Re: Why widescreen in monitors

Probably because the LCD plants are geared up for the early 2009 switch to
DTV and HDTV which has a 16:9 format. Not saying it's logical to exclude
4:3 screens in their line -- but it is understandable.

Here's a 1280 x 1024 19". Not a great brand but it's not a widescreen and
cheap after MIR.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254009

Hey, 45% of newegg's LCD are NOT widescreen!


"Rayn" <enjoymyemail@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Damn them all! I feel your pain m8.. I recently also switched to LCD from
my 22" CRT and I had no choice but to buy widescreen. There simply aren't
any more 4:3 screens where I live. They're forcing the widescreen
"standars" and, as you already noticed, one of the reasons my be the
illusion of a bigger screen format when, in fact, they're smaller. One of
the most redicilous thins i've seen as a "seeling point" was the ability
to view 2 pages horizontaly at the same time in, say, word. which is
borderline idiotic as trying this with a 22" monitor (which I have)
results microscopic text. not to mention it's pointless in the first
place. So why take widescreen?.. Only advantage i've seen so far was in
watching movies as this is just about the only other thing that forces
widescreen..
Also.. if you're into games keep in mind that many pc games still lack
good widescreen support so you'll probably end up with 1-2 resolutions to
choose from. Even worse, some games "support widescreen" but mess up the
textures and gui. So also bad for games (for now at least).


Geri wrote:
I?m looking for a new LCD monitor something around 19 or 20 inches. My
question is why widescreen? If my needs are viewing the internet and
word processing or spreadsheet I can?t see an advantage. Since the
screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner a 20 inch
widescreen monitor is about the same as a 17 inch monitor vertically.
Please tell me why widescreen is so popular. BTW, I don?t watch TV on my
PC.

Thanks, Geri


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