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> I was amazed to read that any 12.1" LCD has about the same viewable area
> as a regular 14" monitor! Is this 2" differential typical of LCD monitors?
> I know nothing about LCD displays but I'd love to have to replace my 17"
> with an LCD for reasons of weight and bulk. Given this differential a
> 14-15" LCD would be comparable to 17" monitor. I guess I don't understand
> why the LCD marketing folks would put themselves at a size disadvantage
> for the same viewing area.
This was more of an empirical observation than a quantitative comparison. I happened one day to be sitting
at a desk using a laptop with a 12.1" TFT screen, and also on the desk was a 14" CRT monitor. The actual
image on both looked about the same size to me, so I grabbed a measuring tape and took a quick diagonal
on both, and they were the same within a 1/2 inch. But the LCD image was noticeably brighter, sharper,
and totally free of distortion, of course. I found the LCD image preferable.
I have never seen a 15" LCD monitor, but I suspect the image would be more comparable to a 17" CRT than
to a 15".
Bob Young
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