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What does the screen lingo mean in terms of screen resolution?

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There are many terms out there when choosing a notebook screen with each one of these terms corresponding to a different screen resolution. Below is a list of commonly used terms and their resolutions.

XGA    - 1024x768
SXGA   - 1280x1024
SXGA+  - 1400x1050
UXGA   - 1600x1200
WXGA   - 1280x720
WSXGA+ - 1680x1050
WUXGA  - 1920x1200

The higher the screen resolution the one more can see on their screen. However, the higher you go in screen resolution, the smaller the text will become. This can be rough on those without perfect eye sight. You should keep this in mind when making a purchase for a laptop screen.

Dell has a more in-depth analysis and pictures on the benefits of a screen with a higher resolution.
»www1.us.dell.com/content/topics/···n&s=corp

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last modified: 2005-02-23 04:05:24

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