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Old 06-09-2010, 12:04 PM   #278
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Originally Posted by Tamara View Post
Resolution is not everything. You can have a high res screen but it's still a crummy display because a lot more goes into a good LCD than just resolution. Go to a store and look at LCD tvs. A $400 LCD does not have nearly as good an image as a similar sized $2000 LCD.

It's like the megapixel myth. People think 8 megapixels is better than 5 when the quality of the entire package is what gives a good image.
I know about it.
I asked the question because:
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A netbook screen is definitely not the same quality as the screens used in an iPad. The screens on netbooks tend to be cheap LCDs with lousy resolution.
you brought resolution into the equation.
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