WUXGA

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WUXGA stands for Widescreen Ultra eXtended Graphics Array and is a display resolution of 1920×1200 pixels with a 16:10 screen aspect ratio.

It is a wide version of UXGA, and is appropriate for viewing North American HDTV content (ATSC), which uses a 1920×1080 image at a 16:9 ratio (the image is slightly letterboxed, but maintains an appropriate aspect ratio).

The 16:10 aspect ratio (as opposed to the 16:9 used in widescreen televisions) was chosen because this aspect ratio is appropriate for displaying two full pages of text side by side. [1]

WUXGA resolution is equivalent to 2.3 Megapixel. A WUXGA image has an uncompressed size of 6.3MB

[edit] Products

This resolution is currently available in high-end LCD televisions and computer monitors. As of 2006, Alienware, Dell, Fujitsu-Siemens, Gateway, HP , Hypersonic, Voodoo PC, Sony and Toshiba sell notebooks with 15.4" and/or 17" LCD screens that have WUXGA resolution.

• Acer sells a 24" widescreen monitor (AL2416) which has a native resolution of 1920x1200.

• Alienware sells Aurora and Area-51 notebooks with a native resolution of 1920x1200.

• Apple's Cinema Display has a 23" variant that displays this resolution.

• Apple's 24-inch iMac also has a native resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels.

• Dell sells the M90, XPS M1710, Inspiron 9200, 9300, 9400, and E1705 laptops which all have a 17" WUXGA UltraSharp Widescreen. All are capable of a resolution of 1920x1200. The Latitude D820 and Precision M65 and M70 all support WUXGA, in a 15.4" screen (presently none in the Inspiron line do, although the previous Inspiron 8600 and 6000 models were actually sold in Europe with a 15.4" WUXGA screen option, and the Inspiron 8600 model was available in the US with a 15.4" WUXGA screen option in early 2004.)

• Dell sells 24" widescreen LCD monitors with this native resolution (2405FPW/2407FPW). Some of Dell's notebooks come with a native display of 1920x1200.

• Eizo 24" and 22" widescreen monitors (S2410W, CE240W, CG220) have 1920x1200 native resolution.

• Gateway has a new line of 17" display laptops (NX860 series, and similar pro versions) which offer a WUXGA upgrade at a nominal price.

• HP Business Line Notebooks (nw8240, nw8440, nw9440)

• Hypersonic sells the Aviator range (Ex7, CX7 and FX7) with 17" screens.

• Lenovo sells the Thinkpad Z61m with a 15.4" screen 1920x1200 resolution.

• Rock sells laptops with 1920x1200 X-Glass (Its anti-glare brand) screens.

• Samsung has their 24" Widescreen monitors 240T, 242T and 244T which have a resolution of 1920x1200 pixels.

• Sony VAIO Top-of-the-range 17" A-series notebook had a resolution of 1920x1200 pixels, but the newer AX models have lower resolutions.The new AR-series also features a 17" display with this resolution.

• Toshiba Top-of-the range 17" Qosmio G30 series notebooks(released October 12, 2006) have 1920x1200 pixels.

• ViewSonic Pro Series 23" widescreen monitors (VP231wb, VP2330wb) have 1920x1200 native resolution.

[edit] References

• NEC Monitor Technology Guide, retrieved July 24, 2006