Apple laptop displays

[DJ Rep]

Is it just me or does the so called "industry leading" laptop displays suck! I am sitting here typing this on a 15" Powerbook current TOTR but I only get a native resolution of 1280 x 854 now lets be honest compared to other wintel laptop displays this is pants! I mean alienware have just brought out a laptop with a display of only 16.1" that has a native res of 1600 x 1200! thats a huge difference in pixels but not a huge difference in display size (just over 1 inch) now from what I understand apple use TFT XGA displays in their laptops and their flat panel displays, whereas the higher resolution display wintel laptops use UXGA, is that the reason for the higher pixel count? I love apple laptops, I really do but one thing that has always bugged me and I am sure others is the displays I wish apple would live up to their claims of "rejecting the panels that other companys except" well this maybe true but the wrong way around! The powerbook is due for an upgrade soon an I hope beyond all hope that apple get inline with the rest of the industry and release a 17" with 1920 x 1200 or something allong those lines to get with the likes of sony and release a 1600 x 1000 (widescreen) or nearest for the 15".

[Randman]

Have to disagree with you. The screen on my 17 is perfect.

[soulseek]

it is a fact that wintel laptops do have better resolution screens on laptops.
what i am wondering (as a non-expert) is if resolution plays such an important role in screen quality.. ??

does a 1600*1200 screen quality mean its better than my 12inch powerbook display ? im not so sure.

for example, if i compare My screen with my dads 15inch Ti powerbook screen (of higher resolution) id say mine looks much much better, and thats what i care bout since this is my LAPTOP, and not my desktop machine...


ill be waiting for answers..

[Viro]

Take a look at the new Sony VAIO laptops. Their LCD screens are *gorgeous*. Much brighter and clearer than any other laptop TFT on the market. Hope Apple incorporates those soon into their laptops.

Higher resolution doesn't necessarily mean a better screen. It just means that you get more screen real estate. While that is nice, I don't see that as being very important. 1024x768 suits me just fine. I do agree that 1400x1050 and above resolutions on laptops are a nice touch though.

[DJ Rep]

Yes I know that a higher res is just for more screen real estate and thats what I would like, you know when you have like 4 to safari windows open and you expose them, but without the blur - that would be cool! Anyway the powerbook cycle is soon so hopefully they might up their displays a bit as it has been a while since they have

[Zammy-Sam]

actually higher resolution means less transparency for the TFT. Either this gets compensated with a brighter lamp that will suck more energy (deadly for a mobile device) or the screen remains darker. I find 1280x854 for a 15.2'' more than enough and I think the over-resoluted screens are useless.
Also: imagine the menu on a 15.2'' screen and 1900x???. I don't want to bend down to the screen to see what's the time..

[DJ Rep]

@ soulseek yes I can see your point of view but if you don't have a desktop system and your kick ass powerbook could be used as a replacement you may want the higher resolutions

[Randman]

I don't have a desktop at home and my 17 does kick ass and I'm happy with its resolution.