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    Laptop monitors

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by knightingmagic, Sep 5, 2007.

  1. knightingmagic

    knightingmagic Notebook Deity

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    Where are the matte monitors?
    Where are the 4:3 or at least 16:9 monitors?
    Where are the ~100 pixels per inch monitors?
     
    knightingmagic, Sep 5, 2007
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  2. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    Technology evolves. The "in" LCDs nowadays are glossy, 16:10 widescreen etc.

    Their cheaper to make, and more in demand. Thus their more readily available than the old matte 4:3 ones.
     
    adinu, Sep 5, 2007
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  3. Padmé

    Padmé NBR Super Pink Princess

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    They're on my old HP notebook. :p
     
    Padmé, Sep 5, 2007
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  4. knightingmagic

    knightingmagic Notebook Deity

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    I tried out some laptops at Costco, and the glossy screens were really annoying. Maybe it's the warehouse lighting, but no matter which way I turned (the laptop is bolted down), there was an annoying reflection on the screen.

    The fastest laptop they had was a HP, with a T7300, 2x1GB DDR2-667, 8600GS, and 2x160GB 4200RPM. Tis a shame, the 8600GS sounded promising, but the hard drive speed and price ($1800) turned me off.
     
    knightingmagic, Sep 5, 2007
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  5. surfasb

    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    I prefer the matte screens myself.
     
    surfasb, Sep 6, 2007
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  6. Agent CoolBlue

    Agent CoolBlue Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Glossy screens are like that dave. They're best used indoors. If you plan on using it outdoors in the sunlight I'd suggest a matte screen. I prefer glossy screens in my honest opinion.
     
    Agent CoolBlue, Sep 6, 2007
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  7. zfactor

    zfactor Mastershake

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    i prefer glossy myself.. matte is def nice if your eyes cant take a really bright screen... not that they are not bright just that the matte is easier on the eyes..
     
    zfactor, Sep 7, 2007
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  8. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    You know that's exactly what I thought when I went laptop shopping a few months ago. They're still around... you can find 'em if you look hard enough, they're just fewer and farther between XD

    (Hopefully not necessarily a dying breed though)
     
    Commander Wolf, Sep 8, 2007
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