Laptops move into the 20-inch world

With the popularity of high-definition content (HD), large-sized laptop screens increasingly create a huge attraction for customers and many are expecting the arrival of 20 products. inch.

According to market research firm IDC, the wide screen - currently accounting for only 39.2% of all laptops sold - will become the main product line around the second half of 2006. "Market demand will have a big impact on the market." manufacturer, "said Richard Shim, an analyst with IDC."In addition to watching movies and playing games, customers think that the widescreen format supports them in viewing documents and spreadsheets in parallel and more conveniently."

Many people fear the 20-inch screen is not suitable for a mobile device.However, Shim said the 15- to 17-inch screen, once considered too big to carry in the process, is now among the most popular devices today.

Samsung's 19-inch laptop will be available later this year.Dell, the main partner of the Korean company, can also put the big screen into the high-end XPS laptop line.Meanwhile, LG Philips has repeatedly mentioned a 20-inch diagonal in a laptop."The transition to large-sized products is not too difficult for manufacturers. This is just a matter of efficiency," Shim said.

IDC estimates that 73.6 million laptops will be shipped by the end of 2006. Of these, 38.5 million (or 52.3%) will be designed with wide screens and 35.1 million ( 47.7%) still follow the standard configuration.In the next four years, 96.7 million (84.4%) of the total 114.6 million laptops worldwide will be equipped with a wide screen and almost overwhelmed the traditional size.

The disparity between the price of widescreen and standard 14-inch models will be balanced in the coming year as manufacturers switch from 14, 15, and 17 inches to larger sizes.Factors affecting the conversion process are due in part to a sharp increase in HD content, and operating systems like Windows Vista have added support for WSXGA 1680 x1050 and 1440 x 900 resolutions.