And possibly what resolution you want on that screen - if you have a choice which you probably don't.
I had a standard 15" screen on my previous Dell laptop but was unable to get a 1024 x 768 panel for it. So I had a 1600 x 1200 panel. I found the pixels too small at native resolution and ended up just running it at 1024 x 768 and putting up with everything being slightly blurry. At least having that many pixels meant that it did a reasonable approximation of the lower resolution but it was still far from ideal. That's why I bought an HP this time after buying Dells for all my previous laptops. HP would give me a 1024 x 768 15" standard panel (and give me a discount for it!) on a top of a line laptop while Dell wouldn't give me that screen on any laptop (and the closest they had was a 14.1" standard screen which was only available on some pitifully slow laptop). The HP has given me more problems but at least it is clear to look at! I think someone else said it and it is good advice - go into Harvey Normans or Noel Leemings and have a look at laptops with the same screen size and pixel resolution as you are thinking of buying. David. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alister Christie Sent: Wednesday, 18 January 2006 10:31 a.m. To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Offtopic List Subject: Re: [DUG-Offtopic] New Laptop Yes you are correct - and your rant is appreciated ;-) If you excuse me working in inches: a standard 15 inch display is 12x9 inches for a screen area of 108 sq inches a wide 15.4 inch display is 13.44 x 7.56 inches with a screen area of 101.6 sq inches This makes a standard 15 inch display 6% bigger (by area) than a 15.4 inch widescreen display. A wide 17 inch display is 14.8 x 8.3 giving an area of 122.8 sq inches Feel free to correct me - my math is usually rather poor (a side effect of having a degree in mathematics) So I guess the debate is between a 15 inch 4x3 ratio screen and a 17 inch 16x9 ratio screen. Alister Christie Computers for People Ph: 04 471 1849 Fax: 04 471 1266 http://www.salespartner.co.nz PO Box 13085 Johnsonville Wellington _______________________________________________ Offtopic mailing list [email protected] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/offtopic
