size of text and Icons etc. If you look at the trend for LCD monitors the sizes and approximate dot pitches match (or are close) to those of the standard CRT.