Pictures not sharp

I have a 15" Powerbook 1.67 80GB and have trouble viewing photos through the laptop´s monitor. Basically when I download and view the same digital files through my PC workstation & Powerbook side by side, the images are sharp on the PC as I know they really should be, but unsharp on the Powerbook. The clarity on my 1 year old Powerbook is dissappointing - they just look unsharp, so much worse than on my PC. Has anyone got an answer as they appear unsharp viewing the pics through whatever I use - be it Photoshop CS2 or iphoto. Any help greatly appreciated.

Are you viewing the same images at the same physical size?
The reason I ask is that one optical illusion that often gives the impression that the Macs aren't sharp is the different, smaller, dot pitch that is often used on PC screens (both desktops and laptops although especially laptops).
What the smaller pixel size does is to reduce the image when viewed at 100%. This reduction gives an appearance of greater sharpness. For instance, if I view your an image at 100% on my PowerBook Titanium and the same image at 100% on my PowerBook Aluminium the Aluminium will always appear sharper due to the smaller dot pitch (higher dpi). Then again, at 100% the physical size of the imaged when viewed is smaller on Aluminium.
Are you mistaking this optical illusion of greater sharpness for true sharpness?

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