Laptop Display Help!!

[Cnuke]

Hey I am ordering a laptop today and want to make sure I get a good display.

Can anyone help me understand the difference of TFT, active matix, UXGA, SXGA.

I dont want to get a sweet laptop with a crappy display.

I am looking at a Toshiba Stae pro 4600. Any suggestions on that too?

As always thank you for any help.

 

[CrackRabbit]

ok here is a bit of a guide,
TFT, Thin Film Transistor, looks better has brighter colors and costs more
HPA, High Performance Adressing, doesnt look as good as TFT but is less expensive
XGA and SXGA apx = svga on a normal computer has a native resolution of 1024x768
SXGA+, similar to XGA/SXGA but has more pixels, native resolution of 1400x1050
UXGA, the highest type of laptop screen available on the consumer market, native resolution of 1600x1200

i have a dell inspiron laptop with a 14.1 inch SXGA+ screen and it runs beatutifuly at any resolution i throw at it
im currently running it at 1024x768 to reduce the strain on my eyes

btw, if im wrong on this dont be afraid to correct me!
Hope this helps


CrackRabbit

 

[Cnuke]

Thanks, that is very helpful crackRabbit.