| | One of the fun things about having a computer is being able to watch DVDs.
Now-a-days, there are high definition DVDs (HD-DVDs) that look much
better than regular DVDs, IF they are viewed on a high-definition TV or
a really good computer monitor.
Monitors have special code names for their resolution. The most
common
for many years was VGA monitors. They displayed 640x480
pixels. Right now, good monitors will display over four times as
many pixels, 1280 by
1024, also known as SXGA.
The image for a DVD is 720 pixels wide by 480 pixels tall.
The image for High Definition video is 1920 pixels wide by 1080 pixels tall.
To watch the best possible image of a high definition movie, the monitor should display 1920 pixels
across.
The WUXGA (Wide - Ultra eXtra Good
Array) gives 1920 by 1200 pixels. Hooking such a monitor up
to a newer computer with a really good video card signal is probably the
cheapest way to watch High Definition video.
Here are some examples of screens that will show high definition...
* Alienware m5550 15.4" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD in a laptop computer
* Alienware m5750 17.0" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD in a laptop computer
* Viewsonic VP2330wb 23.0" WUXGA 1920x1200 flat screen monitor
High Definition movies would not play on DVD players. Such movies
require a special drive. Right now, these high-definition drives
are very expensive.
* Sony VAIO VGN-AR190G
- 17" 1920x1200 with HD DVD recording drive -- $3500
* Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV650 - AVPC Laptop with HD DVD playback drive -- $2500
* Sony 2x2x2 Blu-ray Internal drive - $750 (Blu-ray is a kind of High Definition video disk.)
Looks like buying one of those is way too expensive for me! But
who knows, prices on computers have always come down (in the
past). I guess I'll just keep dream'in. 
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