when you said that movies will not look that good is that mean that the brightnesss and contrast will be different or it will not be as sharp as it would look on Apple Cinema Display. Caz I had ACD 20'' and it was really very sharp.
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Macbook Pro 15'' and 25.5'' 1920X1200 Monitor
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An IPS panel will have more vibrant colors and a larger viewing angle than a TN panel.
On a TN panel monitor, the picture will get dark and the colors will change when you look at it from an angle besides straight on. IPS panels don't do this.
If you are only looking straight on, you might be fine with a TN panel monitor.
On a TN panel monitor, the picture will get dark and the colors will change when you look at it from an angle besides straight on. IPS panels don't do this.
If you are only looking straight on, you might be fine with a TN panel monitor.
I am sure you mean 1920X1200, not 1980X1200?
1920X1200 is WUXGA, a standard widescreen HD screen resolution around for years. It is a fabulous resolution, but some want to adjust the font size, even on a 24" screen (the bigger the screen size the less relevant that issue is). High pixel density means very clear text and great for photographs and other images, including video. Wonderful too for videos, but will be slightly letterboxed, because video uses the other resolution you mention, 1920×1080, the 1080p standard. Despite that, a 1920X1200 screen shows videos brilliantly (dependent on the other qualities of the screen, of course). 1920×1080 is an increasingly used resolution on computer screens, but though other than being a perfect match for video, is not as high density as WUXGA (1920X1200), so text is slightly more pixilated, images not quite so clear - but still very good, compared to lower density alternatives.
Contrast on a TN panel is a lot worse than a higher end panel, PVA or IPS. PVAs have the best black levels of any panel, but IPS have the best color accuracy and vibrancy. In general TN<PVA<IPS. Ways to tell them apart, just look at viewing angles, TN have either 170/160 degrees, PVA and IPS are 178.
I personally have a PVA screen. The only downside to PVA in my opinion is probably the very wide gamut color spectrum...a lot of colors seem over saturated if you don't calibrate it right.
The post was a typo and supposed to be 1920X1080, not 1920X1800
? They are both widescreen. 1920x1200 is 16:10, which is a standard for computers. 1920x1080 is 16:9, which is standard for home theatre/movies, which is why it's used for TVs.
Just to make the OP clear on the resolutions so you don't keep making typos, it's 1920x1200, or 1920x1080. Not 1980, not 1800, none of that.
The resolution he asked about in that post was 1920 x 1800, not 1920 x 1080. I'll fix my post to make this clear.
Yeah I know, but I think it was a typo, since there is no panel that is 1920x1800. It would be 1920x1600 for a 4:3 ratio.