Here are some terms to know when choosing the right monitor for your business:
Resolution
In common usage, this refers to the number of pixels displayed on screen horizontally and vertically. A resolution of 1680 x 1050 means you can see 1680 pixels horizontally and 1050 vertically. Higher resolution means that you can see more of your image on the screen without scrolling or panning.
Contrast ratio
The measure of a display system, defined as the ratio of the luminance of the brightest color (white) to that of the darkest color (black) that the system is capable of producing. The higher the contrast ratio, the more brilliant the display.
Response time
Refers to the amount of time it takes for the crystals in the panel to move from an on to off state. This is most important in gaming, although it is applicable to all PC or workstation uses. It is measured in milliseconds.
Viewing angles
The horizontal or vertical angle at which the user can view the screen image with no loss of color fidelity or image clarity. Many HP monitors have the same viewing angle for vertical or horizontal use because they can have portrait or landscape orientation.
Aspect ratio
The ratio of the width of the picture to the height. For standard monitors, this ratio is 4:3. For widescreen monitors, it is normally 16:10. The difference is based on preference of how you would like to view your picture.
[1] HP testing conducted by HP consisting of full battery discharge while running a series of productivity scripts against the following applications (which may or may not be included with your particular product): Adobe ® Acrobat Reader 7.0, Adobe® Illustrator® CS2, Adobe® Photoshop® CS2, Apple® Quicktime 7.1, Intervideo® WinDVD® 8, Macromedia® Flash 8, Microsoft® Office® 2003 Pro, Microsoft® Project 2003, and Winzip® 10.0. Before testing, the system was fully charged, display brightness was set at 60 nits, wireless was turned off, and auto dim, suspend, hibernate and all other programs, utilities, and services not essential to running the computer system or battery life test were disabled.
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