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HP Announces New Laptop Models; This time, in Glorious HD

Posted 09/16/08 at 01:10:23 PM |  by Florence Ion

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HP released two new high definition notebooks today, adding to a variety of model releases from the company this year.  The notebooks were designed for high-def entertainment purposes, with one model boasting a full 1080p display while the other has 780p.

Both notebooks are packed with hardware, including an Intel Centrino 2 processor, an Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT graphics card, and up to 4GB of RAM. The HDX18 (which has an 18” screen) and contains dual HDD bays with 250GB SATA drives in each and a LightScribe Blue-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Double Layer. The HDX18 costs $1550, while the HDX16 costs $1300. Both models contain two headphone jacks, HDMI and VGA plug-ins, and a remote control.

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avatar16:9 format is older than LCD so thats not why..

Submitted by strykyr on Tue, 2008-09-16 13:23

Would you get more real estate from a 16:9 ratio than you would get from a 4:3?

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avatarI'm not a fan of the "new"

Submitted by blackzarg on Tue, 2008-09-16 11:33

I'm not a fan of the "new" widescreen aspect ratios.  When most laptops switched to widescreen a few years ago, it was actually a good reason, because it increased the sizes of the screens and gave gamers a better view, business people a few more columns in excel, and regular users mroe room to put their windows side by side.  The new widescreen, though, just makes the height smaller to mimic that of an HDTV.  For media, that's great, but for all other uses, it makes the screen tiny vertically speaking.  While manufactureres are saying this is great for media and all, one of the reasons behind them doing this is because it decreases production costs for them (less LCD = less money = more profits).

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