Re: Ping John Bean & David Taylor: Samsung 24" LCD monitor clarified

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

Interessting info, thanks. After reading that David Taylor
changed his way of doing business and adopted 3:2 when he got
a wide-screen, I decided his logic was compelling and I
intend to start doing that even though I currently have a 4:3
monitor and will for some time. I'll put up with some black
bars top and bottom so as not to accumulate even more 4:3
images that will be at least annoyingly problematical on a
wide-screen later on.

Jerry,

I need to correct that. My monitor is not widescreen, it's
4:3 aspect ratio 1600 x 1200 pixels, 20-inch diagonal.

Hmmm. Obviously my bad. But, look at it on the bright side,
David, you DID slap me up side the head to at least think about
moving to 3:2 but you did it in a polite way. Now, whether you do
or don't - and you now say you don't, I STILL intend to start
switching over, so I am still grateful for your observation.
Dell
2007FP. I was commenting that it was ironic that my pictures
are now mostly 3:2 from a DSLR, rather than 4:3 from a compact
camera as they have been for the last ten years or so. I find
I can live with either aspect ratio, but it's ironic that my
new camera doesn't (by default) fill my new display! The 3:2
will be a better match, though, if I do get a widescreen
display in due course. For the moment, the number of pixels
vertically and the desk area occupied matter most.

In my scanning days, if at all possible, I finished the images to
4:3 which made perfect sense in the CRT era. My first 2 digital
cameras were EVFs, and both produced 4:3, so I was still OK. I
knew in advance that DSLRs were 3:2. At the time I made my buying
decision, almost 2 years ago now, I narrowed my choices down to
the Nikon D70s and Rebel XT. I chose the Rebel because it was
smaller and lighter, and I liked its ergonomics better. But,
being the Luddite dummy I can be, while I knew it did 3:2, I
didn't like it, so I cropped to 4:3.

To repeat a quote from a friend I associated with in my old Apple
][ days "when you're stupid, you're stupid for a long time!". Now
that everybody reading my replies knows I am deferring my
purchase, your time patiently explaining this all to me is NOT
wasted one bit. First, I am NOW convinced to change over to 3:2,
I am NOW willng to investigate on my own if the 16:10 24"
monitors from Samsung or anybody can or cannot at least display
an undistorted 4:3, and perhaps some equally ignorant/confused
lurkers have learned something even though I don't think anyone
else chimed in expect you and all the other nice people who tried
very hard to get me turn around. And, you succeeded.

My hat is off to you David, and to all the others. I hope you
have a great week!

--
HP, aka Jerry
.

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