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In the lead-up to the iPad 2 announcement, many were predicting that Apple would give the tablet's 9.7-inch screen a bump in resolution. But when Steve Jobs revealed the second-generation iPad to the world, it had the same pixel count as the first one: 1,024x768, even though the display was revamped to be considerably thinner. Why no extra pixels?

Looking at the history of the display on the iPhone offers some clues. Apple kept the display of the iPhone at the same 480x320-pixel resolution for the first three versions of the phone, and when it finally upgraded the display for the iPhone 4, the bump was huge, doubling the display resolution to 960x640 pixels. The upgrade also introduced the term "retina display," a piece of marketing jargon that Apple doesn't quantify, but generally means a display that is better than the limits of human vision.

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Dell is offering a 36% discount on their Vostro 230 2.93 GHz Dual-core Mini Tower bundled with 23.6-inch Samsung 2494LW LCD Monitor, and that's good enough to make that our . The Vostro base config also includes 2 GB DDR3 1333MHz memory, 250 GB Hard Drive, DVD+/-RW Optical Drive, GMA X4500 graphics, Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit OS, and bundled Keyboard + Mouse with shipping included:

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Dell is offering a 42% discount on their Vostro 230 2.8GHz Dual-core Slim Tower bundled with 23.6-inch Samsung 2494LW LCD Monitor, and that's good enough to make that our . The Vostro base config also includes 3GB DDR3 1333MHz memory, 320GB Hard Drive, DVD+/-RW Optical Drive, GMA X4500 graphics, Microsoft Office Starter 2010, Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit OS, Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services 15-months subscription and bundled Keyboard + Mouse, and shipping is included:

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Dell is offering a 29% discount on their UltraSharp U2211H 1080p display, and that's good enough to make that our . That's a lot of screen real estate at a significant discount:

Save 29% on Dell UltraSharp U2211H 21.5-inch monitor

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Dell is offering a 46% discount on their professional LED-backlit displays, and that's worthy enough to be our . They've got the 1080p, LED-backlit P2411H 24-inch display up for sale, knocking $138 off the price, and shipping is thrown in for free to boot:

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Our pals over at Newegg have slashed the price of the LG 60LD550 60-inch 1080p HDTV by 56%, a savings of $1,569.99 off the original price, so we had to feature it as our . You end up with a 60-inch LCD TV for just $1,369.98, and you don't even have to pay extra for shipping:

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Dell is offering a 35% discount onSamsung 2494LW 23.6-inch 1080p LCD monitor, and we're calling it our These typically sell for $229.99, but with the $80 discount, it's just $149.99 - and you get free shipping to boot:

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Dell is offering a 30% discount on their consumer LED-backlit displays, and that's worthy enough to be our . They've got five different displays on sale, three of which are 1080p, and two of which even have HDMI built in:

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Dell is offering a 25% discount on their UltraSharp U3011 and U2711 displays, and that's good enough to make that our . That's a lot of screen real estate at a significant discount:

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Wanna pick up an inexpensive LED-backlit display? Our  brings you the Dell E2011H 20-inch monitor with that LED-backlit goodness at an 18% discount along with free shipping, and it's the lowest price we've seen it offerred: 

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