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LCD monitors vs LCD TV technologies?

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MIDIman

Diamond Member
Can anyone explain to me the differences in LCD technologies? For instance, why is it that widescreen LCD "computer monitors" generally support native resolutions that are much higher per inch than those that "LCD TV's?"

Example
- a widescreen 24" Dell 2405fpw has a native resolution of 1920x1200 and costs currently under $800.

- a widescreen 26" Sharp Aquos has a native resolution of 1366x768 and costs around $950.

Granted - there's an inputs difference between the two, but what other differences are there in the LCD technology? More importantly to me, why aren't "LCD TV's" made with support for higher resolutions? Searching through pricegrabber, I can find only ONE "LCD TV" that has support for 1920x1200...

 
They have to make the dot pitch smaller the close you sit. So laptop smallest dp since you sit 20cm away, desktop lcd in middle and tv largest since you sit several meter away.

That why laptop 1920x1200 for small 17" screen but only for desktop 24" screen.
 
That's because LCD TVs are currently a lifestyle item, price is not under any pressure or market force at all.

The tuner logic is less than $50, as witnessed by any random PCI TV card, so that's not it. The one technical reason is that LCD TVs usually are guaranteed for zero defective pixels, while the PC displays may or may not be.
 
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