Which HP Pavillion dv9000t display to order?

I have decided to order a Pavillion dv9000t for my dad, the choice was between it and the Dell Inspiron E1705 but for several reasons I've decided to go with the HP. I'm on the HP configuration page and I'm at the display choices now and I'm stumped. Do I go with the BrightView 1680 x 1050 or the Ultra BrightView 1400x 900 resolution display?
Does anyone know if there is a major difference in brightness and quality between the two displays? Of course I'd like him to have the extra resolution but I also like the idea of the higher brightness. HP wuld have to make this difficult!

On another note I could swear this morning when I looked at the HP dv9000t page that a 100GB 7200rpm HD was one of the choices but now it's not there! I don't think I am mistaken.

 

1680x1050 would give you more space to view two windows side-to-side.

For a 17" notebook, 1440x900 seems a tad too small. I'd go with 1680x1050, knowing that if your dad does gaming, he can make the resolution smaller (1024x768, or 800x600). And, if i remember correctly, the resolution upgrade only costs $50 (pretty good deal).

I know I've seen a picture around, I'll try and find it.

 

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I went with the 1680x1050... Like the above poster said it allows for two windows side by side, plus allows for a little extra up and down so you don't have to scroll pages up and down as much.

On the 7,200... it may have been there... HP depending I guess on their inventory will add or delete things. In April 2006 when I ordered a dv8000t, right before that people had ordered with 7,200's... and then when I went to order mine only 5,400's were showing.


BTW: As someone who almost went with a 1705 myself, the ONLY reason it not being offered thru Costco.com as a CTO machine and had read thousands of posts both on the Dell and HP side of the boards I'd go with the DELL, not only for the better specs, but for service after the sale Selecting the Complete Care package that does repairs ON SITE.

The Dell 1705 also has little things like a magnesium alloy upper and lower housing... and are easier to work on... Plus the gpu (the video card) is a seperate part.... In addtion the 7900GS smokes the 7600 used in the HP.


BrightView 1400x 900 -single lamp -will have drop off in corners.

Ultra BrightView 1400x 900 -dual lamp, screen can be made "brighter" since there is an extra added lamp at the top. Since two lamps are used, screen is more "evenly" lit... Con's: unit is thicker, weighs more, uses more battery. Uses differant ballast assm. (which I think costs more) is low resolution. Dual lamp option is best if using outdoors, but since all the screen are "glossy", good luck on that as they are a mirror...

Ultra BrightView 1680x 1050 -High resolution, single lamp, gives the most screen realestate... slight drop off on lower edges in lower corners (1/4 inch)


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I just returned a 1680 9000t. One reason, although not the main issue, was how dark the 1680 screen was. It had significant fading/shadowing outside the line of sight. In addition, the anti-glare material gives the screen a very matted look (true on all of the HP 9000t's apparently). This makes all letters, characters and the edges of graphics look jagged. I compared the d6000t screen to the 9000t screen, and the 6000t screen looks like a true LCD (sharp letters and edges on graphics), while characters and images on the 9000t look rather muddled. More so on the 1680 screen becuase evrything is smaller.