DV6000 vs. DV9000

I currently have a desktop with a 17 inch CRT monitor. I'm trying to decide between these two models and am wondering if I'm going to be happy going down in screen size since I've been using a 17 inch monitor for quite some time now. My question is, what is the difference in height of the screen on these two models?

 

The specs for these are on HP's website. 17 inch diagonal for the dv9000 and 15.4 for dv6000. You'll want to visit it for all the other specs as well.

One amazing fact that some people don't know, is that CRT monitors are actually 1 inch smaller than what they claim. So a 17in CRT monitor is actually only 16in diagonally. Add this to the fact the CRT monitor's are generally under scanned, they are even smaller. (Grab your tape measure if you don't believe me).

Laptops (or any flat panel display) on the other hand are exactly what they say and they display right to the edges (no under scanning). So a 15.4in diagonal laptop is in fact 15.4in across.

So a 15.4in laptop screen is about the same as your 17in monitor!

Hope this helps.

Zany

 

Here's an interesting site explaining it:

http://www.wondersmith.com/rants/monitors.htm

To quote a line from it:

Something to think about.

btw: I noticed you wanted the height of the screens. Sorry I missed that. The models you mentioned are in fact widescreens so they have a different aspect ratio than your CRT.

Zany