Re: Monitor dimensions

David J Taylor added these comments in the current discussion du
jour ...

I've noticed that my Samsung Syncmaster 172w is set to
1024x768 when I change it to 1280x1024 I get the distortion
as well. My monitor set itself up when I loaded in the
drivers for it so I never altered them. Do I now need to
rescale the photos? I've checked with a couple of friends and
their square monitors are set to 1024x768

Almost without exception, all monitors in non-professional use
have square pixels. Meaning that if they have a native
resolution of 1280 x 1024, they should be driven at 1280 x
1024. Your monitor is slightly unusual in that its native
resolution is 1280 x 768 pixels, and that therefore is the
resolution you should drive it at.

When resizing photos, just ensure that the box "Maintain
aspect ratio" is checked. For 3:2 images such as produced by
your DSLR, that should result in images sized 1152 x 768
pixels for a full image which completely fills your display
horizontally. There will be a small black band at left and
right (as the 1152 pixels of the image is less than the 1280
pixels of the monitor). When resizing for the Web, I would
probably use half that or less - so 600 x 400 pixels, or you
can let your software do it for you.

David, I learned a lot the last time this stuff came up. I've
come to think that I maybe accidently bought a 4:3 monitor when I
bought my Samsung 21" 213T, which I run at 1280 x 960.

I'm vaguely considering a 244" Samsung 244T. Now that I know the
right thing to look for, I can go to their web site and maybe
find out what screen resolutions it supports and/or call their
customer hot line.

My question to you is this: suppose the 244T or whatever 24" I
eventually buy (26" is too big for my desk, 24" will be quite
tight even when I move my PC mini-tower to the floor) has square
pixels and would run as you suggest at, say 1280 x 1024. What
happens when I display a 1280 x 960 image which I'd previously
cropped 4:3 so as to completely fill my monitor screen? I've been
doing that for years, starting from my scanning days.

I assume that what I will see is a black band at the top and
bottom but NOT a distorted image. Am I right about this? It would
really surprise me - and tick me off - if tens of thousands of
images are not crap.

BTW, where did square pixels come from? I understand the 4:3
thing having its roots in the old time-sharing non-graphics
terminals, then moving to the PC under DOS. I believe 4:3 was
chosen partially because it made the 80 x 24 line displays work
better and because it true roots are in commerical TV. You always
have great info and insights, so you can probably set me straight
- and ease my mind!

BTW, why am I a Samsung "bigot"? Good question. When I looked
locally at the very best the stores carried, it had the best
overall display of photographs of any other brand, and that
included the lower end Sony's. I thought a high-end, read: much
more expensive, Sony could best my Samsung, but I've been
immensely satisfied with it, I've looked AGAIN at competing
brands, and concluded I have a winner. You have any comments as
to my preferences? You can discuss my sanity in these issues as
well, we're OK with each other. <grin>

Thanks in advance for any info you might be able to provide.

--
HP, aka Jerry
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Multi monitors in OS X
    ... exactly the same image and they must be the same number of pixels. ... screens, will then display very different numbers of pixels. ... If the resolution chosen by the user happens to be the native one ... If the monitor is able to support scaling an image at a different ...
    (comp.sys.mac.system)
  • Re: screen resolution
    ... Check the spec on the monitor, I would guess that 1440 x 900 is out of ... After installing display ... usually best to keep the resolution at the native resolution of the ... Screen res determines how many pixels of information are displayed ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter)
  • Re: XP
    ... Still finding my way around it and installing prog's I had before ... matter - with it Set to a low Resolution, such as 800 x 600, then you ... But an LCD Monitor has what is called a "Native" Resolution ... That's the number of actual Pixels on the Display (Horizontally ...
    (uk.people.silversurfers)
  • Re: XP
    ... Still finding my way around it and installing prog's I had before ... matter - with it Set to a low Resolution, such as 800 x 600, then you ... But an LCD Monitor has what is called a "Native" Resolution ... That's the number of actual Pixels on the Display (Horizontally ...
    (uk.people.silversurfers)
  • Re: ARIA TECNOLGY NO GOOD
    ... two mistakes in his short quote from William, ... This was not a few dead pixels, on a 19" LCD most panels use ... I've had 2 previous monitors with bad pixels from Aria, ... What made me annoyed with Aria was the fact that on returning the monitor to ...
    (uk.comp.vendors)