also is there a difference between TFT & LCD?

TFT (Thin Film Transistor) screens are 'Active Matrix' which are much better quality (and much more expensive).

You'll probably find the contrast on a desktop screen to be much better than on a laptop screen.

Links at

<http://www.macintouch.com/resolution.html>
<http://www6.tomshardware.com/search/search.html?category=all&words=lcd>
<http://www.dv.com/features/features_item.jhtml?LookupId=/dv/xml/feature/2001/delancie1101>

may be useful.

Have fun,
Shay (awaiting OLED displays)
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