Choosing your WXGA Resolution Screen

WXGA resolution can vary depending on the size of the screen. WXGA basically means wide screen, the aspect ratio is 16:9 or 16:10 versus the more box like 4:3 aspect ratio of a standard laptop. If you're a movie fanatic who wishes you could watch that great DVD collection while on the road/plane/lunch break then you may want to take a look at laptop computers with this type of screen. There are variations on this such as WSXGA or WUXGA which are wide screen versions of the higher resolution modes.

Let's have some basic info for each screen in turn (the corresponding pictures follow in the same order);

WXGA: Screen resolution 1280 x 800 pixels
WSXGA+: Screen resolution 1680 x 1050 pixels
WUXGA: Screen resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels

Plasma screens, projectors and LCD screens have a fixed number of pixels, referred to as the "native resolution," or the resolution at which the display device does not have to expand or compress the input signal. This is the device's optimum resolution. LCD images used in front projectors and rear-projection monitors typically offer XGA (1024 x 768 pixels) or SXGA (1280 x 1024 pixels) resolution. Front projection monitors also use SVGA (800 x 600 pixels) and XGA.

Multimedia video projectors are typically available in four categories of resolution -UXGA (1600 x 1200), SXGA (1280 x 1024) - XGA (1024 x 768) and SVGA (800 x 600), which is the most popular format for projectors.

Plasma Resolutions

Some plasma TVs only have a vertical resolution of 576 or 625 lines. This means it is not capable of producing HDTV pictures. Plasma TVs that are displaying HDTV signals generally have resolution of 1280 x 720 or higher.

What is WXGA Screen Resolution?

WXGA is a new high technology introduced to LCD mainly laptop screens which is an addition for having a wide aspect ratio (16:9) which could also be found in normal XGA screens.. but the main feature of the WXGA was the ability to resist direct sunlight making it possible to still see whats going on your screen while sunlight is at high levels. but be warned for some times you might end up suffering a loss in the brightness or the vibe of the colors due to some differences in the way the technology works.. it mainly depends on the manufacturer of the LCD.